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News Articles: Series: The Coronavirus Crisis

Wells Fargo has fired more than 100 employees whom it says personally defrauded a pandemic relief program from the Small Business Administration.

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  • Business

Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Employees Accused Of Coronavirus Relief Fraud

The employees' alleged actions were outside of their work responsibilities and do not involve Wells Fargo's customers, the company said. The bank says it's cooperating with law enforcement.

October 15, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Commuters walk over London Bridge toward the city during the morning rush hour on Thursday. The city and other large areas are set to be under a high alert for the coronavirus.

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  • Europe

London And Other English Cities Declared To Be At High Alert For COVID-19

"Things will get worse before they get better," U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, noting that the coronavirus is spreading exponentially in the United Kingdom.

October 15, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
French President Emmanuel Macron is ordering nightly curfews for Paris and other large cities, hoping to control the coronavirus. A woman wears a protective face mask as she sits in the Louvre Museum's courtyard Wednesday in Paris.

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  • Europe

Paris Under Curfew: Europe Reacts As Countries See Highest-Ever Coronavirus Numbers

President Emmanuel Macron announced nightly curfews for Paris and other cities Wednesday, part of a wave of new coronavirus restrictions in Europe.

October 15, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
Russia's Vektor State Enterprise, a former Soviet-era bioweapons lab that has developed a new and yet-to-be-proven coronavirus vaccine, shown in 2018.

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  • World

Putin Announces Approval Of A 2nd Unproven Coronavirus Vaccine

The announcement comes two months after the Russian leader touted "registration" of what was billed as the world's first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. But neither drug has completed large-scale human trials.

October 14, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman

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  • Health

Barron Trump Tested Positive For Coronavirus, But Now Negative

First lady Melania Trump says she dreaded the diagnosis after she and the president got sick. "Luckily [Barron] is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms."

October 14, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo

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  • Health

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce Barely 'Inching Up' As Cases Surge

The number of people working to stop COVID-19 outbreaks from spreading is far from the level needed in most states, according to a new NPR survey and analysis. Find out how your state is doing.

October 14, 2020
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Amid the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sleeplessness, headaches, stomach upset and more symptoms of chronic stress.

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  • Health

Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

Reports are on the rise of symptoms such as headaches, stomach problems and flare-ups of autoimmune disorders. Here's why chronic stress can make our bodies hurt, and what to do about it.

October 14, 2020
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  • Aneri Pattani
A judge has blocked an emergency order issued last week by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration that caps the capacity of bars and other indoor establishments.

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  • National

Judge Blocks Wisconsin Governor's Indoor Capacity Limits Amid Spike In COVID-19 Cases

The rules issued last week limited indoor public gatherings to no more than 25% of total occupancy limits. The state's Tavern League argued the caps would effectively put its members out of business.

October 14, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Chairs are stacked outside a restaurant in Montreal on Sept. 29. The Quebec government ordered restaurants, bars and casinos to close for 28 days, effective midnight Sept. 30, after a recent spike in new daily coronavirus cases.

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  • World

In Pandemic Downturn, Canada's Drive For Guaranteed Basic Income Picks Up Speed

As pressure mounts for a longer lifeline than the government's emergency benefits, some lawmakers and advocates are pushing to make broader state stipends a priority.

October 14, 2020
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  • Urooba Jamal
The number of people dying from COVID-19 since May 10 is on average 50% higher than every other country in the study, adjusting for population size.

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  • Health

Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries

Per capita deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and other causes are 85% higher than in countries like Germany and Israel. "The United States really has done remarkably badly," a study author says.

October 14, 2020
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  • Jason Beaubien
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  • Music News

New York Philharmonic Cancels Its Entire 2020-21 Season, Due To Coronavirus

This is the first time that the New York Philharmonic has been forced to cancel its entire concert season. No previously scheduled concerts will happen before June 2021.

October 14, 2020
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Tekiah Elzey is using Coworker.org to petition for hazard pay to be restored at the New Seasons Market where she works in Portland, Ore.

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  • Economy

Power Of The Petition: Nonprofit Helps Front-Line Workers Fight For Their Rights

Eight out of every nine American workers don't have a union to represent them in workplace disputes. A nonprofit website is helping push for better wages and working conditions amid the pandemic.

October 14, 2020
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  • Ashish Valentine
Jennifer Pahlka co-chaired a strike team that discovered that outdated fraud detection systems were to blame for delaying benefits for millions of Californians. As a result, a new modern ID verification system has just been launched to fix the problem.

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  • National

'So Hard To Prove You Exist': Flawed Fraud Protections Deny Unemployment To Millions

Efforts to prevent fraud in state unemployment systems are outdated, hurting millions of people with legitimate claims by causing lengthy and unnecessary delays while not managing to catch much fraud.

October 14, 2020
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  • Chris Arnold
Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks on during the Nations League football match between France and Portugal, on Sunday. Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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  • Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The soccer star will isolate himself from teammates. Another round of testing reveals he was the only player on the team to test positive.

October 14, 2020
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  • Reese Oxner
Until now, children under 16 have not been included in any of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials.

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  • Health

Will Kids Get A COVID-19 Vaccine? Pfizer To Expand Trial To Ages 12 And Up

Pediatricians have been asking policy makers to include children in COVID-19 vaccine trials. Now, the FDA has given Pfizer approval to enroll adolescents as young as 12 years old.

October 13, 2020
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  • Allison Aubrey
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