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A pandemic is raging. A reckoning on racism is boiling over. To mark this moment, Here & Now producers asked people across the country to define freedom and what it means to be American in 2020 “Listening to them, its both extremely hopeful and heartbreaking at the same time, hopeful because theyre optimists,” says historian and founding father expert Clay Jenkinson. “They believe in the idea of America.... Read More Survivors Of COVID-19 Share Their Ordeal So Others Take Precautions Venturing Out Christiane Godin / iStock It's Not Just You, There Actually Are A Lot More Chipmunks Out There Listen to the latest VPR News updates Brave Little State Angela Evancie / VPR A Master Class In Finding The Bright Side Michael and Stacy Lee have had a really tough year. So why do they feel so positive? Read More Subscribe to The Frequency | A Daily News Podcast From VPR Take Out The Ballgame: No Lake Monsters This Year By Anna Van Dine , Henry Epp & Mark Davis • Jul 2, 2020 Lara Dickson / For VPR Listen Listening... / 8:55 A summer without a single Lake Monsters game. Plus: compost, masks, COVID-19, and moose. Live Coverage: Coronavirus In Vermont Daily updates from the VPR newsroom on the coronavirus pandemic Read The Latest Community Report: 1,000+ St. Albans, Essex Customs Workers To Be Furloughed By Mary Engisch • 15 hours ago Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press File Listen Listening... / 4:00 Earlier this week, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy confirmed that more than 1,000 employees who work for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in St. Albans and Essex would be furloughed in August. The St. Albans Messenger executive editor Michelle Monroe spoke with VPR about her reporting on issue. On The Brink, Rural Hospitals Brace For New Surge In COVID-19 Cases By Kirk Siegler • Jul 3, 2020 In the Idaho mountain town of Grangeville, population 3,200, signs in windows on Main Street advertise that Border Days "is on." The annual Fourth of July celebration boasts street dances, Idaho's longest-running rodeo and even the world's largest egg toss. Like in a lot of small towns, Grangeville's economy has been struggling throughout this pandemic. Border Days planners decided to go ahead with an altered, if slightly scaled back version of the festival this year amid worries about a possible spike in coronavirus cases. Black Patriotism: When Love Of Country Means Holding It Accountable By Juana Summers • Jul 3, 2020 When Timothy Berry decided to attend the U.S. Military Academy West Point, patriotism was one of his driving factors. He describes it as an active verb, not merely "a flag waving." "I have always had a profound appreciation for what this country has said its ideals are," Berry said. "But being a Black American, in particular, one that served in uniform, I've quickly realized that there were just a lot of contradictions in there." Face Masks Mandatory In Most Of Texas, Starting Friday By Rachel Treisman • Jul 2, 2020 Starting Friday, wearing face masks will be the law of the land in most of Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Thursday requiring Texans to wear face coverings in public in counties with 20 or more COVID-19 cases. As China Imposes New Hong Kong Law, U.S. And Allies Take Steps To Retaliate By John Ruwitch • Jul 2, 2020 Attempts to dissuade China's ruling Communist Party from asserting more authority over Hong Kong didn't work. Now that China is imposing a new national security law on the territory, world powers are looking to punish Beijing. The law hands the central government almost unchecked legal power in the former British colony, which was promised a "high degree of autonomy" for 50 years when it was returned to China in 1997. Drafted secretly and enacted swiftly on Tuesday, it is considered by many analysts to be even harsher than expected. Supreme Court Acts To Postpone More Controversies, From Mueller Report To Abortion By Nina Totenberg • Jul 2, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear arguments this fall in a case that pits the Trump administration against the House Judiciary Committee and its efforts to see redacted portions of report on Russian interference prepared by special prosecutor Robert Mueller. The decision is a significant blow to House Democrats' efforts to see the material before the November election. Vermont News Updates For Thursday, July 2 By VPR Staff • Jul 2, 2020 Aliya Schneider / For VPR Vermont reporters provide a roundup of ongoing local coverage of the coronavirus, expected furloughs, and more for Thursday, July 2. Drought, Pests & A Pandemic: A Summer Agriculture Update By Jane Lindholm & Matthew F. Smith • Jul 2, 2020 UVM Extension, courtesy Listen Listening... / 13:08 UVM agronomist Heather Darby says the growing season in Vermont started off cold and dry. Now it's hot and dry, with drought conditions affecting everything from haying to vegetable crops. Farmers also face pests like leafhoppers and their notorious "hopper burn" on crops - all of that on top of an uncertain economy brought on by a global pandemic. We check in for a summer agriculture update. Vermont Humanities Kickstarts New Conversations On Race And Racism By Jane Lindholm & Lydia Brown • Jul 2, 2020 Vermont Humanities Listen Listening... / 14:23 For years, Vermont Humanities has sponsored community readings of Frederick Douglass’ famed July 5, 1852 speech . But not this year. We talk to Executive Director Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup to find out why. Another Unwanted U.S. Record: 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day By Mark Katkov • Jul 2, 2020 In a grim accounting of the coronavirus's progress in the United States, another milestone was reached Wednesday: more than 50,000 new cases reported in a single day. Johns Hopkins University & Medicine's Coronavirus Resource Center , which tracks the virus worldwide, says the total number of cases reported in the U.S. stands at 2,686,480, an increase of 50,700 over Tuesday's figure. U.S. deaths attributed to the coronavirus stand at 128,062. 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