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'Samaritans' Podcast Follows Woman's Journey Through LA's Homeless Services System

4:05pm July 15, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Anna Scott, host of KCRW's podcast Samaritans, about the journey of the podcast's subject, Christine Curtiss, through the Los Angeles County homeless services system.

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North Carolina City To Apologize For Slavery, Pay Reparations To Black Residents

4:05pm July 15, 2020

The city of Asheville, N.C., has voted to apologize and pay reparations for its participation in "the past enslavement of Black people" and for enforcing "segregation and its discriminatory policies."

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Peter Hardeman Burnett: California's 1st Governor And A Noted Racist

4:05pm July 15, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gregory Nokes, author of a biography of California's first governor, Peter Hardeman Burnett, about Burnett's life and racist legacy.

Trump Administration Orders Hospitals To Bypass CDC, Send COVID-19 Data To Washington

4:05pm July 15, 2020

by Pien Huang

The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to send data on COVID-19 patients directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, bypassing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Former CDC Director On Trump Administration's Order For Hospitals To Bypass CDC

4:05pm July 15, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a new order for hospitals to send COVID-19 data to a centralized database.

President Trump Announces Changes To National Environmental Policy Act Regulations

4:05pm July 15, 2020

by Jeff Brady

President Trump announced changes to the regulations governing the National Environmental Policy Act. They could boost construction of big infrastructure projects but sideline environmental concerns.

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Government Watchdogs Point Out Poor Implementation Of CARES Act's Oversight Measures

4:05pm July 15, 2020

by Tim Mak

The $2 trillion CARES Act was passed with multiple overlapping accountability mechanisms designed to prevent waste, fraud and abuse. But government watchdogs are pointing out flaws in the system.

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A memorial lives where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 while in police custody.

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Police Bodycam Video Provides Fuller Picture Of George Floyd's Fatal Arrest

3:45pm July 15, 2020

by Jon Collins

The body camera footage from former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane show George Floyd pleading with them not to put him in the back of a squad car.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt attends President Trump's campaign rally last month in Tulsa. Stitt dismisses the notion that he became infected at the June 20 event, saying it was too long ago.

Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus

3:08pm July 15, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Gov. Kevin Stitt is the first governor known to have tested positive for the virus. Oklahoma saw its largest one-day increase of cases on Wednesday.

A woman walks past a closed restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida on Tuesday, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Florida, Can Schools Safely Reopen?

2:41pm July 15, 2020

by Greg Allen

Florida's coronavirus cases keep surging and educators are wrestling with whether opening schools in the Fall is a good idea. The governor, following the lead of President Trump, is pushing ahead.