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Attorney General William Barr speaks during a coronavirus task force news conference at the White House this month.

DOJ Would Support Legal Action If Governors' Restrictions Go 'Too Far,' Barr Says

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department would consider legal consequences against states that continue to impose strict coronavirus restrictions.

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pictured earlier this month in the Rose Garden of the White House, says a new analysis supports the effectiveness of the CDC's system for spotting infectious disease outbreaks early.

CDC Director Says New Analysis Exonerates Agency On Testing Delay

CDC chief Robert Redfield says that earlier testing for the coronavirus would have been like "looking for a needle in a haystack." But other health experts dispute his assertion.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran pays his respects at the Korean War Memorial behind a face mask in Philadelphia.

Americans Welcome Summer With A Somber And Surreal Memorial Day

The coronavirus pandemic has made a day of contrasts — between joy and commemoration — feel even more confusing. For the most part, weather and official efforts kept the festivities muted.

"Our leaders have largely claimed immunity for their actions. But this election gives us the power to render judgment," reads a <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em> editorial signed by some three dozen editors<em>.</em>

In Rare Step, Esteemed Medical Journal Urges Voters To Oust Trump

"Our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent," the New England Journal Of Medicine's editors say in a scathing editorial.

The March number of more than 192,000 checks reflecting gun purchases in Florida is higher than any month in more than two decades.

Background Checks Reflecting Gun Sales Break New Records In Florida, Nationally

Background checks for new gun purchases in Florida during March – when the coronavirus pandemic worsened dramatically – surged to set records, according...

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Former Chief Of Staff Leon Panetta Discusses Managing The White House

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Leon Panetta, chief of staff for President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA under President Obama. He talks about the pressures on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and his experience of managing a White House while under fire.

More than 65% of the nation's small, rural hospitals took out loans from Medicare when the pandemic hit. Many now face repayment at a time when they are under great financial strain.<strong></strong>

Rural Hospitals Teeter On Financial Cliff As COVID-19 Medicare Loans Come Due

The federal loans were meant to help hospitals survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they're coming due now — at a time when many rural hospitals are still desperate for help.

COVID-19 Morning Update

State health officials reported 10,105 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, marking the largest single-day increase in reported infections since July 25. There have now been 885,201 reported cases of the virus in Florida since the start of the pandemic.The Florida Department of Health also reported 30 new coronavirus-related deaths, Nov. 15, increasing the statewide death toll to 17,734 fatalities.

Opera singer Renee Fleming will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" live on Sunday night.

Opera Star Renee Fleming Brings Grace To The Super Bowl

Renee Fleming will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday in New Jersey. She is the first opera star to be asked. NPR's Scott Simon remembers how Fleming has performed under pressure many times, including when she sang "Amazing Grace" at the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11.

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