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News Articles: Series: The Coronavirus Crisis

In interviews with Bob Woodward in February and March, President Trump said he recognized the severity of the novel coronavirus — even though he publicly criticized the World Health Organization for not alerting him to the degree of threat.

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  • Global Health

Woodward Book Casts New Light On Trump's Fight With WHO

Revelations in Rage lead global health specialists to charge that Trump is scapegoating the World Health Organization.

September 11, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
In her video <em>Weehawken to Gettysburg</em> Cathy Cluck stands near a statue of Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey. Cluck took a 15-day road trip to visit some of the places she teaches her students about each year and posted <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWVU4tJ-4ldr5RYOpiQ2iIA">daily highlights to her YouTube</a>.

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  • Education

Texas Teacher Takes Her Students On A Road Trip Through U.S. History — Remotely

When the pandemic forced high school teacher Cathy Cluck to rethink her teaching strategy, she went on a "Great American History Road Trip," holding virtual lessons along the way.

September 11, 2020
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By:
  • Emma Talkoff and
  • Emily Alfin Johnson
A patron stands in front of a shelf full of wine bottles at a liquor story in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on March 20.

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  • National

Hangover From Alcohol Boom Could Last Long After Pandemic Ends

Americans are drinking far more during the COVID-19 pandemic. A beer in the evening can feel like a taste of normal life, but health experts worry about alcohol's deadly side effects.

September 11, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Grocery prices have fallen in recent months but are still 4.6% higher than at this time last year. Here, a woman stock shelves in a deli in June at a Washington, D.C., supermarket.

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  • Economy

More Groceries, Less Gas: The Pandemic Is Shaking Up The Cost Of Living

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August and 1.3% over the last 12 months. Some economists say that official measure understates inflation, because the pandemic has changed both what and how we buy.

September 11, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Horsley

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  • Education

The Pandemic Has Researchers Worried About Teen Suicide

Anxiety and depression among teens and youth are getting worse since COVID lockdowns began in March, early studies suggest, and many experts say they fear a corresponding increase in suicide.

September 11, 2020
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
In this Aug. 29 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs players run during NFL football training camp at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Sports

Even In A Pandemic, The NFL Is Ready To Dominate The Sports Landscape

The league didn't have to make hard decisions like other major sports leagues but it's been watching and has mimicked them with a hefty set of health and safety protocols for play during the pandemic.

September 10, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
The Justice Department has accused 57 people of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program. A portion of the program's application is shown here.

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  • National

57 People Face Federal Charges Of Defrauding Coronavirus Relief Program

Prosecutors say those charged attempted to steal more than $175 million from the Paycheck Protection Program, which is meant to provide relief to small businesses impacted by the pandemic.

September 10, 2020
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  • Merrit Kennedy
Worried registered nurses held a vigil in July at Sutter Health's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., to remember their colleague Janine Paiste-Ponder, who caught COVID-19, likely from a patient, and died from complications.

Some Hospitals Fail To Separate COVID-19 Patients, Putting Others At Risk

Nurses say COVID-19 patients have sometimes been housed in the same units as uninfected patients. While officials have penalized nursing homes for such failures, hospitals have seen less scrutiny.

September 10, 2020
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  • Christina Jewett
On Jan. 23, workers started building the Huoshenshan hospital for COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China. The photo above was taken on Jan. 30. Construction was done on Feb. 2, and the 1,000-bed hospital opened on Feb. 3. Today it stands empty of patients.

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  • Global Health

Whatever Happened To ... The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan?

Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?

September 10, 2020
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By:
  • Joanne Lu
Demonstrators in front of the prosecutor's office in Lima, Peru, protest gender violence and femicide on June 20.

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  • Global Health

The Women Of Peru Are Suffering From A 'Shadow Pandemic'

That's how the United Nations characterizes the violence against women that, based on past evidence, has been exacerbated by coronavirus lockdowns.

September 10, 2020
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Starting Sept. 30, New York City restaurants will be able to open their dining rooms at 25% capacity after being closed for months due to COVID-19.

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  • National

New York City To Resume Indoor Dining, With Restrictions, Later This Month

After being delayed in July, reopening is set for Sept. 30, with capacity of only 25%. Patrons must wear masks except while seated and provide information for contact tracing.

September 09, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Trump addresses supporters Tuesday at a campaign rally in Winston Salem, N.C.

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  • Politics

Trump Admits Playing Down Coronavirus's Severity, According To New Woodward Book

President Trump says he didn't want to create panic when pressed on revelations about what he knew early on about the threat of the pandemic versus what he stated publicly.

September 09, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Officials from the Cilandak Subdistrict Office and Police Department carry a coffin in the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of a campaign to scare people into following pandemic guidelines.

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  • Global Health

Can A Parade Of Coffins Scare People Into Wearing Masks?

City officials in Jakarta, Indonesia, created the life-size coffins — complete with dummies inside — to encourage people to take the pandemic seriously. It didn't quite have the intended effect.

September 09, 2020
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By:
  • Adi Renaldi
President Trump takes questions during a Labor Day press conference at the White House.

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  • Politics

Amid Campaign Jabs Over Vaccine, Senate Holds Hearing On Treatment Development

The president has in recent weeks escalated campaign promises to deliver a vaccine by the end of the year, suggesting that a treatment against the coronavirus could be ready by the November election.

September 09, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise and
  • Barbara Sprunt
Camp Robin Hood in Freedom, N.H., was one of the few around the country to offer a summer sleepover camp. This fall, it's offering a program where students can live and attend classes remotely.

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  • Business

Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp

Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.

September 09, 2020
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  • Jason Beaubien
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