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Rock & Roots REWIND: Week of August 17th 2020

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Yusuf/Cat Stevens (On The Road To Find Out), Cliff Beach & Mestizo Beat (Penny Candy), Bahamas (Own…

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies Friday during Friday's virtual hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee about the U.S. Postal Service during the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming elections.

Louis DeJoy Vows Post Office Can Handle Mail-In Ballots, In Senate Hearing

The postmaster general committed to delivering the nation's election mail securely, at his first public remarks since stopping the operational changes he instituted this summer at the Postal Service.

Republican Sen. James Lankford Speaks Ahead Of Postmaster General's Testimony

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about changes to the USPS and what he intends to ask Postmaster General Louis DeJoy when he appears before a Senate panel.

Some of the revenue from recreational marijuana sales would go toward historically disadvantaged businesses, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says. Wolf is calling for legal pot sales as part of a plan to help Pennsylvania's economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pennsylvania Governor Calls For State To Legalize Marijuana, Citing Pandemic

Gov. Tom Wolf calls for some of the revenue from marijuana sales to go toward "repairing the harm done to crime victims and communities as a result of marijuana criminalization."

Exxon joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1928, as Standard Oil, one of companies descended from John D. Rockefeller's world-transforming oil monopoly.

Exxon Mobil Exits: The Dow Drops Its Oldest Member

Apple's stock split is the cause of the shake-up at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But the symbolic shift also represents how Exxon, once a corporate titan, has diminished in stature.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn drew a hailstorm of criticism from scientists this week for mischaracterizing a study's findings in a way that hyped the benefits of convalescent plasma. He later apologized, but critics say the damage was done.

FDA's Hahn Apologizes For Overselling Plasma's Benefits As A COVID-19 Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration's chief said Sunday the therapy reduces deaths among COVID-19 patients by 35%. On Monday he apologized, acknowledging that statistic greatly exaggerates any benefit.

'How Quickly Can We Get People On': Beshear Unveils Plan For Low-Cost Internet

Kentucky is launching a program aimed at providing internet access for every student in a low-income home. The initiative seeks to identify providers who…

Dr. J. Tod Olin at National Jewish Health in Denver treats patients with EILO, or for exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction. It's a breathing disorder that affects young athletes especially.

A Young Athlete's Breathing Problems Weren't Asthma. What Were They?

Young athletes — especially girls — can struggle with a breathing problem that appears to be asthma. The real cause of the problem is in the vocal cords.

Nursing Home Employee's Musical Talent Uplifts Residents

In Perry County, Ala., nurse Ashley Moore brings joy to residents with her beautiful singing. It's a bright spot during an otherwise bleak coronavirus time.

More Than 600 Inmates Will Have Sentences Commuted Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

On Tuesday Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order the will allow 646 inmates to leave the prison system to avoid overcrowding and continue to…

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