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Ulisses Xavier, 52, who has worked for 16 years at Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, makes wooden crosses to supplement his income. The cemetery has seen a surge in the number of new graves after the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Worst Of COVID-19 Should Be Over For 1 Hard-Hit Brazilian City. But It's Not

The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet...

For the 78 residents of St. Joseph's Senior Home in New Jersey, the arrival of hazmat-suited officials in March in their caravan of ambulance buses was terrifying. Some evacuees with dementia shouted and furiously clawed at them. Others begged not to be taken away.

The Tragedy Of 'St. Joe's'

Back in March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge, N.J., led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half of them were dead.

Sisters Dorothy Cassaro (left), Bernadette Sohler and Angie Kociolek with their mother, Annette, in happier times, in 2006.

The Tragedy Of 'St Joe's'

Back in March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge, New Jersey, led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half of them were dead.

LEAP fellows Astrid Saenz, Fatima Salcido, and Victor Briseno participating in a law school application workshop.

'Already Behind': Diversifying The Legal Profession Starts Before The LSAT

With the percentage of Black lawyers stagnant over the last 10 years and clients demanding more diverse lawyers, a lot needs to be done to diversify a profession that is 86% white.

Hospitals — and their intensive care units — have geared up to care for COVID-19 patients in this undated photo.

California Hospitals Struggling As Coronavirus Cases Explode

California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers. Hospitals around the state are putting patients where they can to free up ICU beds, including using tents for emergency room overflows.

Rapper Noname and activist and organizer Mariame Kaba joined <em>Louder Than A Riot</em> to discuss hip-hop's role in a prison-free future.

'I Want Us To Dream A Little Bigger': Noname And Mariame Kaba On Art And Abolition

What role can hip-hop play in reforming — or entirely dismantling — mass incarceration? Rapper Noname and activist Mariame Kaba joined Louder Than A Riot to discuss making revolution irresistible.

Professor Alice Roberts and a team of experts use new archaeological discoveries to decode Dark Ages myths and piece together a very different story of this turning point in Britain’s history that might also explain the legend of King Arthur.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: King Arthur's Lost Kingdom

Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Uncover new archaeological evidence at Tintagel that suggests the legend of King Arthur started in a prosperous and sophisticated trading village in 5th-century Britain following the departure of the Romans.

A jazz quartet featuring Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White, John Murray and Tyler Kreutel performs (with COVID protections in place) on the Copley Symphony Hall stage for a streamed concert on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Short Stories, Christmas Jazz, Tchaikovsky And Americana

Get festive while getting a little culture this weekend with local art. Our virtual picks include jazz with the Symphony, a literary story concert, Hershey Felder's updated spin on Tchaikovsky, and an Americana Christmas.

Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. On Wednesday, members of the company's prominent Ethical AI research team wrote a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking that ousted researcher Timnit Gebru be rehired.

Google AI Team Demands Ousted Black Researcher Be Rehired And Promoted

The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most prestigious units in the company.

Diary Of A Fugue Year

Is it possible to hear the music of 2020 without getting lost in the noise? NPR Music's critic Ann Powers studies a year during which nearly everything about loving music was turned upside down.

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