What's Changing At The Postal Service, And What It Could Mean For 2020
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More Americans are expected to vote by mail this year than ever before. But President Trump has call...
5,000,000 Cases And Counting: The U.S. Is Still Failing To Contain The Virus
10 Aug 2020
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A school district in Georgia learned firsthand last week that the virus is almost impossible to cont...
President Trump Wants To Ban TikTok. Is It Really A National Security Threat?
07 Aug 2020
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The app doesn't seem to collect any more data than other social media platforms. But the Trump admin...
From Online Conventions To Teen Poll Workers, The Virus Is Transforming Election 2020
06 Aug 2020
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States are scrambling to replace older poll workers with younger ones. The two major political parti...
The Patchwork Pandemic Continues As New States Approach A 'Danger Point'
05 Aug 2020
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First New York, then the Sun Belt. Now, new states like Illinois and Mississippi are urging resident...
Americans Want To Go Back To Normal, But 'Normal' Is What Got Us Here
04 Aug 2020
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After rising for weeks, the rate of daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has started to level off. But n...
The Virus Is Out Of Control, And Kids Are Headed Back To School Anyway
03 Aug 2020
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Millions of students are getting ready to head back to school. Some already have. NPR's Anya Kamente...
Slow Mail, Misinformation, And The Pandemic: What Could Go Wrong On Election Day 2020
31 Jul 2020
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Rosa Brooks, law professor at Georgetown University, recently helped organize an experiment to game ...
The U.S. Has Lost Control Of The Coronavirus. What Now?
30 Jul 2020
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The spread of the virus exceeds our capacity to test, contact trace, and isolate those who test posi...
In The Pandemic, Big Tech Is Bigger Than Ever. Should Consumers Be Worried?
29 Jul 2020
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The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google faced questions today from a House subcommittee. Som...
John Lewis Fought For Voting Rights His Entire Life. Why His Work Is Still Unfinished
28 Jul 2020
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John Lewis, the civil rights icon and late congressman from Georgia who represented Atlanta for more...
First Phase III Vaccine Trial Underway, Government Seeks Thousands Of Volunteers
27 Jul 2020
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This morning in Savannah, Georgia, the first volunteer was injected in a phase-three vaccine trial a...
Expanded Unemployment Set To Expire; Americans Face 'Utterly Preventable' Evictions
24 Jul 2020
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More than 25 million Americans have been receiving expanded federal unemployment benefits — $600 a...
The Fight Over Confederate Statues, And How They Could Tell Another Story
23 Jul 2020
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Monument Avenue is a large, tree-lined street in Richmond, Virginia that used to have several confed...
Voting By Mail Will Increase Dramatically This Year — And It Could Get Messy
22 Jul 2020
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Up to 70% of vote this November could be cast by mail. But not all states will allow it. And a recen...
Masks May Protect Those Wearing Them; Vaccines To Enter Large-Scale Trials
21 Jul 2020
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Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR he's glad the President is promoting masks, and hopes more frequent Whit...
Federal Officers Could Expand Beyond Portland; Trump Searches For Campaign Strategy
20 Jul 2020
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In Portland, Oregon, federal agents have been using violent force against protesters. Some protester...
Money Is Flowing For Big Banks. For Unemployed Americans, It's About To Be Cut Off
17 Jul 2020
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The United States had 71,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Back in June, Dr. Anthony Fauci said...
Trump Administration Push To 'Consolidate' CDC Data Worries Public Health Experts
16 Jul 2020
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Until now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collected important information about ...
There's No Untangling The Pandemic From The Economy
15 Jul 2020
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A lot of Americans are having trouble getting a coronavirus test. If they do get one, they may have ...
Can Schools Open Safely? What Other Countries Have Decided
14 Jul 2020
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Admiral Brett Giroir of the White House coronavirus task force tells NPR that the United States is s...
Florida ICU Could Hit Capacity 'In Days' As Health Care Workers Face Burnout
13 Jul 2020
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Governors in Southern states like Louisiana are starting to come around to mask mandates, but not al...
Consider This: Make Sense Of The Day
12 Jul 2020
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Every weekday afternoon, Kelly McEvers and the hosts of NPR's All Things Considered — Ailsa Chang,...
