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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Documents that U.S. health officials have released as part of some long-delayed specific guidance that schools, businesses, and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns are photographed Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Politics & Policy

Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance

Health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns.

5 years ago

President Trump meets with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum in the White House Cabinet Room. (Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump accuses Dr. Fauci of wanting to ‘play all sides’ on reopening

Trump once again broke with Fauci's assessment of the pandemic, saying the doctor's observation that reopening too soon would lead to death was "not an acceptable answer."

5 years ago

A COVID-19 testing operation in Boyle Heights, California. Daily case counts may be on the low side since access to testing is limited in some parts of the world. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Fauci says U.S. death toll is likely higher. Other COVID stats need adjusting, too

The U.S. has the most coronavirus deaths of any country in the world — on May 11, the death toll passed 80,000. And that's likely an undercount.

5 years ago

Guatemalans deported from the U.S., wave from a bus.
Politics & Policy

Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus

U.S. border agencies quickly expelled 600 child migrants in April after federal agencies began prohibiting asylum claims at the southern border, citing the coronavirus.

5 years ago

Mental health
NPR
Health

Act now to get ahead of a mental health crisis, specialists advise US

Suicide prevention advocates are doubling down to bolster the resilience of Americans who are suffering from feelings of despair during the pandemic.

5 years ago

Senators and staff listen to Dr. Robert Redfield director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speak remotely during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

AP exclusive: CDC docs stress plans for more virus flareups

It contains the kinds of specifics that officials need to make informed decisions, some experts said.

5 years ago

Medical workers prepare to use a swab to administer a coronavirus test at a drive-through center on March 21 in Jericho, N.Y. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Despite early warnings, U.S. took months to expand swab production for COVID-19 test

The COVID-19 testing process has been plagued by missing components, including swabs, reagents and the chemical solution that keeps samples fresh.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks to speak about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more

The bill would provide nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.

5 years ago

Senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing.
Politics & Policy

Where to go from here? Virus experts questioned in Senate hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Tuesday that “the consequences could be really serious” if cities and states reopen the U.S. economy too quickly.

5 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci
Health

Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon

Fauci’s testimony comes as President Trump is praising states that are reopening after the prolonged lock-down aimed at controlling the virus' spread.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
Courts & Law

Supreme Court divided over Trump tax, bank records

Rulings against the president could lead to the campaign season release of personal financial information that Trump has kept shielded from investigators and the public.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence
Politics & Policy

Trump faces virus risk at home amid push to ‘reopen’ nation

Images of top administration officials taking stepped-up protective measures come as states seek to loosen economic restrictions put in place to mitigate the virus’ spread.

5 years ago

Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery
NPR
Courts & Law

Georgia attorney general asks for DOJ probe into handling of Ahmaud Arbery case

Arbery’s death sparked a national outcry and demands for justice after a cellphone video of the shooting began circulating online last week.

5 years ago

This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)
Community

US census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus

The pandemic has fostered sudden, unexpected dislocation, making a typically easy question confusing for the newly displaced.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Health

Trump says more testing makes US ‘look bad,’ but its availability remains a concern

In recent days, a top Senate Republican has said that the coronavirus testing the United States has done so far is "not nearly enough."

5 years ago

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