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News Articles: Series: The Coronavirus Crisis

Vice President Mike Pence and President Trump at a campaign rally at Newport News, Va., on Sept. 25, a week before Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19.

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  • Elections

Debate Forces Pence Into Spotlight As Coronavirus Crisis Engulfs White House

The vice presidential debate will be the first time Pence answers questions about how he and Trump failed to stop the spread of the virus to the White House itself.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
Freda and her 9-year-old son visit the Purple People Bridge in Cincinnati. She and her five children have been living in the front room of a friend's apartment, sleeping on pads of bunched-up comforters.

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  • Education

Homeless Families Struggle With Impossible Choices As School Closures Continue

Parents and caregivers who are homeless face a difficult decision: Work to try to escape homelessness, or quit their jobs to help their kids with online learning.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Tony Beaulieu says he got concerned for the first time about COVID-19, when the president got sick. But he says Trump's insistence that he's recovered reassured him that the virus is not much to worry about.

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  • Politics

How Massachusetts Voters View Trump's Handling Of The Coronavirus

Even in this blue state, President Trump is getting both criticism and kudos over how he is handling his COVID-19 diagnosis, and his managing of the pandemic as a whole.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
A day before the Chuseok holiday, children run around artificial full moons, part of an installation at a park in eastern Seoul. Koreans believe that wishes made to the full moon on Chuseok will come true. The Seongdong District Office teamed up with local businesses to install the moons as a way to convey hope in the time of COVID-19.

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  • World

COVID-19 Hampered South Korea's Chuseok Holiday — But Daughters-In-Law Got A Break

Women usually clean and cook at their in-laws' — but many stayed home this year. "It's difficult to understand why we have to do so much hard work when it's not even for our own ancestors," one says.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Ha-kyung Kim
President Trump's team of medical specialists overseeing his care at Walter Reed National Military Medical center. He will still have access to round-the-clock care from the White House medical staff.

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  • Health

Cutting-Edge COVID-19 Care For Trump, Not Available For Regular Folks

President Trump will continue to get top-of-the-line medical care for COVID-19 now that he's back at the White House, including the final dose of the new antiviral medication, remdesivir

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
A man waits to cross the street in the largely Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles on Aug. 7. California has implemented a new health equity metric to help address the outsize effect of coronavirus on the state's communities of color.

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  • National

To Tackle Racial Disparities In COVID-19, California Enacts New Metric For Reopening

Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's health secretary, discusses a new health equity metric that requires larger counties to reduce coronavirus rates in minority communities before businesses can reopen.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Audie Cornish and
  • Maureen Pao
President Donald Trump gives thumbs up as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House on Monday.

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  • Health

Domestic Workers React With Anger After Trump Says 'Don't Be Afraid of Covid'

"He's mocking us, the working poor," says one New Jersey mother of three. "He can't tell us not to fear the virus — we're living it."

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies last month during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing. Powell continues to warn the U.S. economy needs more stimulus to recover from the pandemic.

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  • Economy

Fed's Jerome Powell Calls For More Economic Aid, Warning 'Weakness Feeds On Weakness'

Powell renews his call for congressional action on the economy, but President Trump tells his representatives to stop negotiating on new relief until after the election.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A nurse with the Washington, D.C. Dept. of Health is shown administering a coronavirus test last month. D.C. is now seeing a spike in demand for testing.

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  • Health

D.C. Sees Surge In Coronavirus Testing Demand Amid White House Outbreak

"People work in the White House, and those people also shop at my grocery store and are out about town," said one resident. On Monday, there was an 81% increase in tests compared to a week ago.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Margaret Barthel
Facebook and Twitter took action against social media posts released by President Trump from the White House on Tuesday morning.

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  • Technology

Facebook, Twitter Take Action After Trump Falsely Claims Flu Deadlier Than COVID-19

The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal."

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy and
  • Scott Hensley
President Trump takes off his face mask Monday night as he arrives at the White House upon his return from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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  • Politics

Still Undergoing COVID-19 Treatment, Trump Vows He'll Be Ready To Debate Next Week

One day after President Trump left the hospital to continue his COVID-19 treatment at the White House, he said he plans to participate in the debate scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt

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  • Education

Even In COVID-19 Hot Spots, Many Colleges Aren't Aggressively Testing Students

Data from more than 1,400 colleges, obtained by NPR, show that most colleges with in-person classes have no clear testing plan or are testing only students who believe they have the coronavirus.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Sean McMinn
President Trump removes his mask upon returning to the White House on Monday after undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

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  • Politics

'Maybe I'm Immune': Trump Returns To White House, Removes Mask Despite Infection

President Trump, who spent the weekend in the hospital for COVID-19, made a theatrical return to the White House on Monday evening, where he removed his mask and gave his signature two thumbs up.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Michigan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (pictured here on Sept. 16) does not have the authority to extend a state of emergency past April 30. Whitmer had cited two state laws that allowed her to maintain the state's coronavirus measures via executive order.

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  • National

Michigan Supreme Court Rules Against Governor's Emergency Powers

The state's Supreme Court said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lacked the authority to extend a state of emergency past April 30. Whitmer had cited two state laws in extending her emergency declarations.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
Twitter confirmed on Friday that tweets wishing President Trump does not recover from the coronavirus will be removed from the platform.

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  • Technology

Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump's Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed

All three tech companies confirmed that posts expressing the hope that the president does not recover from COVID-19 will be removed for violating each platform's content policies.

October 05, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
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