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WHO Warns 1st Wave Of COVID-19 Cases May Peak Again — Soon
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about whether a second peak of COVID-19 infections could occur while the world is still in the first wave of the virus.
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Married Couple In Idaho Racks Up 2nd Guinness World Record
David and Jennifer Rush beat the record for T-shirts put on in one minute by a team of two. Jennifer previously helped her husband achieve the fastest time to wrap a person in cling wrap.
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Boy, 13, Graduating From College, Loves Learning And Video Games
Over the past two years, Jack Rico has earned four associate degrees from Fullerton College in California. Soon he will head to the University of Nevada on a full scholarship.
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Morning News Brief
Four officers are fired after a Black man dies in Minneapolis police custody. Texas' minority neighborhoods have fewer COVID-19 testing sites. Twitter points users to fact checks on Trump tweets.
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'Running For Your Life': A Community Poem For Ahmaud Arbery
For this latest community poem, NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander sifted through more than 1,000 submissions reacting to the killing of Ahmaud Abrery and created a poem that speaks with one voice.
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Graduates Can Help Health Care Workers With PPE Through Gowns 4 Good
Nathaniel Moore donated his graduation gown to health care workers to use as personal protective equipment. And he's encouraging others to do the same.
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Amid Pandemic, Election Officials Remain Vigilant Toward Cybersecurity
Election officials have been worried about Russian interference. Officials now are trying to make sure voters will be safe when casting a ballot, but cybersecurity threats haven't gone away.
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Mexicans Quarantined In Ixtaltepec Appreciate Volunteers' Jokes, Songs
In the southern state of Oaxaca, volunteers in one town take turns driving a large speaker around. They play health tips, songs and even jokes to the town's elderly and others under COVID-19 lockdown.
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Alaska Aims To Keep Salmon Fisherman, Resident Safe During Pandemic
Alaska's governor says salmon fishing season will go ahead, drawing thousands of people from across the country. But locals worry about COVID-19 outbreaks in places with only one or two ventilators.
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Businesses Complain Generous Jobless Benefits Make It Hard To Find Workers
Millions of laid-off Americans collect more in unemployment benefits than they did working. Congress did that to try to cushion the coronavirus fallout, but those benefits are getting a second look.
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As U.S. Nears 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Where Is The Country Headed?
NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, director of Harvard Global Health Institute, about the data he's been analyzing. He says it's important to remember it is still early in the crisis.
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N.C. Car Wash Worker Tracks Down Owner Of $1,200 Stimulus Check
Charles Thompson had recently moved and said he never expected to get the check. But Antonio Hernandez and his daughter tracked him down. Thompson called it a much needed miracle.