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Independent artists' bottom lines are shrinking as the coronavirus outbreak continues — here's what you can do to help.

Sen. Richard Burr issued a warning at a private event weeks ago to prepare for dire effects from the coronavirus, going further than his more public comments, according to a recording obtained by NPR.

In severe cases of COVID-19, as lungs become inflamed, membranes that transfer oxygen into the blood can become blocked. Some hospitalized patients need mechanical breathing support to recover.

Around the world, different countries have responded differently to the coronavirus crisis — with dramatically different results.

It's the first time the WHO has called an outbreak a pandemic since the H1N1 "swine flu" in 2009.

In a press conference, the Vermont senator acknowledged calls for him to drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination but said he plans to debate former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday.

As vice president, Biden visited Detroit nearly a dozen times, more than President Obama. He was in Detroit again on Monday, this time campaigning before Michigan's Tuesday primary.

Lawyers for the Center for Reproductive Rights and Louisiana faced a hot bench Wednesday in a case critical to abortion rights in the U.S. But the Chief Justice - a key vote - did not tip his hand.

In a redo of an issue decided just four years ago, a newly constituted Supreme Court once again weighs abortion regulations.

For the sixth year in a row, more than 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in armed conflict in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations. Total casualties in the past decade topped 100,000.