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News Articles: Series: The Coronavirus Crisis

A woman runs with her face mask on Monday in New York City, where the mayor has announced that city personnel will hand out free masks to anyone who is not wearing a face covering.

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  • Health

New York City Imposes Fines Of Up To $1,000 For Those Who Refuse To Wear Face Masks

City personnel will hand out free masks. "Our goal, of course, is to give everyone a free face mask and get them to wear it," the mayor said. "We don't want to fine people."

September 30, 2020
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Sox fan Steve Nitz (left) and Cubs fan Paul Schmitz watch the crosstown rivals play each other last weekend in the beer garden at Bernie's Tap and Grill across the street from Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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  • Sports

Baseball Rarity: Cubs And White Sox In Playoffs, But Chicago Fans Can't Go To Games

The strange, shortened season just got more weird, with both teams in the playoffs for just the third time ever. Fans would normally dance in the streets or cram into bars, but it's 2020, so no.

September 30, 2020
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By:
  • David Schaper
President Trump announced the creation of Operation Warp Speed in May to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine. He called it "a massive scientific and industrial, logistic endeavor unlike anything our country has seen since the Manhattan Project."

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  • Health

How Operation Warp Speed's Big Vaccine Contracts Could Stay Secret

More than $6 billion in federal funding has been routed through a firm that manages defense contracts, making the agreements subject to less federal scrutiny and transparency.

September 30, 2020
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
The obstacles and hardships facing working mothers are not new, but the pandemic has given them more visibility.

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  • Economy

'This Is Too Much': Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic

The coronavirus did not create the struggles that working mothers face daily. But it has exacerbated them and made them more visible, forcing women of all income levels to make hard choices.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez speaks with the news media, last month, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Gimenez said Tuesday that he would keep some COVID-19 restrictions in place despite an order by Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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  • National

Florida's Miami-Dade Pushes Back On Loosening Of Coronavirus Restrictions

County Mayor Carlos Gimenez says the opening ordered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes too soon and he expressed concern that the number of coronavirus cases could shoot up.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Allen
A screenshot of Blaseball's interactive story.

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  • Games

Baseball Fans Rule In An Online Game Made For Pandemic Times

The online game Blaseball is about building community and organizing against malevolent forces beyond your control. It's also surreal, bizarre and a little weird.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer
GPB News NPR

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  • Sports

8 Tennessee Titans Players And Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus

Both the Titans and the Minnesota Vikings – who played the Titans on Sunday — are now shutting down in-person club activities.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate winning the Stanley Cup on Monday in Edmonton, Canada.

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  • Sports

NHL Completes Season In Bubble; Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup

The NHL is the first of the four major North American pro sports leagues to crown a champion during the pandemic. Some players spent over two months in a bubble, with no COVID-19 cases reported.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Heavenly Pettigrew, left, and her parents Stephanie and Robert outside their two-bedroom rental apartment in Milwaukee. Without assistance from the nonprofit Community Advocates, the family likely would have faced eviction after the pandemic forced Robert and Heavenly out of their steady jobs.

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  • Health

Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims To Curb Them ― For Now

A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Bram Sable-Smith,
  • Martha Bebinger,
  • and 1 more
As students return to college campuses, the surrounding communities are seeing an increase in coronavirus infections.

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  • Health

When Young People Get COVID-19, Infections Soon Rise Among Older Adults

As college campuses grapple with outbreaks of coronavirus infections, research from the CDC suggests young adults are driving infection rates, putting older, more vulnerable people at risk.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Will Stone
Relatives at a mass burial of pandemic victims at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, mourn a family member.

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  • Global Health

COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million Worldwide. How These 5 Nations Are Driving The Pandemic

Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Stephannia Swain is a cook who was laid off as a result of the pandemic. COVID-19's economic aftershocks have hit the hospitality industry especially hard.

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  • National

Pandemic Threatens Long-Term Job Security After Hospitality Industry Layoffs

Experts say the hotel industry may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023. Hospitality workers are bearing the brunt of this long downturn.

September 29, 2020
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Depending on where you live, restaurants may be open for in-person dining outside or inside. Are you comfortable going out to eat, or are you still holding off? What questions do you have about what activities are safe?

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  • National

6 Months Into The Pandemic, What Feels Safe To You? What Are You Unsure About?

The Consider This team wants to know how you're making decisions six months into the pandemic. What are you comfortable doing? What are you still unsure about?

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
The Minnesota Twins celebrate being the American League Central Division champions after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Minneapolis.

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  • Sports

Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow

After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Goldman
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