Coronavirus Updates: States Encounter Challenges In Reopening Businesses
NPR's science and political correspondents discuss challenges that states are facing as they attempt to reopen their economies amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Monday, May 4, 2020
NPR News: Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health Insurance
Coronavirus Conundrum: How To Cover Millions Who Lost Their Jobs And Health Insurance
Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.
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Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.
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Sunday, May 3, 2020
NPR News: Southern Europe Could Lose $22 Billion Fighting Deadly Olive Tree Disease
Southern Europe Could Lose $22 Billion Fighting Deadly Olive Tree Disease
The tree killer is a bacterium called xylella fastidiosa. It has killed millions of olive trees in Italy and is now threatening Spain and Greece. These countries produce 95% of Europe's olive oil.
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The tree killer is a bacterium called xylella fastidiosa. It has killed millions of olive trees in Italy and is now threatening Spain and Greece. These countries produce 95% of Europe's olive oil.
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NPR News: With Help From Psychology Professor Dad, 7-Year-Olds Run A Study
With Help From Psychology Professor Dad, 7-Year-Olds Run A Study
When SUNY Plattsburgh professor Jeremy Grabbe's 7-year-old triplets complained about not getting out because of social distancing, he enlisted their help in writing up a study.
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When SUNY Plattsburgh professor Jeremy Grabbe's 7-year-old triplets complained about not getting out because of social distancing, he enlisted their help in writing up a study.
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NPR News: A Flying Photographer Looks Down On Earth In Awe And Sorrow
A Flying Photographer Looks Down On Earth In Awe And Sorrow
In his new book, The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene, George Steinmetz offers a bird's eye view of the mark humans have made on the global landscape.
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In his new book, The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene, George Steinmetz offers a bird's eye view of the mark humans have made on the global landscape.
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NPR News: California's Coronavirus Testing Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots
California's Coronavirus Testing Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots
Access to testing is still uneven in the nation's largest state. Even as some urban counties offer tests to anyone who wants one, a rural county is testing raw sewage to track the virus.
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Access to testing is still uneven in the nation's largest state. Even as some urban counties offer tests to anyone who wants one, a rural county is testing raw sewage to track the virus.
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Saturday, May 2, 2020
NPR News: Opinion: NFL Fashion Masks But Still Not Enough Protective Masks
Opinion: NFL Fashion Masks But Still Not Enough Protective Masks
NPR's Scott Simon explains why protective masks for frontline workers are still in short supply, while fashion masks for the rest of us seem to be readily available.
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NPR's Scott Simon explains why protective masks for frontline workers are still in short supply, while fashion masks for the rest of us seem to be readily available.
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