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Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
by Leila Fadel
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
Hospitals Vary Treatment For Coronavirus Patients
Without a cure for COVID-19, doctors are desperately trying to figure out the best treatment regimen for patients. And what they're trying, may look very different depending on the hospital.
Ford Rechoreographs Plants To Allow For Workers To Socially Distance
NPR's Noel King talks to Jim Hackett, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, on the automaker's plans to restart production at some of its North American plants on Monday. NPR's Camila Domonoske weighs in.
World Health Assembly Convenes Online During COVID-19 Pandemic
by Jason Beaubien
The governing body of the World Health Organization holds its 73rd annual meeting virtually as the organization faces the worst pandemic in its history. The meeting will focus on the global response.
More Migrants From India Try To Get Into U.S. From Mexico
by Lauren Frayer
Before the pandemic, 100 times more Indians were being detained annually on the U.S.-Mexico border, compared to 10 years ago. Officials say the economic migrants believe smugglers promising asylum.
Old Sneakers Auctioned Off For A Record $560,000
The shoes are Michael Jordan's personal pair of 1985 Air Jordans. Sotheby's reports the kicks sold for more than three times what was expected. Jordan had signed them in permanent marker.
Utah Is One Of The States At The Forefront Of Contact Tracing
by Andrew Becker
Utah has retrained about 150 state employees as contact tracers. We peek over the shoulder of two people working from home, making calls in English and Spanish, and hear about the state's strategy.
Israelis And Palestinians Are Quarantined Together In Hotel Corona
by Daniel Estrin
Israel quarantines COVID-19 patients in hotels. In one nicknamed Hotel Corona, groups that don't normally mix, were getting along and having fun. NPR's podcast Rough Translation brings us the story.
Florida's Complete Phase 1 Reopening Happens As COVID-19 Cases Rise
by Greg Allen
In Florida Monday, more places are permitted to reopen. Businesses that opened earlier, will be allowed higher capacity limits. At the same time, there's been been an upswing in COVID-19 cases.
Florida Surfer Is Reunited With His Prosthetic Leg
Carter Hess lost his left leg while serving in Afghanistan in 2012. Last month, he lost his prosthetic leg in the water. Weeks later, a teenager found the titanium leg worth about $3,000.
Morning News: WHO Meeting, U.S. Automakers, Florida's Phase 1
The World Health Organization holds its annual meeting virtually to discuss COVID-19 response. Big U.S. carmakers restart production Monday. And as Florida reopens, coronavirus cases increase.
Madison, Wis., Responds To State Supreme Court Striking Down Stay Home Order
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway about the state's supreme ruling against the governor's stay-at-home order and how her city is keeping its people safe.