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Emma Bowman

  • During a remote <em>StoryCorps</em> conversation this month from Stafford, N.Y., Dr. Roberto Vargas (left), his wife, Susan, and 10-year-old son, Xavier, talk about the challenges of staying safely distanced.
    In Self-Isolation, A Doctor Deepens His Connection To His Family
    To protect his wife and four children, Dr. Roberto Vargas, who processes COVID-19 tests in Rochester, N.Y., is staying in their basement. "What carries me through is this family," he tells them.
  • President Trump is barring most non-U.S. citizens who have been in Brazil in the past two weeks, in an effort to curb infections. Brazil has the world's highest number of cases after the U.S.
  • Staff Sgt. Emilio DiPalma (right) stands on guard at the Nuremberg Trials in 1945.
    Remembering Her Father, A WWII Veteran Who Stood Guard At The Nuremberg Trials
    At StoryCorps, a daughter cherishes memories with her dad, WWII veteran Emilio "Leo" DiPalma, who died of COVID-19 last month at age 93. "I'm honoring his life, not how he died," Emily Aho said.
  • Most of Texas is reopening despite a surge of cases in some places.
    Amarillo Mayor: New Testing Data Will Help Track Spread As Rest Of Texas Reopens
    Amarillo, Texas, has seen a recent spike in positive coronavirus cases, says Mayor Ginger Nelson, because of testing. She hopes this new virus data will inform when her community is ready to reopen.
  • In a Saturday broadcast, a star-studded event honored high school seniors who didn't get the traditional graduation because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Georgianna Glose died last month of complications from the coronavirus. She stands in front of the Fort Greene Strategic Neighborhood Action Partnership, a nonprofit she founded nearly 25 years ago.
    Remembering Georgianna Glose, A Brooklyn Nun And Activist
    Georgianna Glose, a nun who blew the whistle on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, died from COVID-19 complications. She was 73.
  • Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain, both mail carriers in Palm Beach, Fla., spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation last month about the job risks created by the coronavirus outbreak.
    'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During Pandemic
    Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added stress to their essential jobs.
  • In Gustavus, a remote city of about 450 residents, the owner of a small independent grocery makes the 14-hour round-trip journey by boat to Juneau to bring much-needed supplies back to his customers.
  • Three members of the White House coronavirus task force — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, CDC Director Robert Redfield and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci — are isolating themselves for two weeks.
  • Jackie Stockton (left) and daughter Alice Stockton-Rossini at the Philadelphia Flower Show in March 2019. The two women have recovered from COVID-19 after an outbreak hit their New Jersey community.
    'This Is ... Personal': After Surviving COVID-19, A Mom And Daughter Mourn Loved Ones
    Jackie Stockton and daughter Alice Stockton-Rossini recovered from the virus that killed friends and a relative. Faith and the ability to take life "one minute at a time" help the women persevere.