May 09 New outbreaks in Germany, SKorea underline risk of easing up By Nicole Winfield, Vanesa Gera, Joe McDonald, Associated Press Fresh coronavirus outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Germany and new cases reported Saturday in South Korea linked to a man who had visited multiple nightclubs highlighted the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 4:51 Minorities hit especially hard by pandemic-driven unemployment By Amna Nawaz The U.S. Department of Labor reported more than 20 million jobs were lost in April, driving unemployment to its highest level since the Great Depression. Among some minorities, the economic toll of the pandemic is even more dire. But more… Continue watching
May 08 AP report: Top White House officials buried CDC report, emails show By Jason Dearen, Associated Press The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails and documents. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 6:41 The U.S. economic crisis is even worse than it appears. Here's what government can do A new jobs report details a picture of devastating national unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and former assistant secretary of the treasury, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why… Continue watching
May 08 How two poets are nurturing support networks disrupted by the pandemic By Stephanie García For Alok Vaid-Menon and Alán Peláez López, both gender non-conforming people of color, this moment of isolation amid the pandemic has been a time for finding new ways to draw people closer and create community online. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 7:11 Coronavirus hasn't hurt these areas of the U.S. -- but its economic impact has By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn While COVID-19 has devastated parts of the U.S., including hot spots like New York, New Jersey and Louisiana, many counties in Western states have few cases and no deaths. Some officials and residents in those areas feel that pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 08 White House to direct supply of COVID-19 drug amid access fears By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The White House says coronavirus adviser Dr. Deborah Birx will coordinate distribution of the first drug that appears to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster. Continue reading
May 08 New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic By Hillel Italie, Associated Press More than 80 poems are included in an anthology, “Together In a Sudden Strangeness,” coming in e-book and audio formats in June. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 11:42 Shields and Brooks on DOJ's Flynn reversal, Trump's pandemic response Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the Department of Justice’s request to throw out the case against Michael Flynn, the politicization of American government institutions… Continue watching
May 08 Government-run virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press An app in India has exacerbated concerns about digital security and surveillance after the government made it mandatory for all workers, military personnel and stranded Indians abroad who wish to be repatriated. Continue reading