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What Catholics In Pennsylvania Think About The Upcoming Election

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Catholics are seen as swing voters, and the Trump and Biden campaigns are pushing for their support. In Pennsylvania, Catholics are almost evenly divided in their support of the two major parties.

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Social Media Platforms Say Wishing Death To Others Violates Policies

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Social media companies say users wishing President Trump would die from the coronavirus violates policies against wishing harm on another person. But many, especially women, ask, "Since when?"

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Coronavirus, Scandal Roil Senate Race in North Carolina

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Jeff Tiberii

The Senate race in North Carolina has been rocked by one candidate testing positive for the coronavirus and his opponent admitting he sent suggestive texts to a woman who isn't his wife.

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How Movie Theaters Are Surviving The Pandemic

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Bob Mondello

Since the coronavirus shut down movie screens across the U.S., the film industry has tried many strategies for rebooting cinemas. Theater owners discuss what's working and what isn't.

Former CIA Director On National Security Implications Of Trump's Health

4:38pm October 05, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former CIA Director John Brennan about the national security and continuity of government issues related to President Trump's hospitalization.

What Is Political Messaging Around Affordable Care Act This Election Year?

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Martha Bebinger

Health care is taking a bigger role in down-ballot races this fall, especially as the Supreme Court is set to hear another case that could determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

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There Is An Outbreak At The White House. Could It Have Been Prevented?

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

White House officials have in some instances violated public health guidelines for the coronavirus. NPR discusses what would have happened if guidelines were followed.

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Governor And De Blasio Split On Approach To Curbing Coronavirus Spread

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

New York's governor has overruled some of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans for combating the coronavirus. The two disagree over allowing businesses in some neighborhoods to keep operating as cases rise.

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Medical Residents To Receive Education On Health Effects Of Climate Change

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Ben Paviour

Few medical residents learn about the health effects of climate change. Now as wildfires sweep the West and hurricanes flood the Gulf Coast, the first published guidelines offer a way to start.

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Tropical Storm Delta will likely become Hurricane Delta as it passes from the Caribbean and heads toward the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters say.

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Tropical Storm Delta Gets Stronger, Is Forecast To Hit Gulf Coast As Hurricane

3:07pm October 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"All of Louisiana needs to prepare" for the storm, says Gov. John Bel Edwards. Delta continues a storm season that ran through the traditional list of alphabetized names last month.