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All Things Considered is an NPR radio newsmagazine that delivers in-depth reporting and transforms the way listeners understand current events and view the world. The program presents breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special -- sometimes quirky -- features.

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Burton To Donate 500,000 Respirator Masks To Hospitals Across Northeast

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The world's biggest snowboard maker, based in Vermont, is donating half-a-million respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast.

Advice For Separated Families Managing Childcare During Stay-At-Home Orders

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More Questions From Small Business Owners On Accessing Federal Support

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Questions From Small Business Owners On Accessing Federal Support

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Vermont Inmate Tests Positive For COVID-19

By • 7 hours ago

The Vermont Corrections Department says an inmate at the state prison in Swanton is the first state prisoner to test positive for the coronavirus.

Lockdown Ordered In Zimbabwe, Where The Economy And Health Care Already Suffer

By • 8 hours ago

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Coronavirus Updates: New York Toll, Racial Disparity In Data

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Construction Workers Are Often Deemed Essential. Not All Projects Seem To Be

By Natalie Chudnovsky • 10 hours ago

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Scientists Want To Know Why More Men Than Women Are Apparently Dying Of COVID-19

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President Trump Threatens To Cut Funding To World Health Organization

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Dealing With Anxiety And Mental Health While Social Distancing

By editor • Apr 7, 2020

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More Questions About Social Distancing Properly

By • Apr 7, 2020

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Listener Questions About Social Distancing Correctly

By • Apr 7, 2020

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Give Us This Day Our Daily Baguette: Bakeries Remain Open In France

By • Apr 7, 2020

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MLB And Players In Talks About Beginning Baseball Season

By editor • Apr 7, 2020

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California Gov. Newsom On His State's Ongoing Pandemic Preparations

By editor • Apr 7, 2020

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Law School Receives Grant For Restorative Justice Center

By • Apr 6, 2020
Vermont Law School

The Vermont Law School has received a $3 million federal grant to establish a national center examining ways to advance restorative justice education.

Vermont Governor Predicts Bleak Time, But Says There Is Hope

By • Apr 6, 2020
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Governor Phil Scott says while there are glimmers of hope Vermonters need to prepare for what could be a bleak time over the next few weeks as the state continues efforts to control the outbreak of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Updates: Projecting The Curve, Government Responses

By & • Apr 6, 2020

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In New York today, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared this news. For the second day in a row, his state did not see a large rise in COVID-19 deaths.

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'Godshot' Author Explains How Fiction Helps Us Face Real-World Adversity

By • Apr 6, 2020

Chelsea Bieker's mother left when she was 9 years old. "Growing up, I was hungry for narratives that were tackling some of the things that I was experiencing and feeling," she recalls. Whenever she found those stories, she says it felt healing, cathartic — a release.

"It didn't feel like I was so isolated — it made my experience feel more universal," she says.

Program Matches Bicycles To Essential Workers Who Need Them In New York

By editor • Apr 6, 2020

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If you're looking for ways that you can help out these days, there's plenty of need. Food pantries need non-perishable food. Hospitals need masks. And lots of people, it turns out, need wheels.

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Economic Response To Coronavirus Again Exposes North-South Divide In EU

By & • Apr 6, 2020

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Your Anti-Anxiety Playlist

By editor • Apr 5, 2020

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'How To Love A Country' Poet Richard Blanco Reads Your #NPRPoetry

By editor • Apr 5, 2020

If there's a silver lining to glean amid a pandemic, Richard Blanco says it's an opportune time for the socially distanced and homebound to immerse in poetry.

"A lot of poetry is about being quiet and being still and observing," the Cuban American poet said. "I think we have that opportunity right now."

And April just so happens to be National Poetry Month.

It's a time when we call on our audience — budding and studied poets alike — to indulge in the art form.

Tips For Homebound Bakers

By editor • Apr 5, 2020

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Thundercat On 'It Is What It Is,' Losing Mac Miller And Learning To Do Nothing

By • Apr 4, 2020

Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, is one of the music industry's most eclectic and prolific collaborators. Over the past five years, the virtuosic bass player has worked with everyone from Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar to Michael McDonald. His latest album, It Is What It Is, was released on Friday and it features the same expansive range of genres and styles.

Former FHA Commissioner On Rent And Mortgages During The Pandemic

By editor • Apr 4, 2020

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Public Concern Over Government-Enforced Coronavirus Containment

By , & • Apr 4, 2020

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Authorities around the world have issued their own guidelines and rules designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. And as they've sought to enforce these rules, some efforts have sparked backlash and concerns about privacy.

New York AG Calls For Nationwide Abortion Access During The Coronavirus

By editor • Apr 4, 2020

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Vermont Officials Recommend Wearing Masks

By • Apr 3, 2020
People disagree whether one should wear a face mask to prevnt COVID-19.
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Vermont’s Health Commissioner is joining a growing number of health officials advising people to wear cloth masks in public.

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