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Election update: Senate races to watch
Will the GOP hold on to their majority in the US senate? A few months ago it looked like they would while today those results are less certain.
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Listen 17:00COVID-19 contact tracing workforce barely ‘inching up’ as cases surge
The number of people working to stop COVID-19 outbreaks from spreading is far from the level needed in most states, according to a new NPR survey and analysis.
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Election update: voter suppression, and Senate races to watch
Marty talks with Mother Jone's Ari Berman about the ways access to voting is being suppressed, then we hear about the pivotal Senate races.
Air Date: October 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Americans are dying in the pandemic at rates far higher than in other countries
Per capita deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and other causes are 85% higher than in countries like Germany and Israel. "The United States really has done remarkably badly."
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Barrett skips past Democrats’ pressing questions
Senators are digging deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election.
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‘Do not wait’: Philly urges residents to take the census as Supreme Court stops the count
Philly’s census organizers are urging residents to take the census now before the online portal is turned off following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.
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More companies are using technology to monitor for coronavirus in the workplace
As businesses reopen, tech firms are offering monitoring systems to screen for COVID, ranging from apps that ask about symptoms to software that tracks employees' movements.
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Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting
Obama's When We All Vote and James' More Than A Vote are teaming to provide transportation, food, music, PPE and other support at at early voting sites around the country.
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Protesters flock to Supreme Court, Capitol Hill for Amy Coney Barrett hearings
U.S. Capitol Police say 21 people were arrested and charged with "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," and one person was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct.
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Watch live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing
The nomination has become a political lightning rod as Democrats charge that Republicans are rushing it to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 election.
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Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive
Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago.
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Giuliani rallies Italians for Trump in cramped Philly conference room
Rudy Giuliani swung through Philly Monday to stump for Trump — and Christopher Columbus — in a cramped, indoor event.
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Scientists confirm Nevada man was infected twice with coronavirus
Scientists say a 25-year-old Nevada man was infected with the virus twice. It is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the U.S.
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We asked Americans how they feel about the US flag. It got interesting.
There is a lot of love for the Stars and Stripes, but some people say the flag's meaning has changed in ways that make them uncomfortable.
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Medical residents learn to treat the growing health hazards of climate change
Physicians are seeing the effects of a warming planet in the exam room, and there's a growing push to teach doctors-in-training how to respond.
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