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Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers works out in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday. The NFL is doing daily coronavirus testing for the first two weeks of training.

NFL's Top Doctor On How Football Plans To Return

Chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills defended the NFL's plans to return in September. He tells Morning Edition that the league has an extensive testing program but won't be instituting a "bubble."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) talks to Vice President Pence as they wait for their lunch at Beth's Burger Bar in Orlando, Fla., on May 20.

Florida Governor Defends Firing Of Top Data Scientist

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out about the firing of data scientist Rebekah Jones. DeSantis attacked Jones' claims that she created the state's highly praised COVID-19 dashboard portal.

Virginia's Top-3 Government Leaders Are Involved In Scandals

The governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general of Virginia continue to resist calls to resign after two of them admitted to appearing in blackface, and one faces accusations of sexual assault.

Hindu Nationalist Topping Polls In World's Largest Election

In India, hundreds of millions are casting their ballots in parliamentary elections over the next month. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Indian reporter Supriya Sharma.

Bernie Sanders' economic proposals are facing new criticism. Will voters care?

Top Wonks Take Aim At Sanders Economic Estimates

Ex-chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers are blasting an analysis from UMass-Amherst professor Gerald Friedman that Bernie Sanders' camp has praised recently. Do their opinions matter to voters?

President Trump speaks to reporters next to the empty chairs for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.. The Democrats declined to attend a meeting with Trump and Republican leaders at the White House on Tuesday.

Top Democrats Pull Out Of Planned Meeting With Trump

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer changed their minds after Trump tweeted that he didn't see a deal happening to keep the government funded past Dec. 8.

At Biden-Marcos meeting, China is expected to be at the top of the agenda

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he aims to forge a stronger relationship with Washington, and China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea will be a major topic to discuss.

Kevan Hall stands with his models at the Frank Sinatra Fashion Show in February. The designer has dressed A-listers and won multiple awards.

Fashion Matters In Tough Times, Says Top Designer

Kevan Hall is showing off his latest designs at the Washington Club on Friday. The Detroit-born designer is known for dressing the likes of Vanessa Williams, Salma Hayek, Celine Dion — even First lady Michelle Obama. Hall speaks with host Michel Martin about his career, and explains why fashion consciousness still matters, even when many Americans are focused on the struggling economy.

Top 10 Blues Albums of 2007, from WXPN

WXPN's Blues Show host Jonny Meister counts off his 10 favorite blues albums of 2007, including harmonica player Bobby Rush, guitarist James Blood Ulmer and singer Marie Knight.

Trumpeter Ted Curson, depicted here on the cover of his album <em>Urge</em>, died last Sunday morning.

The Lead Sheet: Top 5 Jazz Stories This Week

RIP Ted Curson, a new jazz singer, the Jazz Composers Collective's modern history, Hurricane Sandy and downtown New York and Miles Davis in 1985. Plus: a Branford Marsalis interview, Arbors Records' Mat Domber, and what the Pittsburgh Steelers radio announcer does in his spare time.

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