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2021-09-12 15:36:04 Religion : NPR
Idaho's Hospitals Are Overwhelmed, But Many Locals Remain Skeptical Of Vaccines

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/09/10/gettyimages-1312832433_wide-ded774c2a53c31a8de2d764e2655c6ae128945b3.jpg?s=600 At least 10 hospitals in the state started rationing care for everyone because they're filled with COVID-19 patients. But there's deep distrust of authority.

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2021-09-12 09:30:49 Word of the Day
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lassitude

Definition: (noun) A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness.
Synonyms: lethargy, sluggishness.
Usage: Her rapid footsteps shook her own floors, and she routed lassitude and indifference wherever she came.
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2021-09-12 08:44:23 adversary Open / Comment

2021-09-12 07:35:42 Religion : NPR
Transgender Bishop Steps Into Historic Role In The Evangelical Lutheran Church

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/09/11/ap21254723926671_wide-c4b7d69bb1c898b1a97baaa564511a7b862e5bd9.jpg?s=600 The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church's 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in Northern California and northern Nevada.

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2021-09-12 07:24:35 Idiom of the Day
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make the world go round

To be of critical or integral importance to the ordinary operation of life or the world at large. (Sometimes used hyperbolically.) Watch the video

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2021-09-11 23:35:24 Religion : NPR
For Many American Muslims, The Legacy Of 9/11 Lies In The Battle For Civil Rights

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2021-09-11 15:28:33 Opinion : NPR
Opinion: United We Stood

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2021-09-11 09:30:02 Word of the Day
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Definition: (adjective) Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules.
Synonyms: donnish, academic.
Usage: Pedantic and hypercritical, meddlesome and fault-finding, he was a terror to the clerks under him.
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2021-09-11 08:43:29 sedentary Open / Comment