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The first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore receives an injection in May.

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Won't Be Ready By Election Day

Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a public statement Friday that the company won't have data showing that the vaccine is safe before the third week of November at the earliest.

The government shortfall for the fiscal year that just ended is far greater than was seen during the height of the Great Recession. The national debt now exceeds the size of the U.S. economy.

$3.1 Trillion: Pandemic Spending Drives The Federal Budget Deficit To A Record

The government shortfall for the fiscal year that just ended was more than triple that of 2019. The national debt of $21 trillion now exceeds the size of the U.S. economy.

Demonstrators hold signs about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019.

Supreme Court Speeds Up Case On Trump's Push To Alter Census For House Seats

The justices will hear oral arguments Nov. 30, increasing the potential for Trump to try to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate House seats during his current term.

21 Alleged White Supremacists Indicted In Utah On Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

The indictments of members of at least three separate extremist gangs follows similar charges earlier this week against two dozen alleged white supremacists in Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky.

Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center in Frankfort for help with their unemployment claims on June 19. New research shows savings built up by the jobless are starting to run out.

'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out

Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack was found by a D.C. judge to have broken the law when he seized control of a fund intended to design ways for people living under repressive regimes to have secure access to the Web.

Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund

Judge rules against USAGM CEO Michael Pack's moves to dismiss top executives and board of a fund that helps people who live under repressive regimes to access the Web and to communicate securely.

Karin Huster was diagnosed with breast cancer during the pandemic. As she yearned for human contact, memories of her work with Ebola patients in Africa came flooding back.

My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Came In The Pandemic. I Wanted More Than A 'Virtual Hug'

The diagnosis — delivered at a distance of 6 feet in the doctor's office — was a shock. It brought back memories of my work in the Ebola ward. Then as now, an intimate touch was a rare thing.

HBO's New Documentary Warns Of The Dangers Of Cyberwarfare

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director John Maggio about his new documentary on cyberwarfare called The Perfect Weapon.

Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs

Three questions for the bronze medal winner about people stealing other people's ideas or products. Originally broadcast May 16, 2020.

Opinion: What Cows Can Teach Us About Zoom Calls

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the effect of a lack of actual human interaction as social distancing and work-from-home wears on.

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