Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith appears in the following:

NYC Mayor Eric Adams applauds federal help to fight crime

Friday, February 04, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with New York City Mayor Eric Adams about crime and policing in New York, which like many American cities is experiencing a spike in shootings.

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'Tell Everyone on this Train I Love Them' is an outsider's view of an imperfect union

Friday, February 04, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Irish comedian Maeve Higgins about her new book Tell Everyone on this Train I Love Them, which is a series of reflections on the various imperfections of America.

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COVIDtest.gov has been helpful in getting tests out — but there's more work to do

Thursday, February 03, 2022

The White House committed to buying a billion rapid COVID tests to distribute in the U.S. The launch of COVIDtests.gov has made it easy for Americans to order free tests, but there are still issues.

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7 years later, parents of missing Ayotzinapa students are still searching for answers

Thursday, February 03, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Reveal reporter Anayansi Diaz-Cortes about the podcast After Ayotzinapa. The show digs into the 2014 disappearance of a group of young men at a rural Mexican college.

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Check fraud is on the rise. Here's what you need to know and how to avoid it

Thursday, February 03, 2022

Check fraud has spiked in the U.S. as thieves use age-old tricks to swindle Americans out of their money and then sell bogus checks on the darknet, a monitoring group has found.

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NWSL ratifies 1st collective bargaining agreement hoping it leads to more stability

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with reporter Meg Linehan of The Athletic about the National Women's Soccer League signing their first collective bargaining agreement.

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Rep. Adam Schiff on latest U.S. efforts to resolve crisis between Russia and Ukraine

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff about the latest efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

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Has the NFL's Racial Reckoning Arrived?

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Brian Flores' allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices and where the NFL can go from here.

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In Pittsburgh, Biden to talk about inflation, jobs and Supreme Court vacancy

Friday, January 28, 2022

President Biden heads to Pennsylvania after saying he needs to get out of Washington more. Two big stories — the Supreme Court vacancy and the Russia-Ukraine conflict — are commanding attention.

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Politics chat: Facing blockers in Congress, Biden goes directly to the people

Sunday, January 23, 2022

We look at President Biden's pivot the past week, from focusing on legislation and negotiating with Congress to focusing on communicating directly with American voters.

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A look at how President Biden has handled the pandemic through his 1st year in office

Thursday, January 20, 2022

One year ago, President Biden took the oath of office, with beating COVID at the top of his agenda. Managing the uncertainty of what comes next remains the greatest challenge of his presidency.

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Politics chat: Biden's tough week; mask-or-test mandates; the future of the filibuster

Sunday, January 16, 2022

We take a look at President Biden's tough week, after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his mask-or-test mandate for large employers and his attempt to reform the the filibuster died in the Senate.

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Biden promised a billion COVID tests. Contracts to buy them are being announced

Friday, January 14, 2022

The Biden administration wants to buy and send a billion free at-home COVID tests to Americans. Here's what we know so far about the contracts in terms of price, timeline and more.

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Biden struggles with his image as COVID-19 proves difficult to stay ahead of

Sunday, December 26, 2021

The pandemic is the issue driving much of American politics these days and could either doom or boost the Biden presidency.

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Ex-President Trump pushes back on anti-vaccine talking points

Friday, December 24, 2021

In multiple recent appearances, former President Donald Trump has been touting COVID vaccines and even pushing back against misinformation. He's earning praise from President Biden.

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Biden stopped marking grim COVID milestones as he fought to end the pandemic

Friday, December 24, 2021

Biden used to talk a lot about the COVID-19 death toll, but over the last year he's shifted to how fight the pandemic. Some want him to go back to addressing the country's grief.

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Biden tests negative for COVID-19 after recent exposure

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The test was done after a White House staff member — who had flown with Biden on Air Force One on Friday — tested positive for COVID on Monday. Biden had tested negative on Sunday and Monday.

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Biden's message shifts from mourning the dead to the tactical fight against COVID

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

President Biden started 2021 with a memorial for people lost to COVID-19. But his overarching pandemic message has shifted over the course of the year. We look at how and why.

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President Biden addressed growing concerns about the omicron variant in speech

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

President Biden is laying out his next steps for taking on the omicron variant, including giving out more at-home tests and sending support teams to overwhelmed hospitals.

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Here's what President Biden's winter COVID plan involves

Thursday, December 02, 2021

President Biden announced his strategy to deal with COVID-19 throughout the winter months, including getting more people vaccinated and stepping up testing for the virus.

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