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Wednesday

Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees

Banks handling the federal government's loan program for small businesses made more than $10 billion in fees, while thousands of small businesses were shut out of the program.

Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees

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Monday

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

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The Coronavirus Crisis

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

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Friday

Thursday

Want To See What Your City's Pandemic Plan Says? Good Luck.

A Pier 39 employee wears protective gear while cleaning a sidewalk in San Francisco, Calif., on March 16, the day the county announced a local shelter-in-place order. On March 19, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a shelter-in-place order for the entire state. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Investigations

Want To See What Your City's Pandemic Plan Says? Good Luck.

NPR reached out to the public health departments serving some of the largest cities in the U.S. Most did not have their most current pandemic response plan posted publicly and many were out of date.

Want To See What Your City's Pandemic Plan Says? Good Luck.

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Wednesday

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Tornado Strikes Arkansas City; Officials Say Pandemic Closures Kept People Safe

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National

Tornado Strikes Arkansas City; Officials Say Pandemic Closures Kept People Safe

The tornado injured at least 22 people and caused extensive damage to many properties. Officials attribute the relatively low number of casualties in part to social distancing and business shutdowns.

U.S. Sees Exponential Growth In Coronavirus Death Toll

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Coronavirus Updates

U.S. Sees Exponential Growth In Coronavirus Death Toll

In just two days, the number of coronavirus deaths in the country has doubled from 1,000 fatalities over the course of a month to more than 2,000. Over 135,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.

Saturday

President Trump Confirms 1st U.S. Coronavirus Death; U.S. Heightens Travel Warnings

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Global Health

President Trump Confirms 1st U.S. Coronavirus Death; U.S. Heightens Travel Warnings

A man in his 50s has died, according to Washington state health officials. It's the first death from COVID-19 in the U.S. The president defended the administration's response.

Wednesday

Spanish Response To State Of The Union Calls Trump 'The Greatest Threat'

Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup. She delivered the Spanish-language response to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Politics

Spanish Response To State Of The Union Calls Trump 'The Greatest Threat'

Rep. Veronica Escobar delivered the Spanish-language response to President Trump's State of the Union, focusing on health care, gun violence and immigration.

Wednesday

Architect Of CIA's Torture Program Says It Went Too Far

Alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (far left) consults with his defense attorneys in the U.S. military courtroom in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, as a man who waterboarded him, retired Air Force psychologist James Mitchell, takes the stand. Janet Hamlin Illustration hide caption

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Investigations

Architect Of CIA's Torture Program Says It Went Too Far

One of the psychologists who designed the CIA's torture program appeared at war court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday. He testified about an inmate who was waterboarded more than 80 times.

Tuesday

Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today

Vacant rowhouses line a portion of Franklin Square, a formerly redlined neighborhood in Baltimore. New research shows many communities subjected to discriminatory housing practices in the 1930s are hotter today. Ian Morton for NPR hide caption

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Heat and Health in American Cities

Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today

A study of more than 100 cities nationwide shows neighborhoods subjected to discriminatory housing policies nearly a century ago are hotter today than other areas.

Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today

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Saturday

Sunday

Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Widespread Protests Over Election Fraud

Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, speaks during a press conference in El Alto, Bolivia, on Nov. 9, 2019. Morales resigned the next day after protests and allegations of election fraud. Marcelo Perez del Carpio/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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The Americas

Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Widespread Protests Over Election Fraud

The announcement comes after an audit found "clear manipulation" of a computer system, which affected the final count of October's vote. Unrest prompted by fraud allegations has led to three deaths.

Saturday

Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon

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Technology

Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon

"We're surprised about this conclusion. AWS is the clear leader in cloud computing," an Amazon Web Services spokesperson told NPR. The contract is for 10 years.