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The City of Cleveland is facing a decline in almost every revenue source due to the coronavirus pandemic. No layoffs or furloughs are scheduled at this time, according to Mayor Frank Jackson’s office. The city is anticipating major losses in a few areas, said Director of Finance Sharon Dumas, particularly the entertainment and hospitality sectors. Before the virus, initial projections anticipated $40 million in revenue from those areas in 2020, Dumas said, but the city now expects to see just half that amount.

In-person service jobs, which have been hit hard by the pandemic, are disproportionately done by women. Yet the unemployment rate is only part of the story.

Author Sarah Chayes has investigated corruption in places like Afghanistan and Nigeria. She wondered if the U.S. was corrupt. NPR's Noel King talks to her about her book: "On Corruption in America."

Drop boxes have been used in some states for years, and their use is expanding as more voters cast absentee ballots. But the Trump campaign and some Republicans say they're not secure enough.

Scientists say it's increasingly clear that airborne virus particles help the coronavirus superspread. Here's what they recommend to reduce the risks.

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.

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.

Critics worry a new contraception app, which allows women to track body temperature and menstrual cycle to avoid pregnancy, isn't as effective as other methods. But some women welcome another option.

Rita Ekwere, also known as Ray BLK, is the first unsigned artist to win the BBC Sound Of poll. She tells NPR's Lakshmi Singh why it's important for her to highlight social justice issues in her music.

On a recent evening, Turkish composer Cenk Ergün works with four vocalists and two trombone players testing tones for Ergun's newly commissioned work, "Formari," inspired by the museum's atrium. He is one of several internationally-acclaimed composers invited to Northeast Ohio to visit, react and compose new works inspired by what they see at the Cleveland Museum of Art.