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Manager Of Germany's Augsburg Soccer Club Ordered To Sit Out Saturday's Match
Heiko Herrlich snuck out of the hotel where the team was quarantining — he needed to buy toothpaste. He'll miss his team's first and long-awaited return to the field since the pandemic began.
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'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During Pandemic
Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added new stress to their essential jobs.
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House To Vote On COVID-19 Aid Plan That The GOP Had Already Written Off
The House is set to vote Friday on a $3 trillion coronavirus aid package. It was written entirely by Democrats, and Republicans are not on board.
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FDA Worries COVID-19 Test Misses Too Many People Who Are Infected
The Food And Drug Administration is raising concerns about the accuracy of the Abbott ID Now Coronavirus test, which returns results within 15 minutes. The FDA worries about false negative results.
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Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing.
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Manhattan Beach Mayor On Why Reopening Beaches Is Good For Human Health
Los Angeles County Beaches reopened with some restrictions a six week closure due to the pandemic. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Manhattan Beach Mayor Richard Montgomery on why he supports the move.
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Every Era Has Its Own Hairstyle And Coronavirus Age Is No Exception
The Guardian reports a once popular style for girls is back — braided spikes resembling the COVID-19 molecule. The affordable look returns as parents pinch pennies during a tough economic time.
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Georgia Teacher Visits His Students While He Gets A Run In
Bill McAllister hasn't seen his class for nearly two months. So he's visiting them one by one. He told Fox 5 Atlanta that he's running 6 to 8 miles every day, from one student's home to the next.
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Flights Into The Stratosphere Study Changes To Atmospheric Rivers
Scientists are racing to better understand atmospheric rivers, bands of moisture that start in the tropics and can bring torrential rain to the U.S. They're projected to intensify with climate change.
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Republicans Disagree On Voter Fraud Risk For Mail-In Voting
Many Republican secretaries of state are pushing to expand mail-in voting during the pandemic, but they face pushback from some party members who say it invites voter fraud.
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During Pandemic, Community Supported Agriculture Sees Membership Spike
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted supply chains and left some farmers reeling. But community supported agriculture, or CSAs, have flourished as consumers seek deliveries for boxes of fresh produce.
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14 Hours And A Costco Card: How A Grocer In Alaska Feeds His Town In A Pandemic
In Gustavus, a remote city of about 450 residents, the owner of a small independent grocery makes the 14-hour round trip journey by boat to Juneau to bring much-needed supplies back to his customers.