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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and CDC Director Robert Redfield will appear before a Senate committee on May 12.

Politics & Government

Fauci To Appear Before Senate Panel, But Not 'Trump Haters' In The House, Trump Says

12:37pm May 05, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the coronavirus task force will testify before a GOP-led Senate committee next week but have been blocked from making similar appearances in the House so far.

Tracy Delphia has been told she will be called back to work as soon as business conditions improve — whenever that is. Her biggest concern is her ability to pay the mortgage.

Economy

Bank Allows Her To Skip Mortgage, But She's 'Terrified' About A Balloon Payment

12:26pm May 05, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

Tracy Delphia has been told she will be called back to work as soon as business conditions improve — whenever that is. Her biggest concern is her ability to pay the mortgage.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen led an international coronavirus global response meeting, announcing some $8 billion in pledges from donors worldwide. The Trump administration did not participate in the event.

World Leaders Pledge $8 Billion To Fight COVID-19; U.S. Skips Meeting

12:04pm May 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"Today the world showed extraordinary unity for the common good," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The U.S. was conspicuously absent from the event.

A worker wearing protective gear checks an automobile assembly line worker's temperature at the entrance to a Toyota plant in Onnaing, France, on April 21. U.S. auto plants are preparing to reopen with new coronavirus safety protocols.

Health & Safety

U.S. Automakers Are Slowly Rolling Toward A Restart

10:59am May 05, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

U.S. auto plants are gradually starting to reopen. New safety measures, from social distancing to face shields, are being put into place, while some workers are anxious about the risk of an outbreak.

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A woman passes a closed Social Security Administration office in Los Angeles in 2013. Some 53,000 of the agency's workers are now working from home.

Politics & Government

For These Federal Employees, Telework Means Productivity Is Up, Their Backlog Is Down

10:28am May 05, 2020

by Brian Naylor

Some 53,000 of the Social Security Administration's employees are working from home. And the agency's backlog of pending cases has fallen by 11% since March 23.

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Workers from the garment sector block a road during a protest to demand payment of due wages, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in April. Thousands of garment workers who produce items for top Western fashion brands protested against unpaid wages, saying they were mo

U.N. Warns Number Of People Starving To Death Could Double Amid Pandemic

10:10am May 05, 2020

by H.J. Mai

Some 700 million of the world's most vulnerable people will require food assistance, according to the U.N. humanitarian office, which is asking wealthy nations to commit $90 billion in aid.

National

Alaska Restaurant Owner: Reopening Far From Profitable, But Still Worth It

10:03am May 05, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

Three of Matanuska Brewing Company's four locations are operating under new coronavirus safety guidelines, such as hourly sanitizing and a maximum capacity of 25%. Business is brisk, the owner says.

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Virologist Christopher Mores looks at cells that have been infected with the coronavirus as part of an effort to develop an antibody test.

Virologist Spends His Days 'Hunting The Thing That Wants To Hunt Us'

9:51am May 05, 2020

by Melissa Block

Christopher Mores is among those trying to unlock secrets of the novel coronavirus. He spends 14-hour days with his team throwing everything they have at this pathogen, looking for ways to defeat it.

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President Trump walks to the White House on Sunday, after returning from Camp David in Maryland.

Politics & Government

Trump Returns To The Road With Arizona Trip To Mask-Maker

9:18am May 05, 2020

While the trip to the battleground state is in part meant to tell a positive story about the administration's response to the pandemic, it also highlights the challenges of the moment.

While Donald Trump won the Catholic vote in 2016, his chances of winning the group again might be complicated by the growing number of Latino Catholic voters and Joe Biden being Catholic himself.

Trump Seeks Catholic Voters, But Some Catholics Push Back

8:42am May 05, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

President Trump aims to rally U.S. Catholics to support his reelection. The effort is dividing Catholics along partisan lines and within congregations.

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