The Brutalist Report

NPR

• The Senate avoids a government shutdown, punting a spending deadline into March [1511d]
• The 'Candy Bomber' who dropped sweets during the Berlin airlift has died at age 101 [1511d]
• As COVID restrictions ease, the full Congress is invited to attend State of the Union [1511d]
• Will Activision Blizzard workers unionize? Microsoft's deal complicates things [1511d]
• Here's how to decide if you're safe to go out when you're recovering from omicron [1511d]
• Remembering 'Small,' the funeral singer who made joyful music in the face of death [1511d]
• NY Supreme Court justice orders the Trumps to testify under oath [1511d]
• Why we'll probably see avocado prices rise soon in the U.S. [1511d]
• The future of U.S. democracy hangs in the balance as states battle over voting rights [1511d]
• Iraq has enough doses of COVID vaccine for everyone. But many Iraqis don't trust it [1511d]
• The White House says it will make more high-quality masks available for kids [1511d]
• Mikaela Shiffrin crashes in 3rd race — but will rise for one last Olympics test [1511d]
• Victoria's Secret features its first model with Down syndrome [1511d]
• Canada wins Olympic gold in women's hockey, toppling rival Team USA [1511d]
• 2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva [1511d]
• The mystery of the chained woman in China [1511d]
• Minimum ages for figure skaters? Some at the Beijing Olympics say it's a good idea [1511d]
• 'Where is my office anyway?' As COVID recedes, remote workers prepare to head back [1511d]
• A creation myth in Sheila Heti's 'Pure Colour' has art critics as evolutionary stars [1511d]
• France says it will withdraw troops from Mali but remain in West Africa [1511d]
• The politics of getting to the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic [1511d]
• The U.S. census sees Middle Eastern and North African people as white. Many don't [1511d]
• Vice President Harris is meeting leaders in Munich to talk about Russia and Ukraine [1511d]
• Department of Justice sues Missouri over gun rights law [1511d]
• China's politics - not sports - spill out during heated Olympic news conference [1511d]
• Brazil mudslides kill more than 90, with dozens still missing [1511d]
• Disney theme parks say face masks are now optional for vaccinated visitors [1512d]
• Russia's claim that it was pulling troops back from Ukraine is 'false,' official says [1512d]