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Artist Told To Remove Mural Dedicated To Chief's 2020 Super Bowl Win

An artist spent 60 hours painting a mural on the side of his house to celebrate the NFL team's victory. The urban planning department in Kansas City, Kan., told him to remove it by month's end.

Despite More Vaccinations, Pockets Of COVID-19 Cases Increase

About 2.5 million people a day are being vaccinated in the U.S., and 31% of adults have received at least one shot. But 55,000 new COVID-19 cases are being reported daily and there are new hot spots.

Policemen wearing face masks patrol at the compound of No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing on Monday, as Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in a closed courtroom for espionage.

China Puts 2nd Canadian On Trial For Espionage And Bars Spectators

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arrested in China and charged with espionage shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhoi was arrested in British Columbia at the request of the U.S.

It's impossible to know how often college students are getting vaccinated. Rumors of it happening illegitimately are widespread, but many situations aren't so duplicitous upon closer examination, because the vaccinated students are actually eligible, because they work in labs or health care settings, or have underlying health issues that make them high risk for severe COVID-19.

Grounded For Spring Break, College Students Talk About Who Got The Shot, And How

For the second year, undergraduates in New York City are mostly sticking to campus. But there is plenty of gossip about classmates exploiting loopholes to get vaccinated in order to travel or party.

NPR Music's Listening Party For Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders' 'Promises'

NPR Music hosted an online listening party for the dreamlike collaboration, featuring a live conversation hosted by WBGO's Nate Chinen with musicians James Brandon Lewis and Val Jeanty.

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a lower court's decision from last summer that vacated the six death sentences imposed on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Here, artist Jane Flavell Collins pulls down her courtroom sketches outside the Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston after Tsarnaev was sentenced.

Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Boston Marathon Bomber's Vacated Death Sentences

An appeals court ruled last summer that the original trial judge did not secure an impartial jury for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The U.S. has asked the Supreme Court to review the decision.

A landscape view seen in the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, taken two years ago. A massive fire has swept through the camp, destroying hundreds of dwellings.

Fire Sweeps Through Rohingya Refugee Camp In Southern Bangladesh

The fire at a camp in Cox's Bazar spread rapidly, engulfing tents and poorly constructed homes and buildings, according to witnesses.

A paramilitary police officer talks next to a screen showing frontier soldiers of the People's Liberation Army during an event at a primary school in Wuzhishan, Hainan province, China, on Feb. 22. On the screen are (L-R) Qi Fabao, who was seriously wounded in the border clash with Indian troops in June last year, and four who were killed: Chen Hongjun, Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran.

China Makes It A Crime To Question Military Casualties On The Internet

Weibo users face criminal charges after online comments — made in and outside China — casting doubt on the casualty number the Chinese government reported months after a brawl with Indian soldiers.

'Hiding In Plain Sight' Corrects The Record On Lady Bird Johnson

The first lady is often remembered as a genteel Southerner who promoted highway beautification, but author Julia Sweig says archival records show Lady Bird was also a savvy political strategist.

A new trial of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the U.S. shows that it is 79 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19.

Does The United States Need The AstraZeneca Vaccine?

A new study based in the United States reports the AstraZeneca vaccine is 79 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19.

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