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Theo Ponchaveli paints a mural of the likeness of Ahmaud Arbery in Dallas earlier this month. Arbery's killing in February in Georgia ignited anger and protests.

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Georgia Authorities Arrest 3rd Man In Ahmaud Arbery Killing

8:27pm May 21, 2020

by Emily Jones

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a third person in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Authorities arrested William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., the man who filmed the altercation.

A quarter of the employees — 570 workers — at this Tyson poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C. have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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570 Workers Have Coronavirus At North Carolina Poultry Plant

8:12pm May 21, 2020

by Keri Brown

A poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C. is the latest to have a coronavirus outbreak among its workers. More than 570 people employeed at the facility have tested positive for COVID-19.

Launched during the Great Depression, the unemployment insurance system has seen unprecedented strain during the coronavirus crisis.

How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic

5:59pm May 21, 2020

Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today.

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Brigid Schulte is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of Overworked.

Pandemic Makes Evident 'Grotesque' Gender Inequality In Household Work

5:46pm May 21, 2020

by Terry Gross

With more people staying home due to COVID-19, journalist Brigid Schulte says it's impossible to ignore "the fact that women bear so much more of the burden of child care and housework."

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U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, appears at his May 5 confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Senate confirmed Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence in a 49-44 vote Thursday.

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Despite Opposition, John Ratcliffe Confirmed For Top Intelligence Post

5:33pm May 21, 2020

by Greg Myre

The Senate confirms the Republican congressman from Texas as the director of national intelligence in a vote along party lines. His detractors say he lacks experience for the job.

In letters obtained by NPR, the Small Business Administration informs local Planned Parenthood affiliates that they are ineligible for loans received through the Paycheck Protection Program because of rules intended to limit the funds to small businesses

Trump Administration To Planned Parenthood: Return Coronavirus Relief Funds

5:11pm May 21, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

The Small Business Administration is asking local Planned Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.

Open Skies would be the third major international military pact Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from. This photo from 2007 shows Czech soldiers inspecting cameras on a U.S. Boeing plane at a military airbase in Pardubice, Czech Republic, as part of the agree

Trump Administration Confirms U.S. Is Leaving Open Skies Surveillance Treaty

5:01pm May 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The 34-nation agreement allows the U.S., Russia and other countries to fly their aircraft over each other's territory. The Trump administration says it will negotiate a new deal with Russia.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, here at a February Capitol Hill hearing, has long championed alternatives to public schools.

DeVos Faces Pushback Over Plan To Reroute Aid To Private School Students

4:57pm May 21, 2020

by Cory Turner

The U.S. education secretary has told public K-12 schools they should use their coronavirus relief money to help private school students, too.

French chef Guy Savoy poses with a face mask in the kitchen of one of his restaurants, in the Monnaie de Paris building, on Tuesday.

3-Star Michelin Chef Guy Savoy Has Begun Offering Takeout In Paris

4:43pm May 21, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

As France emerges from two months of lockdown, restaurants still have no reopening date. Among other dishes, Savoy is offering a poultry ballotine with foie gras in a truffle vinaigrette for takeaway.

Experts say New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Facebook Live appearances and reassuring messages have led to an 80% approval rating.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Touts 4-Day Week To Boost Domestic Tourism

4:29pm May 21, 2020

by H.J. Mai

A shorter work week to encourage travel? Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it's an idea worth considering as the island nation emerges from its coronavirus lockdown.