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'Problems Bigger Than Bon Appétit': How Food World Struggles With Structural Racism

4:05pm June 22, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alex Abad-Santos, a senior writer for Vox, about a lack of diversity among chefs, writers and reviewers in the food world.

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Florida's COVID-19 dashboard, here in a snapshot Monday, shows the state has more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

3:58pm June 22, 2020

by Greg Allen

Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.

Pallbearers bring the remains of Rayshard Brooks into the Ebenezer Baptist Church for his viewing Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooks was killed June 12 by an Atlanta police officer after a struggle during a field sobriety test in a Wendy's restaurant park

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Rayshard Brooks's Public Viewing Underway In Martin Luther King Jr.'s Church

3:49pm June 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Brooks' death on June 12 added to the fury and anger already felt by demonstrators protesting against systemic racism and police brutality in Atlanta and across the nation.

Then-national security adviser John Bolton at the White House in July 2019. Bolton received a reported $2 million advance for his book about his time in the Trump administration, but a judge has raised the possibility that he may not be able to keep it.

John Bolton's Big Paycheck For His Book May Be In Jeopardy

1:54pm June 22, 2020

by Greg Myre

Bolton was reportedly paid a $2 million advance for the book, and could receive even more in royalties. But a judge says Bolton made a risky bet by publishing it without government approval.

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The Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City will be removed at the museum's request.

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Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance

12:36pm June 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"It is time to move the Statue and move forward," the 26th U.S. president's great-grandson says. It depicts Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and a man of African descent on foot.

The only Black driver in the top stock car racing circuit, Bubba Wallace had led the campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events.

Noose Left In Black NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace's Garage Stall At Racetrack

12:20pm June 22, 2020

by Mark Katkov

The symbol of violent white racism was found in Bubba Wallace's stall. The only Black driver in the top stock car racing circuit, he had led the campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events.

Many front-line workers continued serving others during the pandemic but lost their lives in the battle with COVID-19.

Remembering Front-Line Workers Lost To COVID-19

12:01pm June 22, 2020

by NPR Staff

The U.S. has lost more than 119,000 people since the coronavirus started sickening Americans five months ago. Here we remember a few of those who continued working during the pandemic, serving others.

Mark and Janet Shaver assist Betty Shaver, 96, back to the door at the Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown, W.Va.

Nursing Homes Are Reopening In West Virginia, But Not Everyone Can Visit Yet

11:15am June 22, 2020

After three months of restrictions, nursing homes in the state are beginning to allow visitors again. Families are learning that the experience of reopening won't be the same for everyone.

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Kentucky's Democratic Primary To Decide Who Takes On Senate Leader McConnell

7:50am June 22, 2020

by Ryland Barton

Tuesday's Democratic primary to choose who takes on Sen. Mitch McConnell this fall is suddenly competitive. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath faces Charles Booker, an African American progressive.

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Protesters Call For Police To Be Defunded. But What Does That Mean?

7:50am June 22, 2020

by Leila Fadel

Protesters nationwide are demanding police reform. Calls to defund the police mean different things to different people, and there's no clear answer to what that might look like in reality.

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