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Broadway performers at the Tony Awards on Sunday.

Nell Clark

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical took home 10 awards, including the night's biggest: Best musical. The Inheritance won for best play, and A Soldier's Play for best revival.

<strong></strong>Engineer Marian Croak (left) and ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath (right) are the first Black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in its nearly 50-year history.

Meet The First 2 Black Women To Be Inducted Into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame

Rachel Treisman

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Dr. Patricia Bath transformed cataract surgery and fought to eradicate preventable blindness. Marian Croak pioneered the technology behind audio and video conferencing and text-to-donate services.

Rev. Rose Okeno's Historic Ordination Adds To Women's Progress In Kenya

Rev. Rose Okeno is the first woman elected as a full Anglican bishop in Kenya. Her ordination defies a church movement that put a moratorium on female bishops.

Biden's Strategy Will Be Put To The Test As House Democrats Prepare To Vote

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic strategist Dan Sena about next steps. House Democrats are feuding over the way forward on infrastructure and spending bills. A key vote is now set for Thursday.

House Democrats Face Critical Deadlines All This Week

Noel King

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Democrats must untangle a potential government shutdown Thursday, a potential federal default, a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a related vote on as much as $3.5 trillion in spending.

Coonhound Breaks The Record For Dogs' Longest Ears

Paige Olsen calls the ears on her coonhound "extravagantly long." Each ear measures more than 13 inches. Her coonhound tops the Guinness World Record list for longest ears on any living dog.

Canadian University Course Will Take A Deep Dive Into Drake's Lyrics

Besides Canadian rapper Drake, the course at Ryerson University in Toronto will also focus on Toronto-native The Weeknd. Music professor Dalton Higgins hopes the course will inspire young artists.

Members of Communist Party of India shout slogans during a protest against farm laws in Mumbai, India Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. The farmers called for a nation-wide strike Monday to mark one year since the legislation was passed, marking a return to protests that began over a year ago.

India's Farmers Renew Protests, Challenging Modi Government

The Associated Press

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Monday marks one year of demonstrations against government-backed laws that farmers say will hurt their livelihoods.

Rural Health Officials Push Back Against Biden's Vaccine Mandate

Kirk Siegler

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Rural health leaders are warning that the Biden administration's vaccine mandates will worsen staff availability at small-town hospitals as the pandemic wears on.

Will Liverman (center) as Charles in Terence Blanchard's <em>Fire Shut Up in My Bones.</em>

Terence Blanchard Makes History At The Metropolitan Opera

Tom Vitale

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Fire Shut Up in My Bones, based on the Charles M. Blow memoir of the same title, is the first work by a Black composer to be staged by the Metropolitan Opera.

Haitian Migrants Inundate A Colombia Town On The Way To U.S. Border

John Otis

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A small town in northern Colombia has seen a surge in Haitian migrants — they've pitched tents in every available spot. The migrants are trying to make their way to the United States.

News Brief: German Election Results, Biden's Agenda, COVID Data

Noel King

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On Sunday, Social Democrats beat German Chancellor Merkel's bloc. President Biden's agenda will face many tests this week. New COVID-19 cases have fallen by 20% over the last two weeks.