The GOP Operatives Toying With Trump, Hoping For A President Biden
10 Jul 2020
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The President traveled to Florida today. It's one of three states that just set records for new dail...
Testing Labs Falling Behind; SCOTUS Rules On Trump Taxes
09 Jul 2020
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With so many new coronavirus cases, testing labs are falling behind and people are waiting days for ...
3 Million Cases And Counting, U.S. Faces Same Problems From Beginning Of Pandemic
08 Jul 2020
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The U.S. Supreme Court has made it more difficult for women to get access to birth control. The opi...
Ideas For Reopening Schools; Evidence Of Airborne Spread
07 Jul 2020
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The Australian state of Victoria, which includes Melbourne, just started a new six-week lockdown. T...
Lawsuit Forces Release of Government Data On Racial Inequity Of Coronavirus
06 Jul 2020
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For the first time in the states history, Arizona has activated "crisis of care standards," a set of...
America Relied On 'Individual Decisions' To Slow The Virus. It Didn't Work
03 Jul 2020
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It can feel a bit like headline deja vu: New cases on the rise; bars and restaurants closing back do...
Fauci Admits Government Fault On Masks; Celebrating July 4 Safely
02 Jul 2020
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Employers added 4.8 million jobs last month but the U.S. is still down 15 million jobs since Februar...
The Mask Debate Is Over; Fauci On Mandates, Vaccine Skepticism
01 Jul 2020
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As Arizona hits new records of coronavirus cases and deaths, the state announced they will pause the...
Gaps In The Russian Bounties Story; Fauci Warns Of 100k Cases A Day
30 Jun 2020
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Dr. Anthony Fauci told members of Congress Tuesday that although he can't predict the ultimate numbe...
After SCOTUS Decision, The Future Of Abortion Rights; Mask Mandates
29 Jun 2020
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On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a major decision on access to abortion. The court struck down a ...
Welcome to Consider This
27 Jun 2020
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The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means...
White House Task Force Briefing Is Back; Texas Emergency Rooms Are Filling Up
26 Jun 2020
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COVID-19 cases are at an all-time high in the U.S. And for the first time in almost two months, The ...
Mask Debate Heats Up; Creating A Vaccine For A Mutating Virus
25 Jun 2020
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Just two months ago, the Northeast was the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S. On Wednesday, there...
The Pandemic Isn't Over: Nearly 10 Million Coronavirus Cases Worldwide
24 Jun 2020
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, started Wednesday's coronavirus briefin...
Fauci Fact-Checks Trump On Testing
23 Jun 2020
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Wearing a face mask, with hand sanitizer and Lysol wipes close at hand, Dr. Anthony Fauci testified ...
Florida Passes 100,000 Cases; More Young People Are Testing Positive
22 Jun 2020
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Florida passed a grim milestone: 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The latest numbers include a lot ...
The President's Indoor Rally; Rise In Cases Not Explained By More Testing
19 Jun 2020
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some states — and more testing isn't the only explanation.Find o...
Restaurants Are Closing. Again.
18 Jun 2020
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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration's plan to end DACA — Deferred Actio...
Which Masks Are Better; The Rich Aren't Spending (And That's Hurting The Economy)
17 Jun 2020
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While President Trump wants to celebrate an uptick in retail sales as states reopen, there's still a...
Isolation Causes Loneliness. What Else Can It Do To Our Bodies?
16 Jun 2020
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There's a cost to staying home, too. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a neuroscientist and social psychologist...
There Is No 'Second Wave.' The U.S. Is Still Stuck In The First One
15 Jun 2020
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Nationwide, numbers were never trending downward in any big way. Now in some states that are reopeni...
What We Don't Know About Potential Vaccines; Protest Safety
12 Jun 2020
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All week we've been hearing about rising cases in states around the country. The stock market reacte...
Masks Are Even More Important Than We Thought
11 Jun 2020
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Many states that reopened a few weeks ago are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalization...
Numbers Steady, Hundreds More Dead Each Day; The Cost Of Opening Schools
10 Jun 2020
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The numbers aren't really changing. 20,000 new cases a day, and more than 800 dead. Experts warn tha...
Kids And COVID-19; Mixed Messages On Asymptomatic Spread
09 Jun 2020
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George Floyd's killing by police sparked protests around the world. Because of the coronavirus, atte...
