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A health care worker instructs people arriving in their cars to be tested for COVID-19 at a new coronavirus drive through testing site in Redondo Beach, Calif.

Politics & Government

'We Should Reward Them': Senate Democrats To Push For Frontline Worker Hazard Pay

3:26pm April 07, 2020

by Susan Davis

The Democratic proposal has two main components: up to a $25,000 pay increase for essential workers, and a one-time $15,000 incentive to help recruit new health care workers.

In this 2017 file photo, the inside of the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

FEMA Employee Working On Coronavirus Response Tests Positive For COVID-19

2:41pm April 07, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

The employee did not have prolonged contact with people on the White House coronavirus task force, the agency says.

A pedestrian strolls past a boutique in the North End neighborhood of Boston in late March after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker ordered all nonessential businesses to close in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus.

More Aid Coming For Small Businesses, Senate Majority Leader McConnell Says

1:48pm April 07, 2020

by Susan Davis

The $350 billion small business program created in the massive coronavirus relief package is popular, and multiple senators say more money is needed to keep it afloat.

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, shown here during a news conference at the White House last month, said Tuesday that he expects some places to be able to "slowly reopen" after the end of April.

Surgeon General Says 'Over 90% Of The Country' Is Doing Right Thing To Fight Virus

1:28pm April 07, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"The American people have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic if we come together like we have after past tragedies in this county," the U.S. Surgeon General told ABC on Tuesday.

An employee mounts a wheel on a Mercedes-Benz A Class on the assembly line at the Daimler AG factory in Rastatt, southwestern Germany.

Are We Firing Too Many People In The U.S.?

1:07pm April 07, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

Instead of mass layoffs, Germany tries to safeguard employment. Under a program called Kurzarbeit, when companies declare they're under financial distress, the government helps pay their workers.

Last-Minute Court Rulings Create Chaos For Wisconsin Primary

11:25am April 07, 2020

by Laurel White

Wisconsin is proceeding with its primary election Tuesday — even though many voters are scared to go to the polls due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trump Urges Saudi Arabia And Russia To End Oil War

11:25am April 07, 2020

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin are at the center of the devastating oil price war. President Trump has inserted himself into the fray.

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Voters line up at Riverside High School in Milwaukee for Wisconsin's primary election on Tuesday. Polling places were consolidated and altered to accommodate voting in the state's presidential primaries and other local elections Tuesday.

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Wisconsin Election Held Amid Virus Fears: Here's What You Need To Know

11:22am April 07, 2020

by Elena Moore

Gov. Tony Evers tried to postpone voting and extend the absentee deadline, but he was blocked by courts. Results for Tuesday's contests are not expected for days.

The federal prison in Oakdale, La., pictured in 2006, is grappling with a series of COVID-19 cases.

'They're All Really Afraid': Coronavirus Spreads In Federal Prisons

10:41am April 07, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

One of the hardest-hit facilities is in Oakdale, La. "They feel like they're sitting ducks," says Arjeane Thompson, whose boyfriend is an inmate. And staff are working overtime under the strain.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy On His State's Racial Disparites In Coronavirus Deaths

8:25am April 07, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a state with an already staggering number of COVID-19 cases, about how hospitals and residents there are preparing for grim days ahead.

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