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Kids whose schools are shut down in Anne Arundel County, Md., receive food in Annapolis on Monday, as part of a program to ease the burden of feeding students while schools are closed for two weeks due to the coronavirus. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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U.S. Enters 'Quarantine Life' As Many Schools And Businesses Close

The United States is embarking on a new normal, as widespread school closures and other measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 take effect.

Depending on your health status, you may need to self-isolate, go into quarantine, or simply practice social distancing. All these measures slow community transmission of coronavirus. Camilo Fuentes Beals / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Premium hide caption

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Quarantine? Self-Isolation? Social Distancing? What They Mean And When To Do Them

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If someone tells you, "I'd love to go to dinner, but I'm socially distancing," don't be offended. It's likely they are trying to do their part for public health.

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Octavia Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in the Netflix series Self Made. "I've always felt that her story was germane to who I am as a black woman," Spencer says. Amanda Matlovich/Netflix hide caption

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'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

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Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in a new Netflix series Self Made. Walker was born on a plantation in 1867 and built an empire selling hair and makeup products designed for black women.

The Pentagon funded research into the social sciences as part of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now as those wars wind down, it's bringing one program to an end. Kevin Sieff/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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As The War On Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science

The Pentagon is ending a controversial program to fund social science research. It's part of a shift from asking for academic advice toward building new weapons systems.

As The War On Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approaches the podium to give a speech from his Jerusalem office on Saturday, saying Israel's restaurants and places of entertainment will be closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He also encouraged people not to go to their workplaces unless absolutely necessary. Gali Tibbon/AP hide caption

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Gantz Chosen To Form Government, Netanyahu Argues To Stay PM Over Coronavirus Concerns

Retired army general Benny Gantz was tapped after a majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-member Parliament told President Reuven Rivlin they support Gantz over Netanyahu.

Simone Biles has made clear that she will not stop asking for accountability surrounding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Biles responded to a birthday wish from USA Gymnastics furthering her request for an independent investigation into the matter. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Simone Biles Marks Her Birthday With A Request For USA Gymnastics

The decorated gymnast responded to a birthday wish from USA Gymnastics with her wish for them to have an independent investigation into the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.

Ten-year-old Nurzat (right) and his friends, brothers Abdulla (left), 11, and Muhammet (center), 10, look out the window of their dormitory room at a boarding school in Istanbul, Turkey. The boys are all missing their parents, who are believed to be in prison camps in China. Nicole Tung for NPR hide caption

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'Somewhere Like Home': Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey

Their parents are missing back home in China, likely in prison or detention. "We want them to know they belong to a family that's much bigger than the one they have lost," the school's founder says.

'Somewhere Like Home': Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey

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What We'll Miss At SXSW This Year

For the first time in more than 30 years ago, SXSW isn't happening. But we still listened to hundreds of bands that were supposed to play in Austin this week and made some great discoveries.

What We'll Miss At SXSW This Year

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La Doña On 'Algo Nuevo,' Feminist Reggaeton And Teaching Mariachi In Schools

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to the San Francisco-based artist about her debut EP, as well as teaching folks traditions in public schools and her style of music she calls "femmeton."

La Doña On 'Algo Nuevo,' Feminist Reggaeton And Teaching Mariachi In Schools

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