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Monday

More than 10 million people in the U.S. are out of jobs, and the hardest-hit industries are also some of the lowest paying, including retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism. Sarah Gonzales for NPR hide caption

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'My Bank Account Has $4': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo

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Tuesday

Autopsies Spark Legal Fight Over Meaning Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment

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Monday

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Gasping For Air: Autopsies Reveal Troubling Effects Of Lethal Injection

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Tuesday

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says "there was no unity around the world in the strategy to fight the pandemic." Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.N. Chief: Security Council Gridlock Blocks Effective Coronavirus Response

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Wednesday

The title of Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters started as a line from a TV crime drama, but became the album's central message: "Fetch your tool of liberation. Set yourself free," Apple says. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'Fetch Your Tool Of Liberation': Fiona Apple On Setting Herself Free

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Thursday

"I just wanted to try and fulfill the potential of all these ideas I had on the album, and it took me a really long time to get there," Khushi says. Parsons/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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10 Years, One Shed: Building A Meticulous Musician's Debut

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Thursday

Workers in green polo shirts and blue caps monitor machines making plastic products at the Dongguan Fangjie Printing and Packaging Company. Jolie Myers/NPR hide caption

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Has The Trade War Taken A Bite Out Of China's Economy? Yes — But It's Complicated

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Tuesday

Chinese honor guards stand in formation during the lowering of the national flag in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Monday, one day before the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Communist China Turns 70. Who Shares Its Economic Growth?

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Friday

Daria Zhuk, 27, came forward in February — one of several female journalists to level claims of harassment against Leonid Slutsky, head of the powerful foreign affairs committee in the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament. Jolie Myers/NPR hide caption

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How One Woman's Story Helped Set #MeToo In Motion In Russia

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The Bolshoi Theatre's new staging of Anna Karenina features Olga Smirnova as Anna and Andrei Merkuriev as Karenin. Elena Fetisova/Bolshoi Theatre hide caption

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An 'Anna Karenina' For Our Times At Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre

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Monday

A supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin campaigns for him in Red Square in central Moscow. Jolie Myers/NPR hide caption

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After Election Landslide, It's Putin's Russia (More Than Ever)

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Friday

In Moscow, Russian voters will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes in the country's presidential election. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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From Pride To Protest: How Russians Feel About Their Presidential Election

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Chef Vladimir Mukhin prepares food at his Chef's Table restaurant in Moscow. Mukhin owns more than 20 restaurants, mostly in Russia, including White Rabbit. Jolie Myers/NPR hide caption

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The Russian Chef Who Is Bringing Back His Homeland's Colorful, Classic Cuisine

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Thursday

Internet activist Lyudmila Savchuk spent two months working in a "troll factory" in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was tasked with writing posts that would inflame anti-American sentiment among Russians. Others at the factory would write negative posts about American politicians, the war in Ukraine and America's NATO allies. Jolie Myers/NPR hide caption

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Meet The Activist Who Uncovered The Russian Troll Factory Named In The Mueller Probe

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