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Hawaiian Airlines jets outside Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Hawaii has seen a more than 90% reduction in the number of air travelers arriving since the start of the pandemic. Ryan Finnerty/Hawaii Public Radio hide caption
Joyce Chen, an associate professor of development economics at Ohio State University, has had to put her research on hold this year to oversee her children's virtual schooling. Chen is also teaching virtually this fall. Jessica Phelps for NPR hide caption
The Tampa Bay Rays practice at Globe Life Field with the roof open as the team prepares for Tuesday's World Series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Arlington, Texas. First pitch for Game 1 is at 8:09 p.m. ET. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Game On! The World Series Begins Between The L.A. Dodgers And Tampa Bay Rays
A health care worker prepares to screen people for the coronavirus at a testing site in Landover, Md., in March. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Coronavirus Updates
Health Care Workers Ask Therapist: 'Why Aren't More People Taking This Seriously?'
Health Care Workers Ask Therapist: 'Why Aren't More People Taking This Seriously?'
As Taiwan's Relations With The U.S. Grow Warmer, Tensions With Beijing Rise
Lachlan (left) and Lillian Barilleau play in the backyard of their home in Central, La. They were displaced from the house for months after a flood in 2016. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
U.K. Moves Toward Ethically Controversial Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
They Took A Gamble And Voted Trump In 2016. Whom Are They Going To Vote For In 2020?
Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancee And His Pro-Democracy Group Sue Saudi Crown Prince
COVID-19 mortality rates are going down, according to studies of two large hospital systems, partly thanks to improvements in treatment. Here, clinicians care for a patient in July at an El Centro, Calif., hospital. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Nigerian Security Forces Open Fire During Protest Against Police Brutality
Hawaiian Airlines jets outside Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Hawaii has seen a more than 90% reduction in the number of air travelers arriving since the start of the pandemic. Ryan Finnerty/Hawaii Public Radio hide caption
Jason Flom is the CEO of Lava Records, a board member of The Innocence Project and host of the podcast Wrongful Conviction. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival hide caption
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