New York Reopening; Hindsight On Sweden's Lack of Lockdown
08 Jun 2020
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After a nearly three-month lockdown and over 20,000 coronavirus-related deaths, New York City is tak...
Surprising Job Gains Are Good News — But Not For Everyone
05 Jun 2020
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Editor's note: In this episode, we mispronounced the name of professor Sven-Eric Jordt.It looks like...
Phase III Vaccine Trials Could Start In July
04 Jun 2020
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It's been 96 days since the first person in America was reported to have died of COVID-19. And for t...
Fauci's New Vaccine Hopes For 2021; A Pandemic Election
03 Jun 2020
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Eight states and the District of Columbia went to the polls Tuesday. More mail-in ballots and fewer ...
The Coronavirus In America: One More Racial Inequity
02 Jun 2020
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The more we learn about the coronavirus, the clearer it becomes that it's disproportionately affecti...
Protesting In A Pandemic; The Fight Over Mail-In Voting
01 Jun 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has collided with protests all over the country over police brutality and t...
Q & A: Voting And Acts Of Kindness
30 May 2020
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Bestselling author Cheryl Strayed joins NPR's Ari Shaprio as listeners share stories about acts of k...
The Rural/Urban Divide; Safe Summer Activities
29 May 2020
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Democrats want another coronavirus relief bill. A sticking point for Republicans is $600 a week in f...
Why Are Some Countries Doing Better Than Others?
28 May 2020
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A new study suggests the coronavirus is both more common and less deadly than it first appeared, NPR...
Global Vaccine Competition; More Than 100,000 Dead
27 May 2020
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According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 100,000 people have died in the United States from ...
99,000 People Dead And A Dire Summer Prediction
26 May 2020
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As the United States nears 100,000 coronavirus deaths and states begin to re-open, what's next for t...
The Cost Of Being "Essential"
25 May 2020
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From NPR's Embedded: The workers who produce pork, chicken, and beef in plants around the country ha...
Q & A: Vaccine Development And Kids' Questions
23 May 2020
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NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca answers listener questions about vaccine development, and medica...
Fauci Optimistic On Vaccine; What's Different About Military Homecomings
22 May 2020
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Earlier this week, an experimental coronavirus vaccine showed promise. But, for the moment, the full...
Optimism For A Vaccine; Strapped Unemployment Offices Leave Many Waiting
21 May 2020
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A new analysis from Columbia University says that roughly 36,000 people could've been saved if the U...
What Contact Tracing Tells Us About High-Risk Activities
20 May 2020
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Three-quarters of Americans are concerned that a second wave of coronavirus cases will emerge, a new...
Indoor Spread, Workers' Anxieties, And Our Warped Sense Of Time
19 May 2020
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There are still a lot of questions about how the coronavirus is transmitted through air. Researchers...
Encouraging Vaccine News; Pandemic Grows More Political
18 May 2020
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A new coronavirus vaccine candidate shows encouraging results. It's early, but preliminary data show...
Q & A: Sleep Problems And Summer Childcare
16 May 2020
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Sleep experts answer listener questions about insomnia, and a nurse practitioner offers advice to pa...
The Government's Vaccine Push; Businesses Struggle With Reopening Rules
15 May 2020
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To speed up the process of developing a coronavirus vaccine, the Trump Administration says the gover...
Whistleblower: U.S. Lost Valuable Time, Warns Of 'Darkest Winter In Modern History'
14 May 2020
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Career government scientist-turned-whistleblower Rick Bright testified before Congress Thursday that...
Public Health Vs. Politics; Lessons From An Anti-Mask Protest
13 May 2020
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The U.S. has more coronavirus deaths than any country in the world. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the numbe...
Testing, Reopening Schools, Vaccines: Fauci And Others Testify
12 May 2020
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In a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, Chair Lamar Alexander of Tennessee asked Dr. Anthony Fauci...
How To Stay Safe As States Reopen; The Latest on Masks
11 May 2020
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Democrats want another stimulus plan, but Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says the Trump administra...
Q & A: Home Cooking And Environmental Impact
09 May 2020
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Chef Samin Nosrat, author of 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,' answers listener cooking questions. NPR's scie...
Antibodies And Immunity; Why Even Health Care Workers Are Losing Jobs
08 May 2020
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Most people infected with the coronavirus develop antibodies in response. NPR's Richard Harris repor...
