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Stocks fell sharply Thursday after coronavirus cases spike and the Federal Reserve warned that the recovery will take a long time. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Market Meltdown: Dow Dives 1,800 Points On Worries Of 2nd Coronavirus Wave

The Dow and other stock indexes plunged as cases surged in several states and the Federal Reserve warned that the pandemic "will weigh heavily on economic activity."

Ella Jones, photographed in March of 2015, when she was a candidate for Ferguson's city council, became the Missouri city's first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson. Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption

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Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown

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Sea otters are tourist magnets--and voracious eaters. Not everyone is happy about their comeback off the coast of British Columbia. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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What Happens When Sea Otters Eat 15 Pounds of Shellfish A Day

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Stocks fell sharply Thursday after coronavirus cases spike and the Federal Reserve warned that the recovery will take a long time. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Market Meltdown: Dow Dives 1,800 Points On Worries Of 2nd Coronavirus Wave

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East Ascension High School Valedictorian Emma Cockrum at her home in Prairieville, La., on June 1, 2020. Emily Kask for NPR hide caption

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Reflections On A Lost Senior Year With Hope For The Future

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Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore speaks to a protester after a vigil with members of professional associations and the interfaith community at LAPD headquarters, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption

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LA Police Union Official: 'Every Dollar You Take Away' Has Consequences

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Aided by an ensemble cast of jazz musicians new and old, Lakecia Benjamin recorded the entirety of her new album 'Pursuance: The Coltranes' in two days. Elizabeth Leitzell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone

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