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A server wears a protective face mask while attending to customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bethesda, Md., on June 12.

Amid Confusion About Reopening, An Expert Explains How To Assess COVID-19 Risk

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warns that the threat from the pandemic is ongoing. "We will all know somebody — we will all love somebody — who will die from this disease," he says.

Flutist Demarre McGill will perform Debussy's "Syrinx" as part of an SDMA+ Art of Elan virtual performance collaboration, inspired by Maximilien Luce's "Notre Dame" painting, available to stream on June 23, 2020.

Transformations In ‘Notre Dame’ And Debussy With SDMA+ And Art Of Elan

Demarre McGill finds renewed purpose in lifting up emerging black musicians amidst an uprising, and finds his own stories in hundred-year-old works of art and music.

In this June 19, 2015, file photo, the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church, after a memorial service for the nine people killed by Dylann Roof in Charleston, S.C.

5 Years After Charleston Church Massacre, What Have We Learned?

In 2015, a white supremacist murdered nine worshippers at a historic African American church in South Carolina. The heinous tragedy prompted a racial reckoning that has lessons for today,

A skeleton found in Vietnam, dubbed Burial 9, was discovered in 2007. A closer look at his bones led to a diagnosis of rare genetic syndrome that often leads to paralysis. "From the bones alone, we can say this person lived with a disease that required help from others to survive," says archaeologist Lorna Tilley, who helped uncover the 4,000-year-old remains.

Ancient Bones Offer Clues To How Long Ago Humans Cared For The Vulnerable

The field of bioarchaeology look to skeletons that are thousands of years old for insights into the nature of long ago societies.

Aunt Jemima Will Change Name, Image; Uncle Ben's Also Plans Brand Shift

"Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," Quaker Foods says overhauling its 130-year-old pancake and syrup brand. And Uncle Ben's says "now is the right time to evolve" its own brand.

Coronavirus, Racism And Kindness: How NYC Middle-Schoolers Built A Winning Podcast

The middle-school top prize for NPR's second annual Student Podcast Challenge goes to ... The Dragon Kids.

Drone camera image of border wall construction along the San Pedro River in early June, 2020.

In Crossing Arizona's Last Free-Flowing River, Border Wall Construction Results In 'Loss Of Trust'

Contractors continue to install new border barriers across the U.S.-Mexico border, including many across sensitive lands, including Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge and Cabeza Prieta National Monument.

5 Radical Schooling Ideas For An Uncertain Fall And Beyond

American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.

Cows with genes from the human immune system make antibodies that may help people fight the coronavirus.

Cows Help With COVID-19 Treatment, No Bull

Cattle may turn out to be of help in the coronavirus pandemic. A South Dakota biotech company is using cows to create antibodies that could then be used for disease prevention or treatment.

San Diego Public Library's schedule of the virtual Pride events it is hosting June 16 through July 17, 2020.

San Diego Public Library Debuts Online Hub For Pride Month Events, Information

The "Virtual Pride" Facebook page will be the hub for "Together Tuesdays" and "Fabulous Fridays" featuring LGBTQ-themed storytimes, author discussions, make-at-home crafts and more.

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