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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."
Andrea Bocelli Will Offer His Easter Concert For Free On YouTube
by David Greene
On Sunday, renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a solo concert at the Cathedral of Milan. It will be live streamed on YouTube, but there will be no audience in the church.
Business Is Booming For Miami Company That Cleans Medical Facilities
Antonio Martinez has a cleaning franchise in Florida, and because of the pandemic he is much busier than usual. While is family is worried about him, Martinez says he has to go to work.
Horse-Drawn Carriages Deliver Food In Vienna, Austria
The carriages usually take tourists around the city but it's under lockdown. Some carriage drivers make sure their horses get exercise by delivering meals to the elderly and soon to hospital workers.
Army Corps Of Engineers Called To Help Relieve Pressure On Hospitals
NPR's Noel King talks to Lt. General Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers, about field hospitals being built to ease COVID-19 overcrowding.
Fed Announces Lending Plan To Help Coronavirus-Battered Economy
NPR's David Greene talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's plan to boost the economy by expanding its emergency lending programs to provide up to $2.3 trillion.
Hair Products Entrepreneur Finds A Way To Keep Her Business Afloat
Faced with the prospect of closing up shop because of the coronavirus, some companies are retooling and pivoting to keep their doors open, and their workers employed.
In L.A., It's Now Mandatory For Everyone To Wear Face Coverings
by Sharon McNary
Beginning Friday, people in Los Angeles will be required to wear a mask when in public in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
To Avoid New COVID-19 Cases, China Closes Border With Russia
China has closed its land border with Russia and placed a border city on lockdown after an increase in coronavirus infections that it blames on people crossing from Russia.