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NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, give their families virtual hugs as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Demo-2 mission launch, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

What The Crew Dragon Mission Means For American Space Exploration

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will have to wait a little longer to blast off into orbit. Bad weather delayed the launch of their historic mission yesterday- but when they do lift off they will be the first astronauts in nearly a decade to launch from US soil. 90.7 Space reporter Brendan Byrne and UCF planetary scientist Addie Dove join Intersection to discuss the mission.

Love At First Quarantine: After A Single Date, Couple Hunkers Down Together

New Yorkers Gali Beeri and Joshua Boliver met at a dance class in March as the city was about to lock down. The near-strangers took a leap of faith and are riding out quarantine in Joshua's apartment.

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Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought

Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared.

Orlando attorney Conti Moore. Image: screenshot via Zoom.

The Pandemic And The Legal System

The pandemic has changed the way we do business- but what effect has it had on the legal system? Like everyone else, lawyers and judges are figuring out how to operate in this new normal and planning for an uncertain future. Orlando attorney Conti Moore joins Intersection to talk about how the legal landscape has changed.

Protesters set fires at the 3rd Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday. Protests over the death of George Floyd, the black man who died in police custody, continued in Minneapolis for a third straight night.

Minneapolis Police Station Set Ablaze As Protests Spread Over George Floyd's Death

Prosecutors say a probe of the black man's death while in police custody is underway and federal charges are possible. Violent protests erupted for a third night.

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WATCH: The Evolution Of Jon Batiste Concert from New Orleans

Jon Batiste was born for show business. Hear him play an intimate set in New York and on our radio show as we trace his story to his current gig as band leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Rhiannon Giddens And Francesco Turrisi: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Watch the Americana star perform four songs in quarantine from her home in Ireland.

From the Pages of Orlando Weekly: Domestic violence centers are working hard to make sure victims reach services during the COVID-19 outbreak

The stereotype of domestic abuse is that it’s loud. So loud, somebody around overhears.But in fact, that is rarely the case, and during the COVID-19…

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How The 'Lost Art' Of Breathing Can Impact Sleep And Resilience

While researching his book, Breath, James Nestor participated in a study in which his nose was completely plugged for 10 days, forcing him to breathe solely through his mouth. "I felt awful," he says.

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Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84

Kramer was a writer with an Oscar-nominated screenplay when his friends started dying mysteriously — galvanizing him to found the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and later ACT UP, to combat AIDS.

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