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U.S. flags will fly at half-staff on federal and military posts through Sunday as President Trump orders a remembrance of the nearly 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Earlier this month, flags in the hard-hit state of New York flew at half their normal height to honor those lost to the pandemic.

President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead

Flags will be lowered from Friday through Sunday's sunset in a show of national mourning and remembrance.

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Queen Elizabeth II during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace during Xi's state visit to Britain in October 2015. During Xi's visit, the queen hailed a new "golden era" in relations between the two countries.

How The Coronavirus Has Strained U.K.-China Ties

Political analysts say China's growing assertiveness and its recent coronavirus disinformation campaign have soured relations and encouraged the British government to reconsider its China policy.

All That Moby Needs Is To Be Good

At 54 years old, the dance music superstar has shifted more of his time and money toward animal rights activism and philanthropy. Does he have to change himself if he wants to change the world?

Dr. Anthony Fauci On U.S Efforts To Develop A Coronavirus Vaccine

NPR's Noel King speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, about plans to reopen the country and the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine.

News Brief: China's Hong Kong Law, Coronavirus College Tests, Guantanamo Delays

China considers controversial Hong Kong security laws. Colleges prepare to reopen in the fall. And, COVID-19 delays trials at Guantanamo Bay.

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.

As Pandemic Halts The Military Court At Guantánamo, Critics Call For Its Closure

The U.S. prison and military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are widely viewed as dysfunctional and expensive. Now the pandemic has brought court proceedings to a halt.

President Trump listens as Scott Turner, executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, speaks during a meeting with African American leaders in Michigan on Thursday.

White House Looks At 'Opportunity Zone' Extension In Wake Of COVID-19

The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. But critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.

Launched during the Great Depression, the unemployment insurance system has seen unprecedented strain during the coronavirus crisis.

How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic

Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today.

Rachel Portman was the first woman to win an Academy Award for best original score. Her latest album <em>ask the river</em> is her first not written for a film or stage production.

Rachel Portman Steps Away From The Screen With 'Ask The River'

The first woman composer to win an Oscar for best original score is releasing her first album of music not written for a film or stage production.

A hand sanitizer station at a nursing home in central Ohio. Nursing homes were banned from allowing visitors in March.

Huge Percentage Of Ohio COVID-19 Deaths Come From Nursing Homes

More than three quarters of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Ohio have come from nursing homes. This week’s total is a 30% increase from a week ago.

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