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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds up a mask as President Donald Trump takes notes during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

Trump and Biden hurtled toward Thursday night's final debate, which may be the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with 12 days to go.

5 years ago

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. (Gilead Sciences via AP)
Health

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

It had been authorized for use on an emergency basis since spring, and now becomes the first drug to win full Food and Drug Administration approval for treating COVID-19.

5 years ago

Wind turbines near Dwight, Ill. and a pump jack in Cotulla, Texas.
NPR
Politics & Policy

There’s a lot at stake for the climate in the 2020 election

Despite the cascade of other crises this year, climate change has emerged as a key election issue. The presidential candidates' positions on it could not be more different.

5 years ago

George Floyd mural in LA
Courts & Law

Judge dismisses third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s killing

Chauvin now faces two counts going forward: second-degree murder and manslaughter.

5 years ago

In Nashville, Tenn., a sign reminds visitors to wear masks at Belmont University, which is preparing to host Thursday's presidential debate.
NPR
Health

CDC reduces consecutive minutes of COVID-19 exposure needed to be a ‘close contact’

In a study published Wednesday, the CDC and Vermont health officials found that multiple short exposures to people confirmed to have COVID-19 led to transmission of the virus.

5 years ago

The stage for the final presidential debate
NPR
Politics & Policy

5 questions ahead of the last Trump-Biden presidential debate

This is the last chance for both candidates to make their arguments to a broad audience of the public for why they should be president — and there's a lot on the line.

5 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings with senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law

Democrats to boycott Barrett vote, Senate GOP pushes ahead

Democrats on the panel are refusing to participate in the scheduled session and vote, according to two aides granted anonymity Wednesday to discuss the plans.

5 years ago

In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, which include party affiliation and can include email addresses.

5 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, April 2, 2019 in Stamford, Conn. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years.
NPR
Courts & Law

Purdue Pharma reaches $8B opioid deal with Justice Department over Oxycontin sales

Critics say the settlement doesn't hold the company or the Sackler family accountable for aggressive marketing of Oxycontin which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic.

5 years ago

Clinicians care for a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit
NPR
Health

Studies point to big drop in COVID-19 death rates

More hospitalized patients are surviving than early in the pandemic. Improved treatments help, but so does flattening the curve to keep hospitals from overfilling.

5 years ago

Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

The private Christian schools effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly LGBTQ teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

5 years ago

David Xol of Guatemala hugs his son Byron
NPR
Community

Parents of 545 children separated at US-Mexico border still can’t be found

Thousands of families were separated under the "no tolerance" migration policy before the Trump administration ended the practice in 2018.

5 years ago

In this May 22, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible through heavy fog in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal

The Kentucky Republican appears worried that an agreement between Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would drive a wedge between Republicans.

5 years ago

Texting on cellphone
NPR
Health

New law creates 988 hotline for mental health emergencies

Mental health advocates say the move will bring mental health crisis response into the 21st century.

5 years ago

A Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif
Courts & Law

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

With only two weeks to Election Day, the Trump Justice Department is taking bold legal action against Google on an issue of rare bipartisan agreement.

5 years ago

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