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New York City Councilman Francisco Moya says the coronavirus is disproportionately impacting his constituents in Queens, home to a large working class population.

The United States is now the country with the most COVID-19-related deaths. More than 20,000 Americans have now lost their lives to the disease and more than a half a million have tested positive.

NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks with New York City Councilman Francisco Moya about how the coronavirus is impacting his constituents in the hardest hit borough, Queens.

NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks with Yenny Hernandez, a commercial cleaner in New York City, about what it's like to be unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic.

There is a political fight in Kansas over whether churches can gather more than 10 people for Easter Sunday.

The Cook County Jail has the largest outbreak of the coronavirus behind bars, with more than 400 staff and inmates infected. They've offered early release to ease overcrowding, but the risk remains.

NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks with Adam Kuperstein and his mother Elana Kuperstein about how they're navigating the death of a loved due to COVID-19 during a time of social distancing.

For National Poetry Month, NPR's Life Kit team offers some tips to help you better appreciate the art form — and encourages listeners to write their own haikus.

NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks with Robert Reich, professor of public policy at UC Berkeley and former U.S. Secretary of Labor, about his new book The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It.

NPR spoke to the British singer-songwriter about releasing her new album, Song For Our Daughter, four months early and looking back at the version of herself who entered the music industry at 16.

As venues across the country have shut down in response to the coronavirus, some theaters have made archival videos of the closed productions available online, for the cost of a ticket.

"I didn't know if each night I would deteriorate and have to go in the hospital, or whether I would survive the night," says Michael Saag, an epidemiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is flattening the curve, but daily deaths have stabilized at a "horrific rate."

The nation's largest school district, with some 1.1 million students, had shifted to remote learning since last month due to the coronavirus. Now officials don't expect to reopen till September.

The National Governors association is signaling a growing dire financial picture for states as Congress spars over including state and local funds along with additional money for small business loans.

We've invited the author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat to play a game called "Crosby, Stills, Nash, Acid, Heat!" Three questions about Woodstock, the famous music festival.

The Covid-15, Hasta LaVista Bernie, Seventh-inning Scratch.

Our panelists read three stories about somebody this week who said "it's Tim's fault", only one of which is true.

Rick Roll!

Tweet-ums, Lunar Fortune

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Quaranteeth Fairy, Dr. John and Dashboard Confessional

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Our panelists predict now that Anthony Fauci says coronavirus may mean the end of handshaking forever, what we will replace it with.

None of us are likely to have a glorious summer this year — but crack open Jessica Pennington's new Meet Me at Midnight and follow the charming enemies-to-lovers story, and you'll get close.

The order was announced shortly before it took effect midnight Friday, drawing crowds of last-minute shoppers in cities such as Istanbul. Turkey has reported over 47,000 confirmed cases of the virus.