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Table showing richest and poorest countries by gross national income

Pandemic Perspective: What The 20 Poorest And Richest Countries Spend On Health Care

4:22pm June 13, 2020

A rich country might spend $5,000 or more on health care per person. A poor country might spend as little as $19 per person. How will that affect responses to the novel coronavirus?

President Donald Trump speaks to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during commencement ceremonies.

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With Cadets Social Distancing And A Backdrop Of Tensions, Trump Speaks At West Point

4:16pm June 13, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Cadets donned masks and sat six feet apart as the president delivered a commencement address amid tensions with military leaders over his response to nationwide protests over police violence.

Cleaning skills that only the most generous would have called "eccentric" in pre-pandemic times are actually useful as I try to keep myself and my immunocompromised housemate — my girlfriend — safe from catching the coronavirus. But being hypervigilan

Health & Safety

Obsession Or Just Good Hygiene? Keeping The Coronavirus And OCD At Bay

3:13pm June 13, 2020

by James Dawson

About 40% of people with obsessive compulsive disorder struggle, as I do, with contamination anxiety. Balancing the need to sanitize a home in pandemic times with the need to tame OCD can be tricky.

Frederick Haynes, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in south Dallas, poses for a portrait during Project Unity's "Together We Test" coronavirus testing at a Friendship-West campus in South Dallas, Texas, on May 28, 2020.

To Combat Disparities, Black Churches In Dallas Offer Coronavirus Testing

2:13pm June 13, 2020

African Americans are hard hit by COVID-19, but in some Texas cities, it's not easy to get a test in minority neighborhoods. An effort by local churches aims to fix this.

A law enforcement officer stands guard at the entrance of the Xinfadi market Saturday in Beijing. A fresh cluster of coronavirus cases linked to the market prompted officials to institute immediate and sweeping restrictions, including the market's closure

Beijing In 'Wartime Emergency Mode' Amid Fresh Cluster Of Coronavirus Cases

1:24pm June 13, 2020

The Chinese capital closed some markets, locked down parts of the city and banned outsiders from some neighborhoods after finding links between a massive wholesale market and a spate of new cases.

A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Will This Be The Moment Of Reckoning On Race That Lasts?

12:51pm June 13, 2020

by Ron Elving

Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone or suppress anyone's vote. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.

President Trump arrives for a roundtable with faith leaders and small business owners at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas on Thursday.

Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally 'Out Of Respect' For Juneteenth

10:58am June 13, 2020

by Suzanne Nuyen

The president had faced fierce criticism for scheduling the event on the holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery, in a city that was home to a horrific incident of racial violence in 1921.

Nina Ahmad declared victory as the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania auditor general nine days after the state's June 2 primary.

Politics & Government

This November, Election Night Could Stretch Into Election Week Or Month

8:00am June 13, 2020

by Miles Parks

Mail ballots take longer to process than votes cast in person. So, despite what some politicians may say, experts say it's not a sign of nefarious activity when results take days to come in.

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Farmworkers in Yakima, Washington's fruit packing industry walked off production lines in May and went on strike, demanding more protections against the coronavirus pandemic. Above, Emmanuel Anguiano-Mendoza (left) and Agustin López hold posters featurin

During Pandemic, Farmworkers Kept Their Jobs And Raised Risk Of Infection

7:00am June 13, 2020

by Enrique Pérez de la Rosa

Rural Yakima County, east of Seattle, has the most COVID-19 cases per capita among West Coast states. The largely Latino agricultural workforce helped secure the backbone of the local economy.

The Census Bureau announced Friday that as early as mid-July, door knockers are set to visit some U.S. households that have been asked but haven't filled out a 2020 census form yet.

Skipped The Census? A Knock On Your Door May Be Coming As Early As July

11:07pm June 12, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out their forms.