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As States Reopen, Do They Have The Workforce They Need To Stop Coronavirus Outbreaks?

NPR surveyed all 50 states to find out how many people they have doing contact tracing — one of the essential tools for keeping outbreaks from flaring up. Look up your state to see how it's doing.

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Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor Writes A New Song For A Troubled America

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The Voice of America building, shown Monday, in Washington, D.C. VOA has increasingly been a target of the Trump administration. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

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One of Rayshard Brooks' family lawyers, L. Chris Stewart, holds a printout of a still image of police body-cam footage taken moments before Brooks' death. Brooks died while fleeing from two white police officers outside an Atlanta Wendy's restaurant on June 12. Dustin Chambers/Getty Images hide caption

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Attorney For Rayshard Brooks' Family Says Officer 'Wasn't Fearing For His Life'

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