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These Olympians Want to Be the Very Best. Do They Know Their Pokemon?
Poor Cutiefly and Leafeon. We made a list of Pokemon, real and fake, and asked these U.S. Olympians to tell which was which. Some fared better than others.
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NBC Sports' Mike Tirico Gave Us a Preview of the Tokyo Olympics… Using Legos
NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico will be the primetime host of the Tokyo Olympics. He took us up on our challenge to give us a preview of what we’ll be seeing once the Tokyo Games kick off using Legos.
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DeSantis Signature Problem Shows Florida's ‘Over-Regulated the Right to Vote,' State's Top Democrat Says
DeSantis is now advocating a series of new changes to Florida election law that would change how mail ballots are requested, where they can be dropped off, and how many get rejected because of signature mismatches.
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Out of Millions, Only 32 Student Loan Borrowers Had their Debt Canceled
Talks of forgiving student debt continue as 45 million Americans get a student loan bill. Some programs already exist to relieve debt, but don’t have a widespread reach. Hear from Seth Frotman, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center.
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Setting Boundaries in Your Social Life Will Help Post-Pandemic Anxiety
We may experience anxiety returning to normal life coming out of the pandemic, though we may not notice the feeling right away or even expect it. It’s going to be a big change, says mental health counselor Todd Baratz. “This is like, moving to another country big change.” Setting boundaries in your social life can help.
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Why We're Hearing More About ‘Fruitvale Station' After Daunte Wright's Death
Police say the Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright mistook her gun for a taser. The mentions of guns being mixed up with tasers drew comparisons to the 2009 death of Oscar Grant at the hands of a Bay Area transit police officer, depicted in the film “Fruitvale Station”. David Harris, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, explains.
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J&J Vaccine Pause: Doctor Explains What You Need to Know
The FDA and CDC pausing use of the J& Janssen vaccine sends a signal to doctors across the nation to look out for the rare blood clots that occurred in 6 women out of millions of patients who received this brand of vaccine, and come up with guidance for how to treat those clots, NBC News senior medical correspondent Dr....
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Life After COVID-19: Navigating the World After the Pandemic
With the end of the pandemic in sight, we’re all beginning to contemplate what it will be like to return to our normal lives. But it’s not going to be easy for everyone. For many people, social anxiety may keep them on the sidelines, even after the danger of the coronavirus has passed. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explores life after...
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HGTV's Tiffany Brooks Tells You How to Make Your Home Workspace Great
Designer and HGTV personality Tiffany Brooks wants to help you win $1000 to revamp your home office and work from home setup. She joined LX News with more details on the @StaplesStores sweepstakes and tips for how to make your remote workspace better.
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Through Art Therapy, This Autistic Boy Created a Superhero
In one art therapy session, Led Bradshaw asked his autistic son Jake to draw himself as a superhero. The drawings inspired the central character and other heroes comic “Jake Jetpulse.”
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This OB/GYN Says Sex Ed in the U.S. is a ‘Complete Embarrassment'
OB/GYN Dr. Jennifer Lincoln answers sexual education questions on TikTok and debunks myths she hears. She feels she has to, calling America’s sexual education standards “a complete embarrassment” compared to other countries.
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With Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Suspended, U.S. Loses Part of Its Arsenal
The Johnson and Johnson Janssen vaccine has been useful – it’s one dose and doesn’t need ultracold storage. Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts weighs in after the FDA and CDC suspended use of the vaccine amid rare reports of blood clots.
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Ron DeSantis Once Had Vote Tossed When Officials Couldn't Verify Signature on Ballot Was His
MIAMI, Fla. – When then-Congressman Ron DeSantis cast his mail ballot for Florida’s primary election in 2016, election workers in his hometown flagged the signature as a mismatch. When DeSantis provided the canvassing board a new signature as a backup to the signatures already on file, they determined that handwriting also had “no similarities” to the signature on DeSantis’ ballot…
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After Another Black Death on Camera, Is It OK to Look Away?
As a Black man, Marc Lamont Hill has had to manage trauma after seeing a week of the Derek Chauvin trial for George Floyd’s death, and a viral video of a cop pepper spraying a Black military officer. After that, Hill temporarily held off watching the video of the police killing of Daunte Wright. “How much can I take today?...
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She Saved $100K by Age 25 and Now Has Tips For You
Nope, no inheritance to speak of here. Tori Dunlap says she did get parental help paying for college, but was also working 3 jobs and had scholarships, enabling her to graduate debt-free. Now she runs Her First $100K, a financial feminist group promoting financial literacy for young women.
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This Doctor Went Viral After Explaining ‘Virginity Is a Social Construct'
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln teaches sexual education and wellness on her TikTok page and got hundreds of thousands of views pointing out flaws in the concept of virginity
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Sleep is Great. But Are Eight Straight Hours Necessary?
Why do we humans strive to get eight hours of sleep a night? I never really questioned it when my parents held it as the golden standard. It’s something I took as a fact of life. But did humans always sleep that way? Turns out, we didn’t. Our obsession with getting seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep is a...
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The U.S. is a Dangerous Place to Give Birth, Especially for Black Moms
The U.S. has high rates of infant mortality for a wealthy nation, and those rates are even higher for Black infants. Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow, explains the problem and potential policy fixes during Black Maternal Health Week.
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Just 30 People Can Attend Prince Philip's Funeral
Meghan Markle is pregnant and not cleared to travel for Prince Philip’s funeral, but Prince Harry will be able to attend the 30-person service. The U.K. government has asked crowds not to gather outside Buckingham Palace, Insider editor Chloe Pantazi explains.
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Are You in #PfizerGang? Explaining the Vaccine Rivalries on Social Media
It’s better to get any vaccine than none, but now people are saying “Pfizer’s for hot people”? Vaccine rivalries are playing out on TikTok, as young people get their shots and find community with others who got the same brand’s dose. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News Youth and Internet Culture reporter, explains the trend.