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Doctors See An Uptick In Teeth Issues During The Pandemic

4:59pm September 17, 2020

The pandemic is wreaking havoc with people's stress levels. Some are taking it out — unwittingly — on their teeth. Experts say they have seen all kinds of tooth damage since the lockdown started.

Betsy DeVos Says Students Will Need To Take Federal Standardized Tests This Year

4:59pm September 17, 2020

by Cory Turner

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told school districts they should expect to meet federal standardized testing requirements this school year. Many civil rights groups agree with her.

2 Chicagoans On Struggling To Make Ends Meet During The Pandemic

4:59pm September 17, 2020

by Maria Ines Zamudio

Serious financial problems have disproportionately impacted people of color during the pandemic, according to a new NPR poll. NPR follows two Chicago residents who are struggling to make ends meet.

Colorado Sues Postal Service For Alleged Misinformation In Flyers On Mail-In Voting

4:11pm September 17, 2020

by Paolo Zialcita

Colorado sued the U.S. Postal Service for sending voters a nationally distributed flyer that reportedly includes misinformation on mail-in voting. A judge has issued a restraining order.

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Technologies To Warn The Public About Danger Are Helpful, But Not Perfect Yet

4:11pm September 17, 2020

by Lily Jamali (KQED)

When Paradise, Calif., burned in 2018, some people died for lack of timely notice of imminent danger. Apps and systems to warn the public have advanced since, but they're still not perfect.

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Rabbis Look For Inspiration In Sermons From Time Of 1918 Pandemic Amid High Holidays

4:11pm September 17, 2020

As the Jewish High Holidays approach this weekend, some rabbis have requested sermons from the time of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic for inspiration as to what they will say.

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Cleanup Is Underway On Gulf Coast After Hurricane Sally

4:11pm September 17, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Hurricane Sally left plenty of damage when it hit Alabama on Wednesday. Now, as floodwaters begin to recede, people are trying to pick through the debris and clean up what the storm left behind.

New York City Postpones Start Of School Year For Most Students Once Again

4:11pm September 17, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

New York City has announced a second delay to the start of the school year for most students. In-person classes will start on Sept. 21 only for the youngest and special-needs students.

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Jeffery Ryans, who sustained multiple dog bites, is shown here discussing his encounter with Salt Lake City police at his attorney's office in Salt Lake City.

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Utah Officer Faces Felony Charge For Ordering Police Dog To Bite Black Man

3:40pm September 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Jeffery Ryans, the man who sustained dog bites, "certainly wasn't posing an imminent threat of violence or harm to anyone," according to the district attorney.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies Thursday before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on threats to the homeland.

Biggest Worry On Election Security Is Americans' Loss Of Confidence, Wray Says

3:40pm September 17, 2020

by Philip Ewing

The FBI director told members of Congress his greatest fear isn't so much that a foreign nation might achieve some coup, but that too many citizens might no longer trust their own democratic process.