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Actor-comedian opens up about identity in podcast interview with Marc Maron; says if country exists ‘for religious reasons, I don’t agree with it because I think religion is silly’

Having learned from deep partisan rift over incidents of Jew-hatred in the Labour Party, British Jewry across the political, religious spectrum protest online hate speech together

Belarus’s president, who claimed vodka and saunas could keep coronavirus at bay, has said he caught COVID-19 and recovered “on his feet” without showing any symptoms.

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Twenty-one states need to take aggressive action to slow the spread of the virus, federal officials said. Big retailers are mandating masks, but enforcement is an issue.

There’s not just one coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Now there are many, each requiring its own mix of solutions.

Ashtabula County, Ohio, voted for Barack Obama in 2016, then for Donald Trump. New political leaders there hope a younger generation of voters will help decide the 2020 presidential election. (Image credit: Da’Shaunae Marisa for NPR)

Turkey’s parliament has passed a bill that would impose new restrictions on social media companies — a move that could further restrict free speech.

Relations between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies, appear to be heading toward a confrontation. What’s causing this, and how are European countries responding?

Researchers are still digging into the question and sharing their findings decades after the Nazis sacked the homes of Jews during World War II. (Image credit: Cornelia Li for NPR)