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Ford Rechoreographs Plants To Allow For Workers To Socially Distance
NPR's Noel King talks to Jim Hackett, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, on the automaker's plans to restart production at some of its North American plants on Monday. NPR's Camila Domonoske weighs in.
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Old Sneakers Auctioned Off For A Record $560,000
The shoes are Michael Jordan's personal pair of 1985 Air Jordans. Sotheby's reports the kicks sold for more than three times what was expected. Jordan had signed them in permanent marker.
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Florida Surfer Is Reunited With His Prosthetic Leg
Carter Hess lost his left leg while serving in Afghanistan in 2012. Last month, he lost his prosthetic leg in the water. Weeks later, a teenager found the titanium leg worth about $3,000.
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Hospitals Vary Treatment For Coronavirus Patients
Without a cure for COVID-19, doctors are desperately trying to figure out the best treatment regimen for patients. And what they're trying, may look very different depending on the hospital.
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World Health Assembly Convenes Online During COVID-19 Pandemic
The governing body of the World Health Organization holds its 73rd annual meeting virtually as the organization faces the worst pandemic in its history. The meeting will focus on the global response.
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Businesses, Schools Draw On CDC's Guidance To Reopen
The CDC's reopen guidance calls on businesses and schools to monitor for symptoms and to have systems to protect high-risk individuals. How can schools and businesses put this into action?
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More Migrants From India Try To Get Into U.S. From Mexico
Before the pandemic, 100 times more Indians were being detained annually on the U.S.-Mexico border, compared to 10 years ago. Officials say the economic migrants believe smugglers promising asylum.
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USDA Secretary Says Despite Plant Closures, He Does Not Anticipate Food Shortages
Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.
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Retail Wipeout: Sales Plunge A Record 16.4% In April
For the second month in a row, retail sales saw their biggest drop on record as people stopped going to restaurants, bars, stores and malls during the coronavirus pandemic.
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How Madison, WI Is Responding After State Supreme Court Strikes Down Stay Home Order
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Madison, WI Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway about the state's supreme ruling against the governor's stay-at-home order and how her city is keeping its people safe.
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California Reopening Looks Vastly Different In Urban And Rural Areas
The federal government has put the onus of reopening on states. Many state and local leaders say responses reopening their economies have been fractured and chaotic, including in rural California.
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No Buts About It, Bull Is Responsible For Scottish Town's Power Outage
The culprit was Ron, a four-year-old bull suffering from what his owner describes as an "itchy bum." Hoping to scratch the itch, Ron rubbed up against a utility pole, knocking out a transformer box.