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Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz says local officials acted properly when they decided to restrict elementary students at a public school in Miami-Dade County from reading the poem recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The move came after a parent claimed the poem was 'indoctrinating' students.

The year's box office numbers were down, due to the residual effects of actors' and writers' strikes, but quality wasn't dimmed. Bob Mondello's list of the 10 best movies of the year overflows.

Daniel talks to David Rydowski, a lawyer in Philadelphia, and Rep. Bill McCollum (R-Florida) about the crime legislation passed by the House of Representatives this week. It allows for some evidence acquired improperly to be allowed in court. McCollum says that people are tired of criminals avoiding convictions on technicalities, but Rydowski is afraid that it would be a a violation of the Constitutional protection against illegal search and seizure.

Reviewer Daisann McLane reviews "The Secret Museum of Mankind", a two volume compact disc compilation featuring rare ethnic music from the years 1925 - 1948. The man who compiled the collection has been acquiring 78s at thrift shops, yard sales, and estate sales for decades. "The Secret Museum of Mankind" is available through Yazoo Records, catalog number 7004. (7:30) (S

Linda talks with Karen Donelan, a senior research associate at the Harvard School of Public Health, and the lead author of a survey published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, called "Whatever Happened to the Health Insurance Crisis in the United States? Voices From a National Survey." Donelon's survey found that one in four American adults had difficulty acquiring medical care in the last year.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that two of the nation's largest oil companies are merging. Chevron is acquiring Texaco in a stock swap valued at more than 35-billion dollars. The deal announced today is seen as an answer to other recent mergers in the oil industry, including the mergers of Exxon and Mobil and British Petroleum with Amoco. The new company will be called Chevron Texaco and will be headquartered in San Francisco.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports consumer groups are expressing concern about consolidation in the airline industry. Yesterday, it was reported that American Airlines is in talks to acquire TWA, and could also buy parts of US Airways. Critics say the wave of mergers could leave the country with two or three dominant carriers and could leave many consumers facing higher fares.

If you are listening while brushing your teeth, here's a story for you: Colgate-Palmolive is buying Tom's of Maine, the leading maker of natural toothpaste. It's just the latest example of a big corporation acquiring a company that succeeded by selling organic or health-oriented products.

It's one of the most common words in English, and one of the most maligned. But it has been doing useful work for centuries, and lately it's acquired a new, hip meaning. Fresh Air linguist Geoff Nunberg gives us his thoughts on the little word, "um."

Today is the deadline for hemophiliacs who acquired AIDS from tainted blood products to join a class action suit that would gain them 100,000 dollars in compensation. Critics of the settlement say this class of AIDS patients is being railroaded into accepting less money than they might receive from individual lawsuits. NPR's Vicky Que reports.

The law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year and upheld by the Florida Supreme Court in April, is seen by many as the closest thing to a total ban.

Today, four years since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, President-elect Donald Trump's victory is scheduled to be certified by Congress. And, the big wins and surprises at the 82nd Golden Globes.

The much-despised Bowl Championship Series is gone and in its place is the playoff fans have wanted for years. So that's the end of the controversy, right? Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish.

A task force reduced the field of nearly 100 applicants for Palm Beach County administrator to seven last week, providing a look at the arguments likely to shape the debate over who should get the $400,000-a-year job.

Henry Mack III decided not to accept the Broward College president job after he and school officials could not agree on a salary. The Board of Trustees named Barbara Bryan as his replacement on Wednesday, less than a day after he had been chosen.

"A critical inflection point." "Reached a crossroads." That's how a new study describes the South Florida economy. The study, "Miami's Great Inflection:…

State health officials Wednesday reported six more local cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, bringing to 217 the number of transmissions of the...

The release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prompted a firestorm of debate. We step away from that debate to look at what's been learned about the psychological effects of being captured in wartime

While prices and the economy were top issues during the campaign, President Trump is making clear that other issues — most notably immigration — are his main focus at the start of his second term.

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