Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump are vying for their party’s delegates. Neither contest is expected to be competitive even though the state will be key in the general election.
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Her air-ambulance ride wasn’t covered by Medicare. It will cost her family $81,739
A frugal Tennessee resident opted out of Medicare Part B, which carries $175 monthly premiums. Now her heirs face a huge bill for an air-ambulance ride.
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Debt, missed classes and anxiety: How climate-driven disasters hurt college students
Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.
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Beck’s ‘Loser’ at 30 and the golden age of slacker rock
Nothing on mainstream radio sounded like Beck’s “Loser” when it dropped in 1994. Thirty years later, we explain why, look at its impact on the rise of slacker rock and how we still hear it today.
With KEXP‘s Cheryl Waters, NPR’s Stephen Thompson and host Robin Hilton.
Beck tracks featured in this episode:
From ‘Mellow Gold’:
“Loser”
“Truck Driving Neighbor Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)”
“Beercan”
“Black Hole”
From ‘Stereopathetic Soulmanure’:
“Satan Gave Me A Taco”
“Rowboat”
From ‘One Foot in the Grave’:
“One Foot in the Grave”
Also featured:
Basehead: “Brand New Day” from ‘Play with Toys’
Ween: “Push Th’ Little Daisies” from ‘Pure Guava’
King Missile: “Detachable Penis” from ‘Happy Hour’
Pussy Galore: “Brick” from ‘Sugars*** Sharp’
The Lemonheads: “Half The Time” from ‘Lovey’
Guided By Voices: “#2 in the Model Home Series” from ‘Vampire on Titus’
Sebadoh: “Soul and Fire” from ‘Bubble & Scrape’
Pavement: “Cut Your Hair” from ‘Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain’
Alex G: “Runner” from ‘God Save the Animals’
Courtney Barnett: “History Eraser” from ‘The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas’
Frankie Cosmos: “Apathy” from ‘Vessel’
Beck: “F**** With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)” from ‘Mellow Gold’
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Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift
Ruth Gottesman is a professor emerita of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Gottesman’s late husband, David, left the money to her upon his death.
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Pedestrian deaths fell modestly last year, but there’s still a safety ‘crisis’
The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads declined by 4% in the first half of last year, according to preliminary estimates. But pedestrian fatality numbers are still far above their 2019 levels.
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8 Tracks: Are you here to rekindle the flame of love?
You, a Pisces full of wisdom, have discovered a new song that lights up your soul. This week on 8 Tracks: Mild to wild obsessions with SZA, Bat for Lashes and Alice Coltrane.
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Poland’s judiciary was a tool of its government. New leaders are trying to undo that
Poland’s far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary’s independence. The new government is finding it’s tough to undo the damage.
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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas and Florida social media laws
These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable.
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Why do we leap day? We remind you (so you can forget for another 4 years)
Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR’s Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.
