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How Volunteers And Scientists Help Determine If A Vaccine Works

Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently under testing to see if they prevent the disease. What determines if a vaccine works and why does it take 30,000 volunteers to figure that out?

Sen. Ed Markey speaks Tuesday in Malden, Mass., after beating Rep. Joe Kennedy III for the Democratic nomination for a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat.

Markey Fends Off Kennedy Challenge In High Profile Mass. Senate Primary

Sen. Ed Markey has prevailed in the Democratic race over Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who becomes the first member of the legendary Massachusetts political dynasty to lose an election in the state.

Firefighters in the valley area of Vacaville, in northern California, during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 19.

Wildfires Are 1st Big Test To COVID-19 Firefighter Safety Plans

Thousands of firefighters are deployed to dangerous megafires in the West, the first big tests to the added safety protocols fire managers scrambled to get in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cleveland Police Officer Shot And Killed On West Side

Updated: 5:05 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 Cleveland police have taken three people into custody in connection with the Thursday night fatal shooting of 53-year-old Det. James Skernivitz, city officials said Friday afternoon. Authorities arrested two juveniles and one adult on unrelated warrants, considering them people of interest in the ongoing investigation, Safety Director Karrie Howard said. In a separate incident, another police officer, Nicholas Sabo, died by suicide Thursday, officials said.

Uprooted trees, fallen power lines and the debris from damaged houses are scattered on a road as Hurricane Dorian sweeps through Marsh Harbour, Bahamas.

Historic Hurricane Dorian Bears Down On Northern Bahamas As A Category 5 Storm

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Dorian is hitting the Bahamas as "the strongest hurricane in modern records" to hit the archipelago, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Leonardo Diaz lives in Los Angeles and drives for Uber and Lyft. He says he misses employee health and paid leave benefits he used to receive when he worked as a valet.

Gig Work With Benefits: California May Expand Employee Perks To Contract Workers

California lawmakers are expected to approve a proposal to reclassify Uber drivers and other contract workers in the state as employees, giving them more rights and benefits at employers' expense.

Stacey Thomas, owner of the Bourbon Bar "The Lexington," says new tariffs on whiskey will hurt her business. "Customers that maybe would have tried bourbon will probably just go for a vodka or a gin or a rum," she says.

In Britain, Businesses Brace For A Hit Amid Tensions In The 'Special Relationship'

Many in the U.K. are hoping that any tensions with the U.S. over trade are temporary – especially business owners.

A firefighter monitors a back fire while battling the Medocino Complex fire on Aug. 7, near Lodoga, Calif. The Mendocino Complex Fire, which is made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire, has become the largest wildfire in state history with over 344,890 acres charred.

Another Firefighter Dies Battling Northern California Wildfire

Officials say the firefighter died Monday at the site of the Mendocino Complex Fire. Over the past several weeks, a total of six firefighters have died in connection to wildfires.

Jackson County Newspaper Falls Victim To Trump Tariffs

The shuttered office of the The Jackson County Times-Journal sits in a small strip mall next to the Jackson County WIC and Save-A-Lot.A white piece of…

Security Clearances Under Threat In The Intelligence Community

NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks with former CIA analyst Patrick Eddington about the impact on professional civil servants when their security clearances are under threat of being revoked.

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