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But At What Cost? The Sony Handycam, of all things, foretold what may soon be a massive mine on public lands in Nevada. In the early 1990s, the camcorder became the first product to use lithium-ion batteries commercially. Since then, the technology has been used to power our laptops, smartphones, and now electric vehicles and homes. Read More We All Know Smoke Is Bad For Your Health. It Could Be Worse Than You Think Federal Data Reveal Which Hospitals Are Dangerously Full This Week. Is Yours? Novel Coronavirus In Nevada: Live Blog By Jayden Perez , Lucia Starbuck , Olivia Ali , Michelle Billman & Paul Boger • 15 hours ago 6:55 p.m. | December 22, 2020 ‘It’s All About Our Individual Behavior For The Month Of January,’ Health Officials Warn By Lucia Starbuck Some frontline personnel received their first dose of the Modera COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, including staff with REMSA and members of the Nevada National Guard who have been a part of the state’s COVID-19 response. But officials argue we won’t see an impact on the current cases until much later. 'It's Overdue': Indian Country Applauds Nomination of Haaland To Lead Interior By Savannah Maher • Dec 21, 2020 Listen Listening... / Soon after she was elected as one of America's first Indigenous congresswomen in 2018, New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland paid a visit to her constituents at the Pueblo of Sandia, just outside of Albuquerque. "She came to the Pueblo for one of our feast days," said Stephine Poston, a tribal citizen and advocate for Native women leadership . "And the young girls, a couple of them were following her around and she stopped to talk to them. It was an amazing thing to see and witness." Poston said Haaland may as well have been a celebrity to those girls, but she didn't act like one. "She's just that person who will stop and see you," Poston said. And she said that's how Pueblo people, and Indigenous people across the country, have been feeling since Haaland was nominated to lead the Department of the Interior: Seen. There’s So Much COVID-19 Data, What Does It All Mean? By Lucia Starbuck • Dec 21, 2020 Visual Generation / Adobe Stock There’s so much COVID-19 data being reported. What does it all mean? ’s Lucia Starbuck talks to Brian Labus, an epidemiologist with Nevada’s COVID-19 medical advisory team, to break down what the numbers can tell us. COVID And Cattle: The Pandemic's Continued Influence On The Beef Market By Madelyn Beck • Dec 21, 2020 Panic buying has slowed down considerably since this spring, but one thing still lingering is higher demand for meat that's easier for people to cook themselves. Listen Listening... / As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care By Kat Lonsdorf • Dec 20, 2020 California hospitals are stretched to their limits as intensive care units fill up and COVID-19 cases continue to soar, leaving some facilities facing the prospect of not being able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it. Mountain West Reporter Shares Experience With COVID-19 Vaccine Trial By Jayden Perez • Dec 20, 2020 Alernon77 / Adobe Stock The recent arrival of the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is an important landmark in the fight against the pandemic; however, the Pfizer vaccine isn’t the only one in production, and trials for other vaccines are nearing completion. Madelyn Beck, a regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau, took part in one of those trials and sat down with ’s Jayden Perez to share her experience. Nueva iniciativa para informar en español sobre la COVID-19 se lanza en el norte de Nevada By Natalie Van Hoozer • Dec 19, 2020 Cortesía de Ivet Contreras Read in English. En todo el país, el coronavirus está afectando a las comunidades latinas de manera desproporcionada, según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades. Digging For Love In ‘Ammonite’: Robin’s Movie Review By Robin Holabird • Dec 19, 2020 Neon Having finally visited one of my bucket list destinations during a 2020 COVID-safe road trip this summer, I come to the movie Ammonite with an extra degree of enthusiasm. Nevada’s Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park near Gabbs let me see the state’s very own fossil: a huge, ocean reptile often called a “sea lizard.” The Ammonite movie focuses on Mary Anning, an 1840s British fossil hunter renowned for finding museum-quality specimens of Ichthyosaurs, along with the shells that are featured in the story’s title. Besides appreciating fossils, I find positive points in any movie that stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, two fine actresses ladled with numerous Oscar nominations. Semester Reflection: ‘It’s Been Pretty Chaotic’ By Isabella Wolf • Dec 18, 2020 Isabella Wolf / Youth Media Washoe County School District students are wrapping up the semester this week while secondary students are completing their finals virtually. The holiday break comes after several tenuous months when many students had to adjust to hybrid learning models and eventually return to full distance education due to the pandemic. Local high school senior Isabella Wolf reflects on how her semester went in an audio diary for ’s Youth Media program. Audio Diary: One Reno Teen Reflects On The Meaning Of Hanukkah By Hudson Heimerman • Dec 18, 2020 Hudson Heimerman / Youth Media With end-of-the-year celebrations approaching, many holiday plans have been altered or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this commentary, Youth Media reporter Hudson Heimerman explains why Hanukkah holds a place in his heart and how the pandemic is impacting this special time of the year. The Possible Consequences Of Distance Learning On The Most Vulnerable Learners By Molly Carnell • Dec 18, 2020 Molly Carnell / The Hitchcock Project Every day before school, Stephanie Bacon wakes up hopeful and excited that she has put together a lesson plan that she believes will work for her students to engage and learn. Yet every day, she leaves feeling like all of her effort went nowhere. Pages 1 2 3 4 … next › last » NPR's Favorite Books Of 2020 NPR's Book Concierge returns with more books than ever: 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics...