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A man adjusts a boy's protective face mask on Thursday as they try to avoid contracting a new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. The country is reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases, predominantly in its south.

Coronavirus: South Korea Says COVID-19 Cases Doubled In 24 Hours

2:10pm February 20, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Many of the new cases are linked to a Christian sect in the city of Daegu. A woman who attended services there is listed as having more than 1,000 contacts.

During a visit last week to the California Museum in Sacramento, Les Ouchida holds a 1943 photo of himself (front row center) and his siblings taken at the internment camp in Jerome, Ark., that his family was moved to from their home near Sacramento in 19

California Lawmakers Expected To Apologize For U.S. Internment Of Japanese Americans

12:07pm February 20, 2020

The bill's sponsor says he was "disturbed by the striking parallels" between the treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and current U.S. immigration policy.

Distortion is familiar to most of us — a 'staticky noise,' a 'noisy static.' But in the right hands, its uses can bloom and its rigid contours soften.

Music & Culture

All Ears: Some New Ways To Hear Distortion

11:33am February 20, 2020

by Ruth Saxelby

Distortion is familiar to most of us — a 'staticky noise,' a 'noisy static.' But in the right hands, its uses can bloom and its rigid contours soften.

A girl in a park in Beijing on Feb. 15. Researchers are looking at the impact of the newly identified coronavirus on children.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Is Contagious, But Kids Seem Less Vulnerable So Far

11:24am February 20, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

A small study from China finds infected babies have only mild symptoms. And a study of pregnant women who were infected with the virus evaluates whether it can be passed on to their babies.

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A police officer guards the road in front of a house where police found the bodies of the suspected gunman and his mother, in Hanau, Germany, on Thursday.

Shootings In Germany Kill 10; Police Suspect Far-Right Extremism

11:04am February 20, 2020

"Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, as evidence pointed to the gunman being motivated by extreme views.

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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, last month.

National

White House Appoints Outspoken Ambassador As New Acting Head Of Intelligence

7:59am February 20, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Richard Grenell, the vocal and frequently controversial U.S. envoy in Berlin, replaces another acting director. Grenell, a Trump loyalist, has no background in intelligence.

Calvin Brandford (center) is a certified minority contractor who has run an excavation business north of Boston for almost 30 years. Brandford said getting state-funded work as a subcontractor is very hard and often comes with a serious drawback: not gett

National

Disparities In Government Contracting Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses

5:00am February 20, 2020

by Chris Burrell

Despite affirmative action goals meant to make up for disparities, white-owned businesses win most of the bids for government work. And in many places the numbers are getting worse.

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