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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."
D.C. Neighborhood Puts On A Safe Distance Talent Show
by Michael May
With strict social distancing measures, many communities look for safe ways to come together and be entertained. A Washington, D.C., neighborhood threw its first Lawrence Street COVID-19 talent show.
Planet Money: The Parable Of The Piston
The scramble is on to manufacture new ventilators fast. Our Planet Money team sees what it takes for a company that normally makes auto parts to turn on a dime and make pistons for a ventilators.
British Man Didn't Let Being In Quarantine Deter His Birthday Marathon
He ran the 26.2 miles for his 32nd birthday in about 7,000 trips of 20 feet each — back and forth across his backyard. He raised money for Britain's National Health Service to help battle COVID-19.
Federal Relief Aid To Airlines Comes With Strings Attached
by David Schaper
The government explains what airlines must do to get a share of $50 billion in aid. It includes maintaining minimal service to where they flow now, and no consolidating flights between carriers.
How The COVID-19 Oubreak Is Impacting U.S Military Life
by Tom Bowman
The coronavirus has infected dozens of sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The outbreak is just one example of how the virus could wreak havoc on U.S. military life.
What Does COVID-19 Modeling Show, And How Can U.S. Lessen The Pain?
Federal officials are now predicting that the coronavirus could claim more than 200,000 American lives. The news brought a more somber tone to Tuesday's White House briefing on the issue.
New Survey Shows Manufacturing Activity Slumped In March
New orders, production and employment were all down.These are just some of the ways the coronavirus pandemic and the government's effort to address it are slamming the brakes on the U.S. economy.
Hundreds Of COVID-19 Cases Inundate Georgia Hospital
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Scott Steiner, CEO of Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Ga., about how the hospital is handling a surge in coronavirus patients.
Coronavirus Cases Overwhelm Georgia Community
Steve Inskeep speaks with Bo Dorough, mayor of Albany, Ga., about the coronavirus outbreak in the area, and what the city is doing to try to stop the spread.