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Thursday

Mumbai's Historic Ramadan Food Bazaar Closes For The First Time — Due To Coronavirus

The normally bustling food stalls and shops along Mohammed Ali Road, shown here in 2010, are now shuttered because of India's coronavirus lockdown. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Mumbai's Historic Ramadan Food Bazaar Closes For The First Time — Due To Coronavirus

The famous food stalls and shops on Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road are closed during India's lockdown. "This is the first time I'm seeing Mohammed Ali Road come to a standstill," says a restaurant owner.

Wednesday

Tuesday

Trump Signs Order To Beef Up Meat Production After Coronavirus Hits Plants

President Trump plans to use the Defense Production Act to keep meat plants running. Workers at the plants have been pushing for more protection from the virus. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Trump Signs Order To Beef Up Meat Production After Coronavirus Hits Plants

President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to ensure plants keep running. Workers have said they need more protection after illnesses and deaths on the line.

Monday

Potato Association Eyes Solution To Belgium's Potato Surplus

Because the pandemic shut down restaurants, there's a surplus of 750,000 tons of potatoes. Instead of eating fries once a week, the association of potato producers is asking Belgians to double that.

Potato Association Eyes Solution To Belgium's Potato Surplus

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Sunday

A Son And Mother, Together In Their Separate Kitchens

Phillip Picardi was finally getting closer to his mother just before the pandemic struck. Now that he can't be with her, he's joining her for remote cooking sessions and learning her tricks.

A Son And Mother, Together In Their Separate Kitchens

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'How To Feed A Dictator' Spills The Beans On 5 Strongmen
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Author Interviews

'How To Feed A Dictator' Spills The Beans On 5 Strongmen

For his new book, Witold Szablowski tracked down the chefs who fed autocrats like Pol Pot, Enver Hoxha and Idi Amin. He says the book isn't just about food, but about how dictatorships rise and grow.

'How To Feed A Dictator' Spills The Beans On 5 Strongmen

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Tuesday

Business

During Pandemic, With His Restaurant Closed, Chef Helps Local Families

Since the coronavirus outbreak, Chef Mario Santiago of May St. Café in Chicago has had to layoff 30 employees. He's now cooking take-out meals for nearby families struggling to stay afloat.

During Pandemic, With His Restaurant Closed, Chef Helps Local Families

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Ikea Makes Public Its Swedish Meatballs Recipe For Customers On Lockdown

The recipe for Ikea's famous meatballs has only seven ingredients and includes instructions for how to make the sauce. The recipe comes with step-by-step, illustrated instructions.

Ikea Makes Public Its Swedish Meatballs Recipe For Customers On Lockdown

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Planning a garden? Here's a step-by-step guide to start off on the right foot
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Life Kit

Planning a garden? Here's a step-by-step guide to start off on the right foot

Starting a garden takes planning — but it's not as hard as you think. This guide walks you through the basics of hardiness zones, understanding good soil, and building raised beds so you can get the garden of your dreams.

Planning a garden? Here's a step-by-step guide to start off on the right foot

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Monday

This Charmin Factory Keeps Humming Even As Much Of America Is Hunkered Down

The Procter & Gamble plant in Mehoopany, Pa., has been running nonstop during the pandemic, making essential products such as toilet paper, paper towels and disposable diapers. Courtesy of Procter & Gamble hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

This Charmin Factory Keeps Humming Even As Much Of America Is Hunkered Down

Although millions of Americans are out of work or working from home, many are still working at factories nationwide. They have some lessons on what it will take to "reopen" the country safely.

This Charmin Factory Keeps Humming Even As Much Of America Is Hunkered Down

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Shake Shack Returns $10 Million Loan To U.S. Program For Small Businesses

Shake Shack is returning a $10 million loan to the Small Business Administration, saying the money should go to restaurants that need it more. Here, customers wait for to-go orders outside a Shake Shack in Miami Beach, Fla. Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Shake Shack Returns $10 Million Loan To U.S. Program For Small Businesses

The burger chain and other large businesses were able to get the money because the program covers any company with fewer than 500 workers in a single location.

Saturday

National

Farmers Struggling To Get Food To Consumers

NPR's Michel Martin talks Randy Romanski, interim head of Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, about why some farmers are dumping food amidst shortages.

Farmers Struggling To Get Food To Consumers

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She Meant To Order 10 Bananas In Her Grocery Delivery. Then 10 Bunches Arrived At Her Door

An odd problem for our age: Order one banana for grocery delivery, do you get a one banana or one bunch? And what do you do when you order 10 bananas and get 10 bunches of them? NPR explores.

She Meant To Order 10 Bananas In Her Grocery Delivery. Then 10 Bunches Arrived At Her Door

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Friday