National & World News
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Rev. Joseph Lowery, ‘Dean’ of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 98
Lowery experienced firsthand the brutalities of the Jim Crow South and would spend his life fighting for racial justice.
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Players and MLB agree to terms in case coronavirus cancels entire baseball season
The earliest the season will start is mid-May, depending on the state of the virus outbreak.
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Penn Medicine via AP
Coronavirus Pandemic takes a toll on ER doctors’ health and families
For many doctors and nurses, that means working long hours while dealing with worries about their own health and the fear of exposing their loved ones.
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With schools closed, kids with disabilities are more vulnerable than ever
By Elissa Nadworny/NPR -
Officials debate whether gun stores are ‘essential’ during coronavirus outbreak
By Bobby Allyn/NPR -
U.S. tops 100,000 coronavirus cases, testing kits, equipment still in short supply
By Vanessa Romo/NPR -
Matt Rourke
Head of NYC hospitals says city only has enough ventilators to last through March
By Jason Breslow/NPR -
Evan Vucci
Trump, invoking Cold War authority, enjoins GM to build ventilators
By Philip Ewing/NPR -
Apu Gomes
Experts say the U.S. needs a national shutdown now — but differ on what comes next
Why aren’t all states rushing to put their residents under effective lockdown? One reason may be mixed signals coming from the Trump administration about how necessary or urgent these measures are.
By Nurith Aizenman/NPR -
Courtesy of the Bloodworth family
By age 85, she’d given 23 gallons of blood: ‘Because I can’
“Every time you give a pint, they tell you, ‘Well, you’ve probably saved three more people.’ I do get quite a boost out of doing that,” said Lillian Bloodworth.
By Michael Garofalo, Vanara Taing and Camila Kerwin/StoryCorps and Emma Bowman/NPR -
Alex Edelman
Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package; orders GM to make ventilators
This relief package includes direct payments to Americans, an aggressive expansion of unemployment insurance and billions in business loans and aid to hospitals.
By Claudia Grisales, Kelsey Snell and Susan Davis/NPR