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Health workers care for COVID patients at the emergency room of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição hospital on March 11. In more than half of Brazil's 26 states, ICU occupancy rates have hit 90% or above during the pandemic.

Brazil Is Looking Like The Worst Place On Earth For COVID-19

Brazil reported a terrible milestone: over 3,000 deaths in a day. The country is in crisis, with hospitals at capacity, politicians attacked for lockdowns and a controversial president.

Pump jacks operate at dusk near Loco Hills in Eddy County, New Mexico, on April 23. U.S. oil producers are grappling with prolonged low oil prices and the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil Industry, Accustomed To Booms And Busts, Is Rocked By Pandemic

When the price of oil crashes, oil companies often merge and big oil gets even bigger. So this crisis could be an opportunity for companies, but it comes with a tremendous amount of uncertainty.

Sizzler USA has filed for bankruptcy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. Here, drivers pass a closed Sizzler restaurant in Montebello, Calif.

Pandemic Fizzle: Sizzler Steakhouse Chain Files For Bankruptcy Protection

The restaurant chain, which first opened 62 years ago, says it wants to keep all of its locations open. There are more than 100 Sizzler restaurants in the U.S.

San Diego's seal is shown at the downtown City Administration Building, May 8, 2018.

73rd San Diego City Council Sworn In, Promises Action On Pandemic

San Diego's 73rd City Council was sworn in Thursday morning alongside new Mayor Todd Gloria, bringing a Democratic supermajority to the council chambers.

Researchers have found that a combination of two medications is effective at treating meth addiction.

A Medical Treatment For Meth Addiction Proves Effective In New Trial

The evidence is strong that some people struggling with meth addiction benefit from the drug regime.

Ezhil Arasi (left) and Ranjith Kumar. The pandemic kept her from her pregnancy checkups. Their baby was born with an intestinal blockage that required surgery and died during the procedure. Doctors told Ranjith that if his wife had been examined regularly during her pregnancy, there could have been a different outcome.

India's Crusade To Save Babies And Moms In The Pandemic

A UNICEF report estimates that hundreds of thousands of babies in South Asia alone have died because of the inability of pregnant women to get appropriate care. India is seeking solutions.

Pictured: Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field. This gripping documentary shares the stories of the 40 black pilots, navigators and bombardiers from western Pennsylvania who took part in the Tuskegee Airmen Experiment and fought bravely during World War II.

Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen

Stream now or tune in Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 at Noon on KPBS 2

A technician finishing up crating milk bottles to be stored at the milk bank at UC San Diego Health in this Sep. 22, 2020, photo.

University Of California Health, UCSD Health Team Up To Begin Milk Bank

A milk bank accepts and processes donations to provide safe, pasteurized human milk product for hospitalized and/or fragile children.

A marble plaque over the main entrance of the Vatican Archives reads in Latin "Secret Vatican Archive." The Vatican's library on Pope Pius XII and his record during the Holocaust opened to researchers in March.

Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust

The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him.

Sen. Raphael Warnock and his fellow Georgia Democrat, Jon Ossoff, are taking more progressive positions and sticking close to President Biden, while Arizona Democrats Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema are opting for a more centrist approach.

Georgia And Arizona Senators Show Progressive-Centrist Split In Democratic Party

They represent two closely contested Sun Belt states. But Georgia's Democratic senators are taking more progressive positions, while Arizona's are opting for a more centrist approach.

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