pandemic /tags/pandemic pandemic en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT Small talk can be awkward, but this anti-loneliness group in Rutland is undaunted /local-news/2024-02-14/small-talk-can-be-awkward-but-this-anti-loneliness-group-in-rutland-is-undaunted Nearly half of Americans admit to feeling lonely â€� something the surgeon general warns is bad for our health. That’s something Rutland resident Jeanette Langston is trying to address by making it easier for people in her community to connect. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-02-14/small-talk-can-be-awkward-but-this-anti-loneliness-group-in-rutland-is-undaunted Nina Keck New England led a 13-state pandemic baby boomlet /npr-news/2022-06-11/new-england-led-a-13-state-pandemic-baby-boomlet In New Hampshire, the 7% increase in 2021 births compared with pre-pandemic 2019 was the highest increase in the nation. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:13:12 GMT /npr-news/2022-06-11/new-england-led-a-13-state-pandemic-baby-boomlet Tim Henderson - Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts NPR Special: Voting In America /programs/2020-10-27/npr-special-voting-in-america NPR explores an extraordinary electoral season that’s coincided with the global pandemic.Listen Saturday at 1pm on VPR.With early voting now underway,â€� Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:28:23 GMT /programs/2020-10-27/npr-special-voting-in-america James Stewart