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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."
After Nearly 40 Years And A Song, Stevie Nicks Hears Dove's Call
Stevie Nicks wrote these words in the song "Edge of Seventeen": Just like the white winged dove, sings a song sounds like she's singing. Nicks had never heard a dove's call until a few days ago.
News Brief: African Americans' Death Rate, Navy Hospital, Wuhan Reopens
Data suggests Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than other groups. A Navy hospital ship in New York will now accept pandemic patients. And, after a lockdown, China reopens Wuhan.
Pulley System Expands On Contactless Pizza Delivery
A TikTok video shows a way to retrieve a pizza from the delivery person. Using a pulley system, a box was lowered out of a second-story window. It was then hoisted back up, pizza inside.
Pandemic Overwhelms New York City's System For Handling Its Dead
by Greg Allen
With the COVID-19 death toll rising, officials in New York City are considering creating a temporary cemetery on city property.
Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dies At 73
by Neda Ulaby
John Prine, one of America's most revered singer-songwriters, has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms. Prine wrote beloved songs like "Hello In There" and "Angel From Montgomery."
Trump Urges Saudi Arabia And Russia To End Oil War
by Jackie Northam
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin are at the center of the devastating oil price war. President Trump has inserted himself into the fray.
Last-Minute Court Rulings Create Chaos For Wisconsin Primary
by Laurel White
Wisconsin is proceeding with its primary election Tuesday — even though many voters are scared to go to the polls due to the coronavirus pandemic.
For Some Essential Workers, Jobs Are Still Insecure
When the coronavirus interrupted China's global shipping lines, fewer containers arrived at ports in the United States. For a truck driver in San Bernardino, Calif., that meant a reduction in income.
Sen. Bill Cassidy On His State's Racial Disparites In Coronavirus Deaths
NPR's David Greene talks to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a state with an already staggering number of COVID-19 cases, about how hospitals and residents there are preparing for grim days ahead.
African Americans In Louisiana Are Dying At An Alarming Rate During Pandemic
by Tegan Wendland
In Louisiana, more than 500 people have died because of coronavirus complications. Seventy percent of the victims are black — even though African Americans make up a third of the population.