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To Help Farmers, White House Wants To Lower Migrant Wages
The Trump administration wants to provide relief to the farm industry by lowering wages for migrant workers. That has prompted resistance from both labor rights advocates and immigration hardliners.
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Business Is Booming For Miami Company That Cleans Medical Facilities
Antonio Martinez has a cleaning franchise in Florida, and because of the pandemic he is much busier than usual. While is family is worried about him, Martinez says he has to go to work.
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Horse-Drawn Carriages Deliver Food In Vienna, Austria
The carriages usually take tourists around the city but it's under lockdown. Some carriage drivers make sure their horses get exercise by delivering meals to the elderly and soon to hospital workers.
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Robot Mannequins Will Cheer On Chinese Professional Baseball Team
Instead of playing to empty seats while fans are locked out because of the coronavirus, the Taiwan-based Rakuten Monkeys have installed robotic mannequins decked out in team colors.
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Legal Fight Heats Up In Texas Over Ban On Abortions Amid Coronavirus
The state banned all elective medical procedures, including abortions, amid the outbreak. Abortion-rights activists say Texas is "exploiting this crisis to ... ban abortion in the U.S."
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Morning News Brief
The CDC is working on a plan to safely reopen the country. Why some U.S. farmers are throwing out good food. And, China shuts down all land crossings with Russia to avoid new COVID-19 cases.
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Encore: A Soldier Receives A Piece Of Home In Afghanistan
In a StoryCorps conversation recorded in 2018, Roman Coley Davis tells a friend about how a surprise package brought him comfort when the loneliness of war began to seep in.
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Chaplain Tries To Comfort Families As COVID-19 Patients Die Alone
When COVID-19 patients die, many are alone. Families aren't allowed to visit due to health risks. Rocky Walker, a chaplain at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, counsels patients and families.
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Fed Announces Lending Plan To Help Coronavirus-Battered Economy
NPR's David Greene talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's plan to boost the economy by expanding its emergency lending programs to provide up to $2.3 trillion.
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Army Corps Of Engineers Called To Help Relieve Pressure On Hospitals
NPR's Noel King talks to Lt. General Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers, about field hospitals being built to ease overcrowding.
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Latest Unemployment Numbers Show Millions More Out Of Work
Unemployment claims show another dramatic rise. Some 10 million Americans had already filed for unemploymen in the two weeks prior to this one.
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Our Health Care Workers Have Been Through Hell, De Blasio Says
Medical staff have described war-like conditions in New York City hospitals. Mayor Bill de Blasio talks to NPR's David Greene about the city's efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.