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Deadly Storms Sweep Through Southeast U.S.

4:40pm April 13, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

A powerful storm system hit the southeast United States Sunday night and Monday, killing at least 30 people, injuring scores of others and cutting power to more than a million homes and businesses.

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Coronavirus Updates: Governors Unite, Trump Not Firing Fauci

4:40pm April 13, 2020

NPR national, health and politics correspondents recap the latest developments in the response to the coronavirus in the United States.

In 2014, Martha Phillips, an American nurse, traveled to West Africa during the Ebola crisis to provide medical care. Treating Ebola not only taught her how to stay safe around a deadly virus but also how to manage the stress and sadness of working during

Coronavirus Nurses Ask An Ebola Veteran: Is It OK To Be Afraid?

3:55pm April 13, 2020

by Will Stone

Nothing could have prepared Martha Phillips for her work with Ebola patients in West Africa. Now she is sharing advice with nurses in the U.S. as they tend to those stricken with COVID-19.

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A woman on a private plane holds champagne.

From Private Helicopters To Concierge Doctors, Inequality Is A 'Big Business'

2:03pm April 13, 2020

by Dave Davies

Nelson Schwartz, author of The Velvet Rope Economy, says special privileges for the super-rich are dividing America: "The result is less sympathy, less empathy and a sort of a harder-edge society."

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Libertarian activist Ammon Bundy (second from right) prays during an Easter Sunday church service he organized despite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in Emmett, Idaho.

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In Idaho, Far-Right Republicans Defy Coronavirus Health Restrictions

1:42pm April 13, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

In the rural Northwest, far-right elected officials and the militia movements they're aligned with are calling for defiance of stay-at-home orders like the one issued by Idaho's Republican governor.

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A sailor on the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died from COVID-19 complications, the Navy said Monday. Nearly 600 members of the ship's crew have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Sailor On USS Theodore Roosevelt Dies From COVID-19 Complications

1:09pm April 13, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

More than 500 Roosevelt sailors from the crew of nearly 5,000 have tested positive for the coronavirus. The sailor is the second U.S. service member to die from the virus.

Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, says it will devote some of the grocery chain's hours to online deliveries only.

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Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes

12:26pm April 13, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The company also plans to hire 75,000 additional workers. And it says it will devote some hours at Whole Foods to online orders only and make other changes to keep up with a crush of demand.

Feeling Cooped Up? Let Your Mind Fly Free With 'What It's Like To Be A Bird'

12:00pm April 13, 2020

by Craig LeMoult

People sheltering-in-place due to the coronavirus pandemic may want to know more about the lives of the birds they see outside their window. Illustrator David Allen Sibley's new book might help.

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To Help Farmers, White House Wants To Lower Migrant Wages

11:36am April 13, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

The Trump administration wants to provide relief to the farm industry by lowering wages for migrant workers. That has prompted resistance from both labor rights advocates and immigration hardliners.

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President Trump speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus pandemic in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 13.

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

11:33am April 13, 2020

On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.

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