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Coronavirus Social Distancing Orders Put Barbers Out Of Work
John Brown owns Joe Black Barber Shop in Pearland, Texas. Since the coronavirus outbreak, his barbers are out of a job. But he's lost much more in this pandemic: His mother died of COVID-19.
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Parents With Suspected COVID-19 Must Still Take Care Of Their Kids
Hunter Morton is home with two children in Manhattan, Kan. Her husband is a utility worker who must stay on the job. Their doctor suspects they both have COVID-19, and they're trying to get tested.
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Colorado Governor Hopes Downward Trend Of COVID-19 Cases Continues
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, about his desire for the state's economy to return to normal sooner rather than later. Colorado has fewer COVID-19 cases than other states.
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White House Guidelines For States Reopening Seem Short On Specifics
President Trump unveiled guidelines for states to reopen in three stages, but public health officials say they fall short. States are going to have to figure out a lot of it for themselves.
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Florida Mom Uses Chalk Drawings To Remind People To Socially Distance
Casey Drake has been re-creating colorful childhood characters to share advice. For example, there's Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz who says: "There's No Place Like Home. Seriously, stay home!"
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California Ghost Town Is The Perfect Example Of Social Distancing
Brent Underwood bought the town, where visitors take tours of an old mining hub. But because of COVID-19 there are no tourists. Underwood told the New York Post he's been hearing things at night.
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Morning News Brief
White House issues guide to help states reopen. For the first time in decades, China's economy shrinks — because of the pandemic. And, questions remain regarding the precise origins of COVID-19.
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Childhood Friends On The Health Crisis Front Lines Connect Virtually
Sam Dow and Josh Belser are working in different cities amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm not at all surprised that we both ended up working in health care," Belser said in a StoryCorps interview.
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Pandemic Causes Biggest Drop In China's GDP In Decades
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to James Mayger of Bloomberg News about China's economy which shrank 6.8% in the first three months of 2020, compared to a year ago — the biggest drop in nearly 3 decades.
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N95 Filter Inventor Comes Out Of Retirement To Help Further
Scientist Peter Tsai invented the electrostatic filters that give N95 masks virus-blocking abilities. He's out of retirement working on how to clean the onetime-use mask so it can be reused.
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Examining Trump's COVID-19 Rhetoric Against Factual Evidence
President Trump is ready to reopen America — at least the parts where coronavirus is less of a problem. How has his rhetoric throughout the crisis matched with the reality on the ground?
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Over 22 Million File For Unemployment In 4 Weeks
Ten years of U.S. job growth has been almost wiped out in 4 weeks. Another 5.24 million people filed for unemployment last week. It brings the total from the past four weeks to 22.03 million.