Jackie Fortier
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Cell phone data shows that contract workers who work at multiple nursing homes helped transmit the coronavirus between facilities.
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An NPR poll finds 72% of Latino households in the United States are facing serious financial problems — double the share of whites who report this. Major health problems are mounting, too.
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The latest NPR poll finds 70 percent of Latinos in Los Angeles have experienced serious financial problems because of the job losses and other economic impacts during the pandemic.
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California's new COVID-19 cases have hit a record high and hospitalizations are up. A state that issued early stay-at-home orders is now struggling to regain control of the virus.
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Nationwide, coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, with the heaviest impact falling on communities of color and nursing home residents.
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Much of the responsibility to test for and respond to the coronavirus is at the state level. But states' capabilities vary and they face challenges.
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Oklahoma used to have more public shelters that could accommodate wheelchairs. But many have closed, and there's still no financial aid for renters with disabilities to build safe alternatives.
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An Oklahoma judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help cover the treatment, overdose prevention and other costs of abating the opioid epidemic in the state.
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A judge has found Johnson & Johnson liable in Oklahoma's opioid crisis. The company is ordered to pay the state $572 million in the case that was being watched closely as other trials approach.
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In a landmark ruling, Judge Thad Balkman ruled in favor of Oklahoma in its lawsuit to hold the drugmaker accountable for the costs of opioid addiction in the state.