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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."
Denmark Reopens Some Schools But Not Everyone Is Pleased
by Sidsel Overgaard
The Danish government's decision to allow children up to 12 years old to go back to school on Wednesday has split public opinion in the country.
South Korea Holds Parliamentary Elections During Pandemic
by Anthony Kuhn
South Korean voters got to the polls Wednesday for legislative elections. The vote is seen as a report card for the president's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. His performance ratings are high.
Gov. Pritzker On The Challenges Facing Illinois During COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker about the president's claim that the federal government has the ultimate authority to determine when COVID-19 restrictions should be lifted.
Why South Dakota's Governor Is Resistant To Issuing Stay-At-Home Order
by Lee Strubinger
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, says she won't issue a statewide stay-at-home order because it would need to last until October. Health researchers say that may be dangerous logic.
Wisconsin Primary Results, Coronavirus Challenges Biden's Campaign
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maayan Silver of member station WUWM about Wisconsin's primary, and to Democratic strategist Karen Finney about Joe Biden's path forward despite COVID-19 pandemic.
Boeing Mulls Federal Relief Package That Comes With Strings
by David Schaper
Boeing's airplane plants are closed. Idled employees don't know when or if they'll return to work. The aerospace giant is weighing a request for federal aid as it also considers downsizing and layoffs
Austria's Government Loosens Lockdown, Some Shops Reopen
by Kerry Skyring
The Austrian government says if the rate of new infections stays low, it is allowing small local shops to open — as long as customers wear masks and practice social distancing.
Trump Shows Campaign-Style Video During COVID-19 Briefing
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch about how conservatives, including those who deny there's a pandemic, are responding to President Trump's coronavirus plan.
President Obama Expected To Endorse His Former Vice President Joe Biden
by Juana Summers
Former President Barack Obama will officially endorse Joe Biden, his former vice president and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, in a video to be released later today.
COVID-19 Briefing: Trump Attacks Media, Says Only He Can Reopen Economy
President Trump played a video which sounded like a campaign ad, and drew a battle line between the federal government and states over the authority to reopen the U.S. economy.