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Launched during the Great Depression, the unemployment insurance system has seen unprecedented strain during the coronavirus crisis.

How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic

Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today.

How The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Work Of Educators In The U.S.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with special education teacher Anna Jones and school administrator Wayne Stewart about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their work as educators.

The original military courtroom at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is seen in this photo approved for release by the U.S. military.

As Pandemic Halts The Military Court At Guantánamo, Critics Call For Its Closure

The U.S. prison and military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are widely viewed as dysfunctional and expensive. Now the pandemic has brought court proceedings to a halt.

People load their vehicles with boxes of food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank earlier this month in Los Angeles. Food banks across the United States are seeing numbers and people they have never seen before amid unprecedented unemployment from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Food Banks Get The Love, But SNAP Does More To Fight Hunger

The charitable organizations called food banks are getting a lot of attention and donations right now. But they aren't nearly as important or effective as SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.

Man Drives 500 Miles To Celebrate Daughter's Birthday

Julio Cesar Segura always buys his daughter a chicken sandwich for her birthday. He didn't let COVID-19 stop him this year. He drove 500 miles to her new home to eat a socially distant lunch with her.

News Brief: China's Hong Kong Law, Coronavirus College Tests, Guantanamo Delays

China considers controversial Hong Kong security laws. Colleges prepare to reopen in the fall. And, COVID-19 delays trials at Guantanamo Bay.

Damien Jurado released <em>What's New, Tomboy?</em> at the start of May, and says he's already written three new albums while stuck at home over the past two months.

Stuck At Home, Damien Jurado Says He's Written 3 New Albums

A songwriter beloved by songwriters, Jurado just released a new album called What's New, Tomboy? on May 1. Holed up at home in Washington state, he's furiously writing three more.

Chinese security officials wear face masks to protect against the new coronavirus as they stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People after the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing.

China Abandons Economic Growth Targets Amid Pandemic

The government chose not to set a GDP growth target for this year because of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, economic policy will focus on reducing unemployment and poverty.

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Queen Elizabeth II during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace during Xi's state visit to Britain in October 2015. During Xi's visit, the queen hailed a new "golden era" in relations between the two countries.

How The Coronavirus Has Strained U.K.-China Ties

Political analysts say China's growing assertiveness and its recent coronavirus disinformation campaign have soured relations and encouraged the British government to reconsider its China policy.

U.S. flags will fly at half-staff on federal and military posts through Sunday as President Trump orders a remembrance of the nearly 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Earlier this month, flags in the hard-hit state of New York flew at half their normal height to honor those lost to the pandemic.

President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead

Flags will be lowered from Friday through Sunday's sunset in a show of national mourning and remembrance.

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