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nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Global Lives Lost: From A Wise And Wonderful Grandma To A Soccer Pioneer||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Writers and activists around the world share stories of those who have died from COVID-19 — in Colombia, Senegal, Pakistan, the Philippines and many other nations.

(L to R): Sen. Heherson Alvarez, an environmental lawmaker from the Philippines; Durdana Rizvi, a doctor from Pakistan; Colombian actor Antonio Bolívar; ‘Nanī’ Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir; Rocio Choque, a soup kitchen volunteer from Argentina.

Eduardo Munoz/Reuters; Andaleeb Rizvi; Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Javaid Iqbal; Anita Pouchard Serra for NPR

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Eduardo Munoz/Reuters; Andaleeb Rizvi; Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Javaid Iqbal; Anita Pouchard Serra for NPR

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Global Lives Lost: From A Wise And Wonderful Grandma To A Soccer Pioneer

Writers and activists around the world share stories of those who have died from COVID-19 — in Colombia, Senegal, Pakistan, the Philippines and many other nations.

FF: Federal judge rules Cuomo, de Blasio were wrong to limit worship services while condoning mass protests ((foxandfriends_____)) ((lubuntu at wor3))

Republican N.Y. Rep. Tom Reed says the judge got it right on ‘Fox & Friends.’

nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Trump Is Still Running Against The City And Idea Of Washington, D.C.||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Issues of vanity aside, the mask has become an emblem of submission to experts, to officialdom — to Washington. By the same token, the refusal to wear a mask becomes another badge of defiance.

Washington, D.C.’s most famous resident, President Donald Trump, is basing his re-election around the idea that he remains an outsider from the country’s political establishment.

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Trump Is Still Running Against The City And Idea Of Washington, D.C.

Issues of vanity aside, the mask has become an emblem of submission to experts, to officialdom — to Washington. By the same token, the refusal to wear a mask becomes another badge of defiance.

Nancy Pelosi Calls Trump ‘Cowardly’ For Not Wearing Mask, Supports Federal Mandate

nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The pandemic has brought many new terms into daily usage. Here are definitions of some of the words used in discussion of the novel coronavirus and how to stem its spread.

Angela Hsieh for NPR

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Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic

The pandemic has brought many new terms into daily usage. Here are definitions of some of the words used in discussion of the novel coronavirus and how to stem its spread.

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nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Judge Orders ICE To Free Detained Immigrant Children Because Of COVID-19||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The scathing order issued Friday said the Trump administration had failed to provide even the most basic health protections for children and their families.

Immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they leave a cafeteria at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center. Independent inspectors told the judge that COVID-19 tests at the centers and the infection rates in the counties where the Texas facilities are located are cause for concern.

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