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NPR honors milestones — the pins people use to map out their lives and mark their accomplishments — that were lost this year due to the pandemic.

The explorer led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and he was in the early stages of a fourth when he died of a heart attack aboard the Quest near the Falkland Islands.

The vice president visited a castle that was one of the last stops before enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic. "The horror of what happened here must always be remembered," she said.

"This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfires in our state's history," Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said. Fires are burning more than 900,000 acres across the state.

Some lawmakers are quietly considering proposals on gun control and wider tax breaks for the special session. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and other leaders have said that's unwelcome.

As multiple storm systems pass over the Pacific Northwest, rivers are quickly rising as the stormwater filters down to their banks.

Legislators representing Oregon's Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Caucus are happy with what they've achieved this legislative session, but they have no plans of slowing down in the remaining five-and-a-half weeks.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says Lost Embrace, an Argentinean film that is just now debuting in the States, is a charming and original story about ordinary life set in a Jewish neighborhood in Buenos Aires.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a successful legislative session, smoothing the way for his expected entry into the GOP presidential contest. But polls showing him falling behind former President Trump.

Officials expect the death toll to rise as rescue efforts get underway in Louisiana. Ida continued to move north, bringing rain and heavy winds.