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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown about how her state is prepping for possible communal spread of the novel coronavirus.

Test kits for the new coronavirus are now being put to use in labs across the United States. Meanwhile, health officials in Washington state have announced that six people have now died of COVID-19.

Former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg suspended his presidential campaign Sunday night — but not before exceeding early expectations.

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is suspending her presidential campaign, and the Democrat plans to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday night. Former Sen. Harry Reid also endorsed Biden.

Cities and rural areas tend to vote differently. We visit communities in and around Charlotte, N.C., and find that voters in each place feel that they live a world apart from their neighbors.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Irwin Redlener of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University about the controversy surrounding the CDC's release of coronavirus testing kits.

African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.

For "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Jayna Brown, Black culture researcher at the Pratt Institute, recommends "Kong" by Neneh Cherry. Cherry is best known for her 1989 hit "Buffalo Stance."

Bernie Sanders campaign didn't trust that the media would treat his presidential run seriously, so it started a livestream network — which has become a powerful fundraising and organizing tool.

Maine passed a law last year to increase childhood immunization rates. The law, not yet in effect, forbids religious and philosophical exemptions. Attempts to repeal the law failed on Super Tuesday