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A life guard calls to swimmers at a beach in Miami on March 5, 2021. Amid fears of fueling a new surge in virus cases, the city of Miami Beach on Saturday announced an abrupt curfew to curb swelling crowds of spring breakers.

Miami Beach Issues Curfew To Curb Spring Break; Virus Knocks VCU From March Madness

"Too many people are coming here right now," Mayor Dan Gelber said on Saturday as he proclaimed a 72-hour state of emergency to address swelling crowds and fears of fueling a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Mallory Rahman and her daughter Zara Rahman, 4, who live nearby, pause after bringing flowers to the Gold Spa massage parlor in Atlanta, Wednesday afternoon, March 17, 2021, the day after eight people were killed at three massage spas in the Atlanta area. Authorities have arrested 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long in the shootings at massage parlors in Atlanta and one in Cherokee County.

'Enough Is Enough': Atlanta-Area Spa Shootings Spur Debate Over Hate Crime Label

Most of the victims were women of Asian descent. Authorities say it's too early to declare the attacks a hate crime – but advocates say there's a pattern that can't be ignored.

A technician waits to collect vials containing vaccine after they pass through a machine that checks for bottling and vaccine substance deficiencies.

The World's Largest Vaccine Maker Took A Multimillion Dollar Pandemic Gamble

NPR tours the factory of the world's largest vaccine maker: Serum Institute of India. It's manufacturing nearly 100 million doses a month of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula and exporting them globally.

Funeral at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans. August 2020.

FRONTLINE: Death Is Our Business/ Love, Life & The Virus

Stream or tune in Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, March 25 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office of the White House on March 11. Included in the plan is a monthly allowance for many American families that could be a potential financial life changer.

How Biden's Plan Could Help Reshape The Finances Of American Families

The $1.9 trillion relief bill includes a new, monthly allowance for American parents that could help provide a critical financial lifeline.

Music venues, like the Metro in Chicago, have gone through a long and uncertain wait for aid passed by Congress in December.

Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.

Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert at UC Berkeley, says the dangers in sophisticated phony videos called "deepfakes" are amplified in their potential to travel rapidly across social media.

Slick Tom Cruise Deepfakes Signal That Near Flawless Forgeries May Be Here

When they're not lighthearted movie star cameos, the digital doppelgängers have scary disinformation potential. A deepfakes researcher hopes our wariness keeps up with the tech's quickening advances.

Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.

Construction crews work on the West Mission Bay Drive bridge, Aug. 26, 2019. Money allocated through the Rebuild San Diego ballot measure is helping fund the project.

Billions Promised For San Diego Roads, Sidewalks And More, But Funding Falling Short

A 2016 ballot measure that was supposed to fix potholes, sidewalks and street lights in San Diego is trending tens of millions of dollars short of city projections given to voters. Here’s what went wrong.

Sheila Tyson, a Jefferson County commissioner in Birmingham, Ala., is fighting to get more doses of COVID-19 vaccines into communities of color in her state.

Alabama Official On Vaccine Rollout: 'How Can This Disparity Exist In This Country?'

Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson is fighting for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. In her county, one health clinic in a predominantly Black neighborhood has yet to receive any doses.

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