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Economy

Questions About How To Give Back During The Pandemic

9:52pm April 03, 2020

Professor of philanthropy Una Osili and Executive Director of the Greater DC Diaper Bank Corinne Cannon answer listener questions about how best to give back during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Delta Air Lines airplane was worked on by ground crew last month in Red Rock, Ariz. Many planes were being kept at the facility while airlines cut back on service because of the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

Laid-Off Flight Attendants Find New Work Fighting COVID-19

9:44pm April 03, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

Some airlines largely idled by the coronavirus crisis are beginning to retrain some of their flight crews to assist in hospitals and nursing homes.

Chicken hatcheries say they're seeing a spike in interest from people wanting to raise the birds at home. A poultry expert says that for the average person keeping half a dozen chickens in the summer, "you would get plenty of eggs for the family."

'We Are Swamped': Coronavirus Propels Interest In Raising Backyard Chickens For Eggs

7:53pm April 03, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We've never seen anything like this and I've been here since 1964," the owner of one hatchery says. For anyone looking to start their own flock, an expert has advice on breeds.

A woman loads groceries into her vehicle outside of a Walmart store in Pearl, Miss., on March 31.

Walmart To Limit Number Of People Shopping At One Time Because Of Coronavirus

6:35pm April 03, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Walmart and other retailers are counting visitors as one way to enforce social distancing and reduce the spread of the virus.

Defense Production Act Would Compel 3M To Change Mask Production And Export

4:28pm April 03, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act "against" 3M to get the company to make more N95 face masks available to American medical workers.

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World News

European Union Restricts Export Of Medical Gear, Threatening Countries Which Need It

4:28pm April 03, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anabel González, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the European Union's decision to restrict the export of medical gear.

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National

Barbershops And Personal Care Services Feel The Effects Of Coronavirus Shutdowns

4:28pm April 03, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with owner Frank Holmes on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted his Virginia barbershop, which services members of the Washington Redskins.

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National

Wedding Planners And Vendors — Not To Mention Couples — Scramble To Adapt

4:28pm April 03, 2020

Wedding planning is already a stressful task without a global pandemic added in the mix. Couples hoping to become newlyweds and those in the wedding industry are trying to navigate this problem.

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Coronavirus Updates: Jobs Report, Mask Science

4:28pm April 03, 2020

A dismal jobs report, on top of millions of unemployment claims, paints a dire picture of the economic carnage of the coronavirus. NPR correspondents examine that — and take a look at mask science.

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Together Inc. food bank workers distribute food at a drive-through location in Omaha, Neb., last week. Disruptions in the agricultural supply chain caused by the coronavirus pandemic are making it difficult for food banks.

Food Shortages? Nope, Too Much Food In The Wrong Places

3:31pm April 03, 2020

by Dan Charles

Some Americans, fearing food shortages from COVID-19, have cleaned out supermarket shelves. Yet there's too much food in some places. Farmers are dumping milk and vegetables that they can't sell.