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If a natural disaster hits during the COVID-19 pandemic, evacuation shelters like this one in California would be dangerous. Agencies are planning for alternatives.

'Hope Isn't A Strategy.' How To Prepare For A Natural Disaster During COVID-19

If a major hurricane, flood or wildfire happens during the pandemic, evacuation shelters could be dangerous and cross-state aid impossible. So disaster response experts are planning new strategies.

President Trump listens as coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx speaks during a briefing at the White House.

Coronavirus Task Force Details 'Sobering' Data Behind Its Extended Guidelines

America must brace for 100,000 or more people to die in the coming months in the coronavirus pandemic, the White House's response team warned.

President Trump arrives to speak at the regular coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on Friday.

Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus

"We're going to make a decision, and hopefully, it's going to be the right decision," President Trump said at Friday's White House task force briefing.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly testifies at a Senate hearing on Dec. 3.

Acting Navy Secretary Lashes Out On Virus-Plagued Ship At Commander He Fired

During an unannounced visit to the USS Theodore Roosevelt on Sunday, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly tried justifying to its catcalling crew members his sacking of their skipper.

President Trump listens during Thursday's briefing from the coronavirus task force.

White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines On Path To Reopening The Country

President Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1.

The Navy destroyer USS Pinckney and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Northland sailed together in the Eastern Pacific on April 26. The ships are part of an "enhanced" push to stop cocaine smuggling.

U.S. Nets Trove Of Drugs, But 'Enhanced' Operations Haven't Budged Maduro Or COVID

President Trump and his top advisers had high hopes for a surge in deployments targeting South American contraband. They've been productive but not a panacea.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Adm. Brett P. Giroir, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, testified before Congress in June on the status of the pandemic. Fauci is just one of the public health leaders and their families across the U.S. who have received death threats and harassment since the pandemic began.

Opinion: Public Health Leaders Deserve More Respect

This pandemic is like war, and federal, state and local health officers are leading the U.S. response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

China, India Handled COVID-19 Differently. Results Differed Too

In China, authorities handled the coronavirus pandemic by centralizing control and locking down vast swaths of the country. India didn't. How has that affected health outcomes in the two countries?

Interview With Bob Woodward, Part 2

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Bob Woodward about his book Rage, which has made news for revelations about President Trump, and the controversy around it.

Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a global audience.

For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

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