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The strength of the AAPI vote was seen last year in critical swing states, including Georgia.

The Growing Power Of The AAPI Vote, By The Numbers

Data from the firm TargetSmart found that almost half of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who cast a ballot in 2020 did not vote in 2016, and a quarter had never voted before.

After big-box grocery chains left the Arlington Woods neighborhood in Indianapolis, residents were traveling at least five miles to get groceries. Medical device manufacturer COOK Medical is building a plant in the community and, after listening to residents, decided to add a grocery store to its plans.

This Neighborhood Badly Needs A Grocery Store. A Medical Device Maker Will Build One

COOK Medical added a grocery store to its plans for a new plant in Indianapolis after hearing from residents that food access was a problem. It's a unique model of corporate social responsibility.

The Metropolitan Correctional Center, which is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, stands in lower Manhattan. A proposed deal would allow two guards to avoid incarceration for allegedly falsifying documents to conceal that they did not make the required checks on Jeffrey Epstein the night he died.

Jeffrey Epstein Guards Would Avoid Serving Jail Time In A New Deal With Prosecutors

Noel and Thomas have admitted to lying about their failure to make rounds while they were assigned to monitor the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender the night he killed himself.

Instructor Harold Toms (left) and participant Tathaiso Martin, 18, ride wheelies in a Baltimore parking lot. B-360, run by founder Brittany Young, is a program that seeks to offer alternatives to recklessly riding dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets.

A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Science

B-360, a nonprofit, uses dirt bikes to teach elementary and high school students math and science. "Just the excitement and the adrenaline. You can learn a lot from a bike," one participant says.

Predictions

Our panelists predict when we finally identify those UFOs, what they will turn out to be.

Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Sparkling Gherkins; A Fowl Fountain of Youth; and Junky Chic.

A chicken looks for food with her chicks June 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to refrain from snuggling with backyard poultry, citing concerns about spreading salmonella.

Don't Kiss Your Chickens, The CDC Says In A Salmonella Warning

A surge in salmonella cases around the country prompts a warning for backyard chicken owners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Gay Officers Action League President Opposes Pride's Uniformed Law Enforcement Ban

NPR'S Michel Martin speaks with Brian E. Downey, president of the Gay Officers Action League, about NYC Pride's decision to ban law enforcement from attending Pride events in uniform.

Dozens Of Animals Laugh Too, Study Shows

A new study in the journal Bioacoustics found that 65 different species of animals have their own form of laughter. Study co-author Sasha Winkler describes the sounds animals make during play.

Members of the Workers Assembly Against Racism gather across from an Amazon-owned Whole Foods in New York City as part of a nationwide solidarity event with Amazon workers seeking to unionize in Bessemer, Ala., on Feb. 20.

What The Rise Of Amazon Has To Do With The Rise Of Trump

The new book Fulfillment, by Alec MacGillis, looks at America's economic history — as well as its future — through the lens of Amazon.

Politics Chat: Breaking Down Biden's Response To Israel-Palestine Conflict

Analysis on the Biden administration's response to the latest conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and details about the break-down in bipartisan talks over infrastructure.

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