Новости за 27.04.2020

Anyone who returns to work has to wear a face covering, the agency says, but it may not have enough for every employee. The House Ways and Means Committee called the move "completely irresponsible."

Overall, 78% of New York voters — including a majority of Republicans — say they trust Gov. Andrew Cuomo to decide when to reopen their state.

According to U.S. Census data, more than 36 million Americans live by themselves. A few chime in with suggestions for weathering the pandemic alone.

For eight seasons, Homeland has closely tracked real-life events and anxieties. Now, the show drops its finale in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic — a terrifying real world plot twist.

Medical staffs are reeling from the changes COVID-19 has brought to intensive care units — from redesigning the spaces to changing what it means to care for patients who are facing death alone.

As states and cities reopen, people are resuming some activities, but this time, in face coverings or masks. Here are some reminders on how to wear — and remove — a mask safely.

Most Americans have been social distancing for more than a month now. Feelings of "quarantine fatigue" are setting in, and some are starting to loosen up their lockdown routines.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added new symptoms to the list of those seen in people with the coronavirus. NPR political and science reporters update on the latest coronavirus news.

The men who bang drums to wake people up for the early-morning Ramadan prayers in Gaza have added rhymes to their cadences to remind people to wash their hands and stay safe.

The rumor mill has been in overdrive about the whereabouts and the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after he missed a high profile event earlier this month.

Court clerks are reporting a spike in applications for marriage licenses, despite the COVID-19 restrictions and closed courthouses.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a gun rights case in New York and ruled in favor of insurance companies seeking compensation for their losses.

San Francisco hopes to expand testing of all residents to evaluate the presence of COVID-19. It is starting with the Mission District, a hard-hit predominantly Latino neighborhood.

The NFL draft has passed, which usually means it is time to look ahead toward the season. But the coronavirus pandemic has left players and fans uncertain whether the season will happen at all.

Detroit member station WDET remembers a longtime caller: retired science teacher and community activist Tom Wilson, who died last week from COVID-19.

The quarantine has given people an opportunity to catch up on their readings. The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino is using this time to read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.

Leah Naomi Green is the 2019 winner of the Walt Whitman Award by the Academy of American Poets. Part of the honor is getting her first book published. The More Extravagant Feast came out on April 7.

Interior Western states had significant coronavirus hotspots but avoided pandemic's worst. Governors are starting to release reopening plans in the face of pressure from right-wing groups.

The $3.7 billion NBA franchise and a handful of businesses are returning money they received from a federal program that was intended to help small companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

The students' lawyers argued that literacy is a fundamental skill to living in a democracy, and thus protected by the U.S. Constitution. In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court agreed.

Upright Citizens Brigade, the improv mainstay and launchpad for many comics, will no longer have a physical space in New York City. Despite UCB's flaws, "people are grieving," a former UCBer says.

The IRS system for distributing Coronavirus relief payments is susceptible to fraud, because the payments of some Americans can be obtained with information easily available to criminals online.

Restrictions at local hospitals meant Will Thompson hasn't been able to accompany his wife to her prenatal doctor's visits, including one where they expected to learn their baby's gender.

Bankers tell NPR that the SBA's portal wouldn't allow them to enter the loan application information that is needed to access the PPP program.

Homeowners say that to catch up on payments, lenders demand big balloon payments they can't afford. Advocates want Congress to mandate that missed payments simply be added to the end of the loan term.