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How Malls Are Trying To Recover After The Coronavirus Shutdowns

4:17pm May 15, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

No more ear piercings or play areas — shopping centers around the country are making safety adjustments, eager to reopen from the costly shutdowns during the pandemic.

Researchers Say That The Debate Over The Coronavirus May Become More Violent

4:17pm May 15, 2020

by Hannah Allam

Threats against contact tracers, intimidation of people with masks, shooting at McDonald's — the debate over the coronavirus is becoming more violent. Researchers warn that violence can keep rising.

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Texas Restaurants And Cafes Are Trying To Ensure Safety Of Customers And Staff

4:17pm May 15, 2020

by John Burnett

Restaurants in Texas have started to reopen slowly, but nothing is quite the same after the coronavirus shutdowns. They have to be creative to survive and ensure the safety of customers and staff.

Coronavirus Update: President Trump Announces 'Operation Warp Speed'

4:08pm May 15, 2020

President Trump spoke Friday about a new initiative to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine: Operation Warp Speed. NPR's correspondents update on the latest coronavirus news.

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Family Of COVID-19 Victim Who Criticized "Hysteria" Around Virus Faces Online Attacks

3:49pm May 15, 2020

by Kelly McEvers

An evangelical pastor shared a Facebook meme calling concerns about the coronavirus "mass hysteria." He later died of COVID-19. Then his family became the target of online harassment.

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Congressman Who Introduced Emmett Till Antilynching Act Comments On The Arbery Case

3:49pm May 15, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., who introduced the Emmett Till Antilynching Act in the House in February, about the Act and the Arbery case.

People in cars participate in a protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of the state capitol in Madison, Wisc., on April 24, 2020.

Mayor Of Madison Calls Decision To Overturn Wisconsin Stay-At-Home Order 'Outrageous'

2:26pm May 15, 2020

by Jason Breslow

Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said this week's decision by the state's supreme court will put lives at risk from the coronavirus and she warned that businesses are still not ready to reopen.

President Trump's administration "is obsessed with magic bullets — vaccines, new medicines, or a hope that the virus will simply disappear," The Lancet says. Trump and CDC Director Robert Redfield attended a coronavirus task force briefing at the White

Replace Trump And Bolster The CDC, A Leading Medical Journal Urges

2:00pm May 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Trump administration has mounted an "inconsistent and incoherent national response" to the COVID-19 pandemic by injecting politics into public health policy, The Lancet says.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a Coronavirus Briefing at Northwell Feinstein Institute For Medical Research earlier this month.

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New York Extends Stay At Home Order, Allows Some Areas To Begin Reopening

1:58pm May 15, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending the state's stay at home order to May 28. Some areas of the state have been given the green light to enter Phase One of reopening beginning Friday.

A farmer leads dairy cows from the pasture to the milking barn at a creamery in Gallipolis, Ohio. The USDA launched a $3 billion plan to distribute food to families, called the Farmers to Family Food Box Program.

USDA Secretary Says Despite Plant Closures, He Does Not Anticipate Food Shortages

1:56pm May 15, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.

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