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Louis DeJoy reportedly tells officials he's setting up a task force to make sure each mail processing plant has sufficient capacity to handle the expected surge in mailed ballots this year.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended protections for legal observers and journalists documenting nightly protests against police brutality in Portland. The decision comes as protesters return their attention to federal property, meaning neutral observers are likely to face federal officers whose ability to physically force them out of the area is, once again, unrestrained.

A vaccine against the coronavirus needs to keep people from getting very sick and dying. But preventing the spread of the disease is also important, and vaccines delivered by nasal spray may do that.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is scheduled to reopen to the public on Saturday, August 29th. We go behind the scenes to learn how curators and staff hope to pull it off.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Christine Herman at University of Illinois and Sebastian Martinez at University of Missouri about the varied strategies colleges are taking on coronavirus testing.

Hurricane Laura hit an area known for its refineries and chemical plants. They released millions of pounds of air pollution when they shut down, and many air monitors are not functioning.

More blues singer than Broadway, the Bird helped introduce bebop to jazz — and along the way redefined jazz velocity with his scrappy sound and pithy melodic figures.

Consumer spending rose 1.9% last month — but the rebound slowed from May and June. Unemployment benefits continued to prop up spending in July, but that may change in August.

The Russian opposition figure has been in a medically induced coma since last week. He is in serious but stable condition, the Charité hospital in Berlin said on Friday.

Evacuations and storm damage could both potentially increase COVID-19 numbers in Texas.