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GOP Sen. Braun On Attempts To Reach Economic Relief Package
NPR's Noel King speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana about the third phase of coronavirus relief package that has congressional Republicans and Democrats at odds.
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Health Care Workers Face Shortage Of Protective Gear
How severe is the shortage of protective gear facing health care workers, and what is being done to address it? There are continued reports of a lack of basic equipment — most notably masks.
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Supreme Court Rules On Insanity Defense, Weighs In On Video Piracy Suit
The Supreme Court declared that states can bar criminal defendants from using the so-called insanity defense. It also refused to revive a filmmaker's video piracy lawsuit against North Carolina.
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Transportation Industry Warns Coronavirus Has Hurt Its Bottom Line
Airlines say they will likely have to lay off thousands of workers if Congress can't pass a coronavirus economic relief package soon. Amtrak, bus lines and subways are suffering too.
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Federal Reserve Announces Plan To Boost U.S. Economy
The Federal Reserve on Monday announced several policies designed to strengthen markets during the coronavirus crisis. Still, stocks are down, minutes after the opening bell.
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Is There A Long-Term Strategy For Overcoming The COVID-19 Pandemic?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Nurith Aizenman, Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, and NPR's Franco Ordoñez about how the coronavirus will reshape our lives for months to come.
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Woman Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Missouri Walmart
The pregnant customer went into labor in the toilet paper aisle. Fortunately plenty of people were around. A nearby nurse leapt into action and the store manager held up a sheet for privacy.
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Amid Coronavirus Closings, Priest Hears Drive-Up Confessions
Father Scott Holmer sits on a chair in the parking lot of St. Edward Church in Bowie, Md., and parishioners confess from the front seat of their cars. The drive-thru lane is open seven days a week.
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Health Care Workers Are On The Frontlines Of Treating Coronavirus
Cecelia Schmalbach, a surgeon at Temple University and chief of its Head and Neck Institute, tells us how her work has changed as her hospital prepares to deal with the influx of coronavirus patients.
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U.S., China Accuse Each Other Of Mishandling COVID-19 Outbreak
In Washington D.C., China hawks are using the coronavirus pandemic to argue that the U.S. needs a tough economic and geopolitical stance against China. President Trump is echoing those views.
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Italy Witnesses Relentless Rise In COVID-19 Deaths
Italian army trucks are taking coffins of Coronavirus victims from overwhelmed funeral homes — as doctors treating COVID-19 patients issue urgent pleas for help.
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Puerto Rice Enforces Strict Stay-At-Home Order
Some of the strictest measures to contain COVID-19 are in Puerto Rico, where the governor has effectively shut the island down amid fears its health system is too weak after Hurricane Maria.