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Aaron Gregg on the realities of getting a small business loan under the stimulus plan. Nicole Dungca reports that the federal government lagged for months in helping local officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, Karin Bruilliard reports that the plight of tigers around the United States goes beyond what we saw in the Netflix documentary “Tiger King.”
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If you’re a small business, here’s how to get a loan under the $349 billion aid bill.
While President Trump declared the coronavirus under control, local leaders faced confusion and chaos as cases piled up.
How ‘Tiger King’ became a tale more about people than big cats.
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Older people can face serious health effects from being isolated — and yet, being isolated is the only thing that can keep them safe, Senior Producer Maggie Penman reports. Plus, Global Opinions writer Jason Rezaian on how he survived solitary confinement in Iran — and how you can survive social distancing, too. And, though we may be apart, a reminder that we’re not alone, from science reporter Sarah Kaplan.
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I survived solitary confinement. You can survive self-isolating.
Human connection bolsters the immune system. That’s why it’s more important than ever to be kind.
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Inside a New York hospital on the front lines of the pandemic. And how health-care workers are forced to face their own mortality. 
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Inside a major New York City hospital system battling coronavirus
As they rush to save lives, health-care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plans
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How Europe is weathering the crisis, from the U.K. to Hungary. The federal government’s internal debate over whether to tell all Americans to cover their faces in public, from health reporter Lena Sun. And the linen company that’s making medical masks, from reporter Arelis R. Hernández.
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Europe is deeply in crisis, or preparing for the worst,
Memos from the CDC to the White House lay out the rationale for possible widespread use of face coverings.
Cruise ships canceled orders. Then hotels. Now, a linen company is making medical masks.
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What coronavirus means for crowded prisons, from reporter Kimberly Kindy. The tension in a community that’s dealing with a deadly outbreak but reluctant to shut down its economy, from Cleve Wootson. And, how the virus is separating extended families, from Caitlin Gibson.
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Amid fears that the coronavirus will be particularly deadly in the crowded prisons and jails, counties and states are releasing thousands of inmates.
A pro-Trump community in Florida, hit early by virus, sits at emotional nexus of national debate over reopening economy amid health crisis
Kids are coronavirus carriers. Their grandparents are their caretakers, and they’re vulnerable.
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White House economics reporter Jeff Stein explains how corporations are benefiting from the stimulus package. And Hannah Dreier on why “sheltering in place” isn’t really an option for people who are homeless.
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What’s in the Senate’s $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package?
For the homeless, coronavirus is a new menace in a perilous life.
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School closures are a big deal for kids and parents, says education reporter Moriah Balingit. How the shift to online learning has exposed America’s deep digital divide from Tony Romm. And an audio diary of working from home with kids, from Alexis Diao.
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The unintended consequences of closing schools.
The move to online learning is exposing Internet-access inequality among kids in the U.S.
Online learning has a curve.
Post Reports producer Alexis Diao keeps a diary of working from home with kids. Here are tips for working from home and keeping your sanity.
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Many Americans will receive a check during the pandemic –– but how much, and when? Heather Long explains the federal relief package. Emily Heil checks in with laid-off restaurant workers. And, Abha Bhattarai on those who can’t afford to stock up.
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Who’s set to receive a check from the government during the pandemic? Find out here.
Laid-off restaurant industry workers are trying to find a way to live during this pandemic.
Imagine a 69-year-old woman unable to buy the groceries she needs during the outbreak. She’s not alone.
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Do you qualify for a stimulus check? Find out with this calculator.
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Cruise ships continued to sail as the coronavirus spread. Beth Reinhard explains why. Michael Scherer reports on the awkwardness of campaigning during a pandemic. And Simon Denyer on how Japan is handling covid-19.
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Cruises didn’t stop operations until it was too late. Health experts are asking why.
How do you campaign for president during a pandemic?
Japan is handling the coronavirus in its own way. Here’s what that looks like.
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Brady Dennis reports on the growing number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States. Sarah Kaplan explains the science of why this virus is so dangerous. And, Rick Maese on the Tokyo Olympics, now postponed until 2021. 
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‘It’s going to get bad’: As outbreak surges, nation faces tough start to a grim week.
The science behind what makes this coronavirus so sneaky, deadly and difficult to defeat.
The 2020 Olympics will be postponed. We talked to athletes about how they’re feeling.
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