The Government Accountability Office says the IRS did not use death records for the first three batches of coronavirus relief payments — which account for 72% of the nearly $270 billion in payments dispensed so far. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
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Travelers make their way through ticketing and TSA inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption
Whistleblower: TSA Failed To Protect Staff, Endangered Passengers During Pandemic
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A walker passes the names of George Floyd and Eric Garner spelled out in fabric at the Say Their Names: Silver Lake Memorial on June 9 in Los Angeles. There has been a recent push for a nationwide ban on police chokeholds. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption
How Decades Of Bans On Police Chokeholds Have Fallen Short
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Tents are visible behind wire fences last month near buildings of the Federal Medical Center prison in Fort Worth, Texas. Hundreds of inmates inside the facility reportedly have tested positive for the coronavirus, and several have died. LM Otero/AP hide caption
As COVID-19 Spreads In Prisons, Lockdowns Spark Fear Of More Solitary Confinement
Olutosin Oduwole at his home in New Jersey in 2016. Shankar Vedantam/NPR hide caption
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NPR reviewed a database of thousands of contracting actions connected to the COVID-19 public health crisis and identified more than 250 companies that got federal contracts worth more than $1 million without going through a fully competitive bidding process. diane555/Getty Images hide caption
Feds Spend Billions On COVID-19 Contracts, Often Without Fully Competitive Bidding
COVID-19 Infections And Deaths Are Higher Among Those With Intellectual Disabilities
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New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, left, distributes bags containing meals and face masks, at the NAN Newark Tech World in Newark, N.J., on May 6. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
Much Of The Stimulus Aid Sent To States Hasn't Gone Where It's Needed Most
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In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
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People in cars arrive at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site outside a Rite Aid in Toms River, N.J., on April 22. About 3% of Rite Aid stores are offering testing for the virus. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Trump's Plan For Drive-Up COVID-19 Tests At Stores Yields Few Results
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Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Pence, listens during a coronavirus briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Pence Chief Of Staff Owns Stocks That Could Conflict With Coronavirus Response
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A woman drops a nasal swab in a vial at the announcement that Denver will launch a drive-up COVID-19 test site. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
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The original military courtroom at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is seen in this photo approved for release by the U.S. military. Walter Michot/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
As Pandemic Halts The Military Court At Guantánamo, Critics Call For Its Closure
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Signs in English and Spanish outside a hospital in West Reading, Pa., advertise visitor restrictions as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Ben Hasty / MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
Hospital Visitor Bans Under Scrutiny After Disability Groups Raise Concerns Over Care
Dr. Ray Lorenzoni is in his second year of a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. In March, he was recruited to treat adult COVID-19 patients during New York City's peak. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption