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The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public

There’s evidence that everyone should use masks in certain public settings. But there’s also a shortage of masks for health care workers.

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New York is merging all its hospitals to battle the coronavirus

"We’re in an almost apocalyptic crisis, which requires cutting through the bullshit."

By Dylan Scott

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Everything you need to know about making your own face mask

Even if you’re not crafty at all.

By Alanna Okun

Trump ordered more N95 masks. 3M says his tactics could make the shortage worse.

As millions of respirators keep surfacing, health care workers say they need more.

By Rebecca Heilweil

The toilet paper shortage is more complicated than you think

Suppliers aren’t sure when toilet paper will be readily available again.

By Terry Nguyen

America has no federal response to this crisis

Trump is playing president on television instead of doing the job.

By Matthew Yglesias

Beyond Dungeons & Dragons: A guide to the vast, exciting world of tabletop RPGs

Role-playing games let you tell a story with your friends, and most are available to play online.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff

9 questions about how to get the coronavirus stimulus funds, answered

How to access the direct payments, unemployment insurance, and small-business loans in the CARES Act.

By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen

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Last week's unemployment numbers shattered all records. This week, they doubled. Vox's Matthew Yglesias, host of The Weeds podcast, proposes a way out of this mess.

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Disney sets new release dates for Mulan and Black Widow, adds Captain Marvel 2 in 2022

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Andrew Yang told Asian Americans to prove their Americanness. Here’s why that’s wrong.

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US airlines are waiving fees and canceling flights as coronavirus spreads

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Jared Kushner’s ventilator remarks contradicted a government website. Hours later, the site was changed.

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What we know about the fourth coronavirus relief bill

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The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

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The race to make more ventilators

The race to make more ventilators

The mask shortage is forcing health workers to disregard basic infection control

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Your coronavirus grocery questions, answered by experts

By Rachel Sugar

How the US stacks up to other countries in confirmed coronavirus cases

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Why we want to buy so much stuff during quarantine

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Coronavirus isn’t transphobic. But America’s economic and health systems are.

By Katelyn Burns

How coronavirus has changed US employment, in 6 charts

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What social solidarity demands of us in a pandemic

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A judge may have saved thousands of Wisconsin voters from being disenfranchised by coronavirus

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New data says the unemployment rate surged to 4.4 percent in March — but the truth is worse

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Gerrymandering is bad for democracy. The new doc Slay the Dragon shows how to fight it.

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Will video dating become the new normal?

"In the conversations I’m having on Hinge, coronavirus comes up every single time."

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How small businesses can get money from the stimulus package

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How to get the coronavirus unemployment benefits, explained

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Why Jeff Bezos’s $100 million donation to food banks won’t satisfy his critics

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How Covid-19 immunity testing can help people get back to work

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Wilbur Ross’s prediction about the coronavirus helping the US economy could not have been more wrong

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How Trump’s impeachment trial foreshadowed his handling of the coronavirus crisis

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Why it can be so hard to tell if you have Covid-19

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Health care workers aren’t just “heroes.” We’re also scared and exposed.

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