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President Donald Trump
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Trump’s baseless allegations feed menacing undertow post-election

Death threats are on the rise, and local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding.

5 years ago

Registered nurse Chrissie Burkhiser puts on personal protective equipment as she prepares to treat a COVID-19 patient in the in the emergency room
Health

Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

With COVID-19 surging from coast to coast, the number of hospitalized patients has more than doubled over the past month, pushing health care workers to the breaking point.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Money

Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill

Biden said the developing coronavirus aid package "wouldn’t be the answer, but it would be the immediate help for a lot of things.”

5 years ago

A sign reminds motorists of Los Angeles County's stay-at-home regulation. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rolled out its revised guidelines for people potentially exposed to the coronavirus. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
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Health

CDC shortens its COVID-19 quarantine recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention trimmed its recommended quarantine for possible exposure — from 14 days to seven or 10, depending on test results and symptoms.

5 years ago

Protesters call for support for tenants and homeowners at risk of eviction during a demonstration on Oct. 11 in Boston
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Health

‘These are deaths that could have been prevented,’ says researcher studying evictions

A federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Dec. 31. Kathryn Leifheit of UCLA says new data suggest evictions are linked to increases in COVID cases and deaths.

5 years ago

The Museum of Modern Art reminds visitors to practice safe distancing
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Health

Social distancing plummeted in lead up to fall surge, survey finds

Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measur

5 years ago

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) speaks alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a $908 billion Covid-19 relief bill
NPR
Politics & Policy

Millions face bitter winter if Congress fails to extend relief programs

A bipartisan group of Senators is proposing a nearly $908 billion compromise relief bill with millions of Americans about to fall off a cliff when benefits expire this month.

5 years ago

An illustration of a student weighing college choices
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Education

Enrollment by international students in US colleges plummets

The pandemic is a major reason, but the number of international students has been falling for years.

5 years ago

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, speaks on Monday
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘Someone’s going to get killed’: Ga. official blasts GOP silence on election threats

In a fiery Tuesday press conference, Gabriel Sterling had scathing words top Republican leaders who have been attacking Georgia's election system.

5 years ago

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Politics & Policy

Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome

His comments come despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden.

5 years ago

NPR
Money

More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill

With their savings running out, many Americans are being forced to use credit cards to pay for bills they can't afford — even their rent.

5 years ago

A mother works from home while her son attends school remotely
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Education

Virtual charter schools are booming, despite a checkered reputation

For-profit virtual charter schools have been dogged by complaints of low student performance, fraud and waste. Still, many are seeing a pandemic-induced enrollment surge.

5 years ago

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, right, tours a temporary hospital site in April with his wife Maria Lee.
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Health

As hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find

Last spring, nurses and doctors traveled to COVID hot spots to help overwhelmed hospitals. But with the virus spreading everywhere, hospitals have nowhere to turn for help.

5 years ago

Registered Nurse Kath Olmstead prepares a blinded study experimental vaccine for COVID-19
Health

Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots

Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the world to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Police officers watch protesters as smoke fills the streets in Ferguson, Mo.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Advocates push for resurrection of DOJ civil rights division under Biden

The incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden says reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department is a top priority come January.

5 years ago

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