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Song sparrows have a wide repertoire of tunes — and seem to be judicious about not repeating a certain song too often. Rather than sing the same playlist every time, they hit shuffle. Read More at NPR

Should we put KN95 masks on children or take all masks off? A new camp of parents, doctors and advocates who are pro-vaccine but against mask mandates for children is getting louder. Read More at NPR

Albany State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Bowie State University, Delaware State University, Howard University and Southern University and A&M College all received threats. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The officers are facing an internal investigation into “lack of sensitivity to the public and failure to follow police policy” in the separate, active cases of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Rawls. (Image credit: Jessica Hill/AP) Read More at NPR

Climate change means more flood risk from rising seas, hurricanes and heavy rain. Black communities in the southern U.S. are in the crosshairs, according to a new analysis. (Image credit: Bill Feig/AP) Read More at NPR

Cervical cancer, which is largely preventable, and if caught early, highly treatable, has an outsized impact on Black women’s mortality, a January study finds. (Image credit: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Joe Rogan did not apologize to anyone or to Spotify. The video went through a few different turns. He argued he was not spreading COVID misinformation but that he is having conversations. Read More at NPR

Fifty-two-year-old Bob Barnes of Syracuse, N.Y., quit working for Uber and made a plan to bike to all 50 state capitals in a year. He calls it the “Great American Triple Switchback.” Read More at NPR

Is it ever justifiable to engage in violent protest against the government? Nearly a quarter of Americans responded “Yes” to that question in a survey conducted by The COVID States Project. Read More at NPR