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Tesla hit an unexpected team with hundreds of layoffs
by Camila Domonoske
Tesla laid off hundreds of people. The company's supercharger network has been a striking success. So why did Elon Musk hit that team with devastating layoffs?
Death Toll From COVID-19 In The U.S. Surpasses 200,000
by Jason Beaubien
The U.S. has hit another grim milestone in the pandemic. As of Tuesday, 200,000 people in the country have died because of coronavirus, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
Why Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Need Large Numbers Of Volunteers
by Joe Palca
Over 100,000 people worldwide are taking part in coronavirus vaccine trials. NPR answers common questions, such as why so many people are needed and what it means to say a vaccine works.
CDC Discusses Plan For Distribution Of A Future Coronavirus Vaccine
by Pien Huang
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discussed on Tuesday who will get the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine when it is available.
President Trump Criticizes China During His Virtual Speech At U.N. General Assembly
by Michele Kelemen
More world leaders than usual are expected to speak at the U.N. General Assembly this year because of its virtual format. In his video message, Trump came out swinging against Beijing.
Democratic Rep. Val Demings Looks Back At Her Past 4 Years In Congress
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., on policing, racial issues and her role in the Trump impeachment hearings.
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono Discusses Supreme Court Vacancy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
What A Supreme Court Vacancy Might Mean For Abortion Cases
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Mary Ziegler, a law professor at Florida State University, about how the death of Justice Ginsburg could impact the remaining abortion cases headed to the Supreme Court.
Remembering People Of Color Lost To COVID-19
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is nearing 200,000, and it's Black and brown communities that have suffered the most. NPR offers a remembrance of some of those lives.
Stocks Plunge As Investors Become Less Optimistic About Economic Recovery
by Jim Zarroli
Stocks plunged Monday amid new worries about the strength of the economic rebound. There's also talk of a new coronavirus lockdown in Britain.
CDC Takes Down Its Guidance On Aerosol Transmission On The Coronavirus
by Pien Huang
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines Friday to say the coronavirus can spread via tiny aerosol particles. But on Monday, the agency abruptly pulled the new guidance.
Emergency Doctor On How Her Work Has Changed During The Pandemic
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Sachita Shah, an emergency physician at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, about her experiences over the course of the pandemic.