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Stay-at-home orders have upended plans by community groups to promote the 2020 census at in-person events. Census advocates are now trying out creative but socially distant ways to promote the count.

The nation's largest shopping mall, in suburban Minneapolis, is set to reopen June 10 after working to embrace new socially distant shopping setups that businesses hope don't turn away customers.

Ohio students may have lost one-third to a half a school year of learning during the pandemic, and the learning loss needs to be made up – somehow, experts say. Some children have been more deeply impacted than others, said Chad Aldis, Thomas B. Fordham Institute vice president for Ohio Policy and Advocacy. “It’s never good for anyone to be impacted, but it appears that the students that were already most behind, might have lost even more ground,” Aldis said.

Novelist Jodi Picoult explores life and death, while oncologist David Agus models new health practices, virologist Nathan Wolfe tracks emerging diseases, Dava Sobel reflects on Copernicus, and Charles Shields looks at novelist Kurt Vonnegut.

This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: breakthrough releases by driven young newcomers, and a heap of unearthed treasures from the vault.

Ohioans can start voting on Issue 1. It's the only question on the Aug. 8 special election ballot, though there's a new requirement for those who want to vote by mail.

In a year when hip-hop was frequently absent from the pop charts, NPR's music critic found that looking in darker corners revealed a genre that was flourishing.

These days, the Super Bowl halftime show is a massive driver of the streaming, airplay and sales that fuel the Billboard charts. This week, Bad Bunny benefits from that influence.

Lee's upcoming novel is a dystopian tale, set in a future America where corporations have replaced a long-crumbled government, and Chinese immigrant workers have become a new laboring class, repopulating deserted cities.

[AUDIO] There have been several studies recently on the affect of music on the psyche, particularly in regard to warding off depression or chasing away…