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67-Year-Old Arkansas Woman, Who Died Of COVID-19, Remembered By Her Daughter

This month, 67 year old Alicia Ugartechea <> of Hot Springs, Ark. died of COVID-19. She is one of the more than 400,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the United States.

67-Year-Old Arkansas Woman, Who Died Of COVID-19, Remembered By Her Daughter

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A Day Laborer Who Dreamed Of Returning Home To Mexico Dies Of COVID-19

Workers at the CARECEN Day Labor Center in Los Angeles constructed a makeshift memorial for fellow worker Paulino Ramos, who died of COVID-19 in September. Danny Hajek/NPR hide caption

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A Day Laborer Who Dreamed Of Returning Home To Mexico Dies Of COVID-19

Paulino Ramos spent more than a decade working demolition jobs in California to support his family in Mexico. The day laborers he worked with fear they, too, may be more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

A Day Laborer Who Dreamed Of Returning Home To Mexico Dies Of COVID-19

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Guggenheim's Audio Guide Brings The Art Museum To Listeners' 'Mind's Eye'

Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 16, 2016. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Guggenheim's Audio Guide Brings The Art Museum To Listeners' 'Mind's Eye'

The "Mind's Eye" audio experience is an aural escape during the pandemic, but it's actually designed for the blind community. The idea is to immerse listeners in a space that can be vividly imagined.

Guggenheim's Audio Guide Brings The Art Museum To Listeners' 'Mind's Eye'

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It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple question: What's been keeping you up at night? Adria Malcolm for NPR hide caption

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Politics

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

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'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99

Dr. José Gabriel López-Plascencia spent over 60 years providing health care for low-income families in Phoenix. Courtesy of Valle del Sol Community Health hide caption

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'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99

Patients knew José Gabriel López-Plascencia as "the doctor that served the poor." He spent over 60 years caring for low-income families left out of the healthcare system in Phoenix.

'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99

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Law

Health Care Workers Await Supreme Court DACA Decision

Javier Quiroz Castro and Estefania Betancourt Macias are nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic. They're also DACA recipients, awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on the fate of the DACA program.

Health Care Workers Await Supreme Court DACA Decision

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To Reach The Homeless, An Alabama Church Brings 'The Steeple To The Streets'

Patrick Aitken, missions coordinator at the River City Church in Montgomery, Ala., is concerned that the city's already vulnerable homeless population will be forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic. Mary Joyce McLain hide caption

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To Reach The Homeless, An Alabama Church Brings 'The Steeple To The Streets'

Montgomery County has emerged as a COVID-19 hot spot. At River City Church, where half the congregation is or once was homeless, outreach programs work to protect their most vulnerable.

To Reach The Homeless, An Alabama Church Brings 'The Steeple To The Streets'

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In Homes Left Empty By COVID-19, This Georgia Woman Packs Up The Memories

Cathy Cody is owner/operator of No Ifs Ands Or Butts About It Janitorial Services & More, LLC in Albany, Ga. Jason Cabatit/JCabatit Photography hide caption

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In Homes Left Empty By COVID-19, This Georgia Woman Packs Up The Memories

Cathy Cody was born and raised in Albany, Ga., a close-knit community pushed to the edge by the outbreak. Albany has seen one of the nation's highest rates of infection, and she's found a way to help.

In Homes Left Empty By COVID-19, This Georgia Woman Packs Up The Memories

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Books

COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be The Last Chapter For N.J. Bookstore

The bookstore called Source of Knowledge in Newark was a vibrant part of the community before the coronavirus outbreak. It's one of two African American-owned bookstores left in the state.

COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be The Last Chapter For N.J. Bookstore

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National

Georgia Community Is Pushed To The Edge By Coronavirus Outbreak

Andrea Owens-White is a florist in Albany, Ga., in one of the hardest hardest hit areas of the coronavirus pandemic. Owens-White, who tested positive for COVID-19, was forced to file for unemployment.

Georgia Community Is Pushed To The Edge By Coronavirus Outbreak

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Business

Coronavirus Social Distancing Orders Put Barbers Out Of Work

John Brown owns Joe Black Barber Shop in Pearland, Texas. Since the coronavirus outbreak, his barbers are out of a job. But he's lost much more in this pandemic: His mother died of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Social Distancing Orders Put Barbers Out Of Work

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Obituaries

Ronald Lewis, Preserver Of New Orleans' Black Culture, Dies At 68

Ronald Lewis, who was known as a preserver of black culture, has died of the coronavirus. Lewis operated a museum called The House of Dance and Feathers in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward.

Ronald Lewis, Preserver Of New Orleans' Black Culture, Dies At 68

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National

Farmworkers, Deemed Essential, Don't Feel Protected From Pandemic

Nearly half of the 850,000 farmworkers in California are undocumented, and labor unions say sometimes they are denied sick leave. Undocumented workers are excluded from the coronavirus relief package.

Farmworkers, Deemed Essential, Don't Feel Protected From Pandemic

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