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Howard Berkes (seated, front row right) volunteered to be part of a COVID-19 research study this year. He says his family, photographed here in the 1960s, had a history of stepping up during difficult times. That includes his grandparents (in middle), who fled the pogroms of Eastern Europe in the 1920s to raise a family in the United States.

Why I'm A Vaccine Volunteer: Doing What Needs To Be Done

The power of family history can lead a person to do a lot of things. For Howard Berkes, the family tradition of facing crises head-on led him to sign up for experimental testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.

New high-rise apartments are under construction in villages around Heze, in eastern China's Shandong province. Rural residents say these complexes are too expensive, too far away from their fields and ill-suited for farmers.

In Rural China, Villagers Say They're Forced From Farm Homes To High-Rises

After quickly building megacities, the country is kicking plans into high gear to revamp tens of thousands of country villages. Residents say they are forced or coerced to leave their farm homes.

Clevelanders' Utility Bills Come Due As Pandemic Worsens, Winter Arrives

The Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborativeis tracking these utilities issues.

China has built a massive international shipping port a few miles from the old fishing port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka.

In Sri Lanka, China's Building Spree Is Raising Questions About Sovereignty

A Chinese state-owned operator took control of a port on a 99-year lease after Sri Lanka defaulted on its loans. An adviser to Sri Lanka's president said the government wants China to "give it back."

Dr. Amy Acton, the director of the Ohio Department of Health, signs the new stay-at-home order during Thursday's press conference.

State Extends Stay-At-Home Order; State Parks Remain Open

Ohio will be extending its stay-at-home order to May 1. The new order will go into effect Monday night when the old order expires. "We're not going to...

News Brief: Wisconsin Primary, Boris Johnson's Condition, Japan Declaration

Voters in Wisconsin head to the polls for a primary election. British Prime Minister Johnson is moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital. And, Japan is declaring a state of emergency.

This month's <em>Heavy Rotation</em> features music by Calvin Arsenia.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

November's Heavy Rotation lineup includes the single from Kansas City native Calvin Arsenia, a cut from Anderson .Paak's album Oxnard,a haunting ballad from Anna Tivel and more.

Tony Evers, Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, faced a primary opponent who was further left and does not take up all the far-reaching policy positions of Bernie Sanders. But he has embraced the progressive banner, and Sanders has his back in a campaign to unseat GOP Gov. Scott Walker.

As More Democrats Embrace 'Progressive' Label, It May Not Mean What It Used To

More Democratic candidates who call themselves progressive entered the ring in 2018 than in the past several campaigns, but they're not all running on the full Bernie Sanders agenda.

News Brief: Insurrection Hearing, Ga. Election Bill, One Medical Probe

FBI's director will testify before Senate panel about the insurrection. Georgia House passes bill that would limit absentee and early voting. House panel investigates health care provider One Medical.

News Brief: Syrian Airstrikes, Johnson & Johnson Vaccine,

President Biden has launched his first military operation. The FDA to decide on another vaccine. And, a former USA Gymnastics coach dies by suicide shortly after facing sexual abuse charges.

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