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Attorney General Barr Defends His Decisions And DOJ Actions Before The House

4:19pm July 28, 2020

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General William Barr testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, defending the use of federal agents in Portland, Ore., and his decision to drop the case against Michael Flynn.

'Pandemic Pods' Raise Concerns About Equity

4:19pm July 28, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

As many schools opt for a hybrid or online-only fall semester, some parents are teaming up and hiring teachers to educate their children in small groups — so-called pandemic pods.

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Texas Allows High School Sports In The Fall

4:19pm July 28, 2020

by Michael Marks (KUT)

High schools across the country are deciding whether to allow or postpone fall sports. In Texas — where Friday nights in the fall are for football — public schools are going to give athletics a go.

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Gov. Hogan On The Coronavirus Cases In Maryland And The State's Economy

4:19pm July 28, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about how the coronavirus has affected his state's economy and how he's planning to approach budget shortfalls at the start of a new fiscal year.

Sen. Capito On The Latest Coronavirus Relief Package

3:52pm July 28, 2020

NPR'S Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., about the Senate GOP coronavirus relief package.

Twitter confirms it has placed temporary restrictions on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shown here speaking at an event last month in Phoenix.

Twitter Restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s Account Over COVID-19 Misinformation

2:17pm July 28, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The company said Trump Jr.'s account would be limited for 12 hours. It said the president's son put out a tweet with "misleading and potentially harmful" information about the coronavirus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to testify before a Senate panel in June. Coronavirus cases could be on the rise in the Midwest, Fauci said Tuesday.

Midwest Could See Surge In COVID-19 Cases Unless States Are More Careful, Fauci Warns

12:59pm July 28, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Early indications are that Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky could face similar increases to those seen in the South, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells ABC's Good Morning America. He urges states to be cautious.

Can Online Learning Be Better This Fall? These Educators Think So

11:42am July 28, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

A new national effort aims to deliver better online learning to any district that wants it. Some worry the program is overpromising.

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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997 (left) and in 2017. He will appear before Congress for the first time this week a much-transformed leader of a much-transformed company.

Bigger And Brawnier: Clout Of Amazon And CEO Jeff Bezos Under Scrutiny

8:05am July 28, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The first congressional testimony by Jeff Bezos comes at a time when he and Amazon are seeming at their zenith, occupying ever-growing space in American culture.

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As Coronavirus Cases Surge, NPR Examines Hospital Capacity

7:37am July 28, 2020

A new NPR News data analysis looks at what's been happening in Louisiana, Idaho and Washington and how institutions in those states are handling hospital and ICU bed capacity problems.

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