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The coronavirus epidemic has forced the Census Bureau to postpone its field operations, but the bureau is still collecting information from households responding on their own. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census

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Then-Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Lucy Flores and then-Vice President Joe Biden at a rally on Nov. 1, 2014 in Las Vegas. Flores accuses Biden of acting inappropriately during that visit. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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MIAMI, FL — TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019-- Interested buyers view the live model of Monad Terrace Luxury Development, a luxury high rise in an area of heavy infrastructural investment to protect their building from sea level rise and hurricanes Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Maria Alejandra Cardona for NPR hide caption

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Building For An Uncertain Future: Miami Residents Adapt To The Changing Climate

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With repair costs mounting, Air Devil's Inn owner Kristie Shockley wasn't sure the bar would make it through the summer, so she put out a call for help on social media — and some regulars planned a benefit. Ashlie Stevens/WFPL hide caption

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Worshippers exiting a mosque in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., are handed fliers encouraging participation in the 2010 census. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images hide caption

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For The First Time, U.S. Census To Collect Responses In Arabic Among 13 Languages

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Like most American ski areas, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area operates on U.S. Forest Service land thanks to a federal lease. Shrinking federal budgets to maintain recreational access to public lands mean locals have to be creative to keep trails open and safe. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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On Public Lands, Visitors Surge While Federal Management Funds Decline

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Saturday

Pierre Comizzoli (right), reproductive physiologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, performs an artificial insemination on giant panda Mei Xiang March 29, 2019. Don Neiffer (left), chief veterinarian at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, performs for the procedure. (Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo)/Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute hide caption

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Balloons hang over the coffin that contain the remains of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin during a memorial service in her grandparents' home in San Antonio Secortez, Guatemala, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. Oliver de Ros/AP hide caption

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A Chinese site engineer is seen during construction of an extension of the Southern Expressway in Sri Lanka, in November. The project is part of Beijing's massive Belt and Road Initiative. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Sherrie Lawson struggled with PTSD, depression and anxiety after she survived the Washington Navy Yard shooting. Courtesy of Sherrie Lawson hide caption

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Dealing With Trauma After A Mass Shooting — Over The Long Term

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Storm Lake Times editor Art Cullen is moderating a forum on Saturday in Iowa with Democratic presidential candidates. Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption

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Cheryl Holder takes a patient's vitals in Miami on March 18. Maria Alejandra Cardona for NPR hide caption

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In Florida, Doctors See Climate Change Hurting Their Most Vulnerable Patients

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Matthew Lachance rides an electric scooter in Washington, D.C. Scooters have grown in popularity, and now ride-related injuries are a common sight at the George Washington University Hospital, according to Dr. Kate Douglass. Noah Fortson/NPR hide caption

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As Electric Scooters Proliferate, So Do Minor Injuries And Blocked Sidewalks

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Friday

Attorney General William Barr says he is working to prepare Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report to be released to the public, with redactions. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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