Track Your State's Testing; What A Possible Mutation Means
07 May 2020
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Testing for the coronavirus is still falling short in many places in the U.S. How is your state doin...
More Americans Are Getting Tested, But Experts Warn Of Second Wave
06 May 2020
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The White House Coronavirus Task Force is not disbanding, but instead shifting its focus to "opening...
When To See A Doctor; Policing During The Pandemic
05 May 2020
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California, one of the first states to shutdown, joins a growing list of states that are trying to r...
New Cases Plateau For Now As States Chart Their Own Course
04 May 2020
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One model forecast 60,000 Americans would die from COVID-19 by August. But fatalities keep rising, a...
Q & A: Dentists, Reopening Businesses, And Contact Tracing
02 May 2020
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A dentist, epidemiologist and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversatio...
Operation Warp Speed; Essential Workers Fight For Benefits
01 May 2020
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The Trump administration is calling the effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 "Operation Warp Spe...
Federal Stay-At-Home Guidance Ends; A Potential New Test For COVID-19
30 Apr 2020
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The federal stay-at-home guidance ends on Thursday. Some governors are planning to open up their sta...
A Drug Could Speed Up Recovery; The Economy Declines
29 Apr 2020
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Results from a trial involving more than a thousand hospital patients showed the drug Remdesivir cou...
1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Labs Struggle To Test Faster
28 Apr 2020
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More than 1 million cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the United States, according to Johns H...
New Symptoms; A Missed Chance At Early Detection
27 Apr 2020
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Challenges with testing and logistics, clashes between federal and state officials and even hospital...
Q & A: Ethical Dilemmas And Disinfectants
25 Apr 2020
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A scientist and a philosopher answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation with All Thing...
Southern States, Moving To Reopen, Could Be Most Vulnerable
24 Apr 2020
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Data shared at a White House press briefing Thursday was unusual, says David Lappan of the Bipartisa...
Coronavirus Not Going Away Before Next Fall, Fauci Says
23 Apr 2020
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said we will still be dealing with the coronavirus next fall. The severity depends...
Georgia's Plan To Reopen; Anti-Shutdown Protests And Fox News
22 Apr 2020
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Posthumous autopsy results revealed the first U.S. death from COVID-19 happened much earlier than pr...
More Small Business Aid; Antibody Test Results
21 Apr 2020
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The Paycheck Protection Program was created to help small businesses hit by the pandemic, but the pr...
Why Testing Is Still So Far Behind
20 Apr 2020
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President Trump's guidelines for reopening the country put the onus on governors across the nation. ...
Q & A: Pets And COVID-19, Ventilators, And The View From Wuhan
18 Apr 2020
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Public health experts and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation wi...
Testing Holds States Back; Vaccine Timeline
17 Apr 2020
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According to new White House guidelines, a state, city, or county has to show a decreasing rate of c...
New White House Guidance for When States Can Move To Reopen
16 Apr 2020
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The White House Thursday offered a blueprint for states to re-open. It starts with a decline in conf...
Reopening Won't Feel Normal; Tech Giants Plan For Contact Tracing
15 Apr 2020
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Governors around the country are starting to plan for what reopening their states could look like. ...
Some Government Aid Checks Will Arrive This Week
14 Apr 2020
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 80 million Americans should receive economic impact payments ...
Trump's Unfulfilled Promises; What Contact Tracing Could Look Like
13 Apr 2020
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Exactly one month ago, President Trump declared a national emergency and promised a mobilization of ...
Q & A: Masks, Unemployment Aid, And Recovering From COVID-19
11 Apr 2020
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Public health experts and NPR journalists answer listener questions on 'The National Conversation wi...
Some Infection Rates Drop, But U.S. Hasn't Peaked Yet
10 Apr 2020
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Dr. Deborah Birx said despite signs of progress in New York and elsewhere, the United States hasn't ...
Antibody Tests Coming "Very Soon"; Is The Coronavirus Seasonal?
09 Apr 2020
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Antibody tests that could help determine who has had the virus are being developed Dr. Anthony Fauci...
Social Distancing Is Working; Why The Virus Hits Hard In The Second Week
08 Apr 2020
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New York state saw its highest daily death count today, but Dr. Anthony Fauci says because of mitiga...