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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."
News Brief: Unemployment Data, Michael Flynn Case, Georgia Shooting
The Labor Department is expected to report a very bad jobless report. The Justice Department drops a case against an ex-Trump adviser. And, an update on the death of an unarmed black man in Georgia.
COVID-19 Forces More People To Work From Home. How's It Going?
by Greg Rosalsky
About a third of Americans are working from home because of the coronavirus. The technology that enables this has been around for many years, but it took a pandemic to force the move to remote work.
Public Health Officials Aim To Communicate Better With Minorities
by Juana Summers
The coronavirus has made the racial divide in health more stark with a catastrophic effect on black America. Public officials seek ways to communicate more effectively with communities of color.
Data Sharpen Focus On How Many Workers Lost Jobs To COVID-19
by Jim Zarroli
The number of people who have filed first-time claims for unemployment is updated Thursday. And on Friday, the government releases the April unemployment report.
COVID-19 Pandemic Further Alienates Muslim Minority Rohingya
by Michael Sullivan
Boats full of Muslim minority Rohingya refugees are being pushed back by Malaysia, in part, the government says, over fears of the coronavirus virus.
Georgia Announces Probe Into Shooting Death Of Unarmed Black Jogger
by Emily Jones
State law enforcement authorities in Georgia say they will investigate the February shooting death of a black jogger. A video was released this week showing the shooting.