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Increasingly, many people in the U.S., like these teens in a Miami grocery story in August, now routinely wear face masks in public to help stop COVID-19's spread. But social distancing and other public health measures have been slower to catch on, especially among young adults, a national survey finds.

Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds

A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread.

Mueller plans to build his chicken barns in this cornfield just south of his home. His barns would house "breeders," the hens that lay the eggs that will hatch to be raised for meat.

Farmers Take Out Millions In Loans To Raise Chickens For Big-Box Retailers

To slaughter 2 million birds per week, Costco is contracting poultry farmers. But this requires a major financial investment from small producers, and the payoff may not be guaranteed.

Jake Tapper is CNN's chief Washington correspondent and the host of <em>The Lead</em> and <em>State of the Union. </em>His novel,<em> The Hellfire Club,</em> is set in 1954 Washington, D.C.

CNN's Jake Tapper On McCarthyism, Trump And The 'Jar Jar Binks Principle'

Tapper's new novel, The Hellfire Club, takes place in 1954 during Sen. Joseph McCarthy's Communist "witch hunt" — a time he describes as "very resonant" with the current political climate.

Warren's two-cent wealth tax on people with over $50 million in wealth is one of her signature policy issues, and one that draws big cheers on the stump.

How Would A Wealth Tax Work?

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are big champions of taxing the very rich on their wealth, not just income. The public is behind it, but there are big challenges to implementing the plan.

A sample ballot is shown via the Dominion Voting Systems that Georgians use to vote.

The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding

The head of security for a voting equipment vendor speaks out from an undisclosed location where he's living after threats or harassment were directed to him and his family — even ex-girlfriends.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talk on Capitol Hill in 2014. Both are expected to win their primaries for re-election Tuesday.

Incumbents Poised For Big Wins Despite All The Attention On Outsiders

Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Marco Rubio of Florida are favored to win their GOP primaries on Tuesday. So is Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz despite angry opposition.

The main goal of the Paris deal was to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius. Beyond that point, scientists worry that catastrophic impacts of warming become irreversible.

5 Changes That Could Come From Leaving The Paris Climate Deal

NPR reporters break down how the coal industry, climate, U.S. global relations, public support and budget could be affected by President Trump's decision to pull out of the agreement.

Ramadan begins without a cease-fire; 'Oppenheimer' sweeps the Oscars

Ramadan begins in many countries, without the Israel-Hamas cease-fire that the U.S. hoped would be in place by the holy month. Plus, takeaways from an Oscars ceremony heavy on the Kenergy.

Trump says talk with China's Xi yielded progress, including on TikTok

Officials have been working on a deal to bring popular video app TikTok under U.S. ownership to avoid shutting it down in the United States.

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