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Can your dog carry the coronavirus? Does washing your clothes get the virus out? And how long does a Clorox wipe work? We asked experts questions from readers and listeners about preventing the spread of the virus.
States are handling the coronavirus pandemic in very different ways. Here’s a state-by-state guide to closures, benefits and takeout. Plus, state leaders grapple with whether gun shops should be considered an essential business amid a global health crisis.
Is COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, pretty much like the flu or does it pose a far greater risk? Here are the similarities and differences.
Who benefits the most from the $2 trillion federal economic recovery package? Here are the main groups that will see the widest-reaching impacts: individuals, small businesses, big corporations, hospitals and public health, federal safety net, state and local governments, and education.
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Get out your shovel! Emptier grocery store shelves are helping to cultivate a growing interest in home gardening.
The U.S. economy has been staggered and shocked by the coronavirus pandemic. Five of the world’s leading economists share their top ideas on how to avert an economic catastrophe. |
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Last week was the start of the greatest distance-learning experiment ever attempted. As school districts continue to get remote learning lessons in place, over half of students live near the poverty line, 14% have a learning disability, and some struggle just to find Internet access. (Listening time, 4:42 or read the story)
ESPN has gone from airing March Madness to marble racing. The self-proclaimed "worldwide leader in sports" is now operating in a world where there are nearly no live sports. But don’t despair. They did find time to resurrect footage of an annual event in which scores of Britons chase a wheel of cheese speeding down the side of a steep hill in Gloucestershire. (Listening time, 3:52 or read the story)
Many American doctors could soon be making the decisions that health care workers in Italy are facing: Which patients get lifesaving treatment, and which ones do not? (Listening time, 4:20 or read the story) |
What does a deserted city look like? Downtown Chicago destinations normally packed with tourists and everyday pedestrian traffic emptied out after Illinoisans were ordered to stay at home starting last weekend. Here’s what the normally bustling city looks like when no one is out. |
| Parents and guardians, we’re all in this home-school situation together. Here are some strategies on how to make learning from home work. |
Music And Books To Get You Through |
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Tarriona "Tank" Ball of Tank and the Bangas isn’t going to let a pandemic get in the way of making music. She joined Tiny Desk home edition from her living room in New Orleans, surrounded by percussive instruments that include a suitcase, a cassette box and a pen.
There's no wrong time for a good book. Here are a few great reads to get you through quarantine. (Listening time, 21:57)
NPR Music's Daily Breather asks writers and artists to recommend one thing that's helping them get through being quarantined. |
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