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YouTube Video Parodies Mask Debate With Hamilton-Themed Music
Hamilton heads to Disney Plus this weekend. And a YouTube parody brings the coronavirus pandemic pro-mask/anti-mask debate to a head with lyrics written to match music from the Broadway smash.
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3 Generations Of Pharmacists Reflect On The Coronavirus Pandemic
Despite her dedication to her work, a pharmacist is following the advice of her daughter and granddaughter — who are also pharmacists — to stop working during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Planet Money Indicator: Corporate Debt During The Pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has left many companies with huge budget shortfalls and some have turned to borrowing. There is a new strategy that some companies have adopted to control their debt.
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Gov. Newsom Orders 19 California Counties To Partially Shut Down
After slowly reopening in recent weeks, large parts of California are shutting down again after jumps in COVID-19 numbers. Restaurants and bars are taking a big hit.
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Putting The Declaration Of Independence Into Context
NPR's Noel King talks to historian David Blight, who puts the Declaration of Independence into historical context. He reminds us what was going on in this country when the document was drafted.
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Texas Governor Reverses His Decision And Makes Face Coverings Mandatory
After a major surge of coronavirus cases, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered nearly all residents to wear masks. The order also allows local officials to impose restrictions on some outdoor gatherings.
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How Showing Special Kindness To Some Can Have Moral Consequences
A type of discrimination is overlooked because it's rooted, not in hate, but in love. Our Hidden Brain team asks why good deeds, those we do for spouses or neighbors, can sometimes lead to injustice.
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Reformed Neo-Nazi Discusses President Trump's Controversial Shared Tweet
NPR's Noel King speaks with Christian Picciolini, a reformed neo-Nazi skinhead, about what extremists may have heard when the president retweeted a video of a supporter yelling "white power."
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What The U.S. Needs To Do To Control The COVID-19 Surge
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the federal response to coronavirus surge in the U.S
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Push To Remove Confederate Monuments Opens Debate On Other Honored Historical Figures
Statues have been taken down. Names are being scrubbed from institutions. The national reckoning over race has led to closer scrutiny of which figures from history we honor, and how.
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Boy Raises More Than $1 Million For Hospital That Saved His Life
Tony Hudgell, a 5-year-old boy with prosthetic legs, walked six miles to raise money for a London hospital that saved his life. He lost his legs as an infant due to abuse.
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Chicago Street Vendor Retires After Neighborhood Steps In To Help
At 70, Rosario del Real was still selling Mexican paletas. After his neighbors bought his entire stock, they raised enough money for him to retire.