Christianna Silva
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The Los Angeles Unified School District began virtual classes this week. The second-largest U.S. school district hopes students will be back in classrooms this year. To do that, nurses will be key.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Winifred Gallagher, author of How the Post Office Created America, about political interference in the U.S. Postal Service.
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The Big Ten and PAC-12 athletic conferences put all of their fall sports on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, much to the disappointment of fans.
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Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is calling for a six-week lockdown to save lives and the economy.
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The virus might eventually behave more like the common cold, according to Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
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The state was the last one to include the Confederate battle emblem on its flag. Reuben Anderson, chair of the redesign commission, discusses the proposals and what the change means for Mississippi.
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It's unclear how the Democrat, who says he is asymptomatic, contracted the virus, but earlier this week, he presided over a hearing that included another member who has since tested positive.
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The California State University system's new graduation requirement will take effect in 2023. Some faculty oppose the move because it does not ensure students take an actual ethnic studies course.
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There were more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about his new book Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics That Divide America.