Matthew S. Schwartz
Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan ("Go Blue!").
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At least three people have died and four more are confirmed infected with the Ebola virus. The government declared an outbreak in a rural community.
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Most residents of Auckland are asked to stay home for three days while health officials determine the source of the virus and test for community spread. The rest of the country is on high alert.
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Shultz, who held four Cabinet-level positions under two different presidents, was instrumental in helping to ease Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
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The Georgia congresswoman, who has embraced wild conspiracy theories, has the backing of Donald Trump — and the ire of Democrats, who have called for her censure or removal.
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The devastating news comes almost one year to the day after the first case of the virus was detected in the country and as officials warn that the situation will only grow worse before it gets better.
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The test was for NASA's Space Launch System, a successor to the retired Space Shuttle program. It takes eight minutes to generate the power needed to get to space, and ultimately to the moon.
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The U.S. is reporting more than 271,000 new cases each day. Congress' attending physician says lawmakers who sheltered in place last week may have been exposed to the virus.
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Dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate have said they will object to certification of the Electoral College results. Others say it's time to move on.
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Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas Day incident died in the blast.
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More than 1 million people went through checkpoints at U.S. airports on each of the past two days. That's down considerably from a year ago, but still an increase over typical pandemic travel levels.
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In a virtual town hall for kids on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he made a trip to the North Pole to get Santa vaccinated for COVID-19. "He is good to go."
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The two sides have been trying to hammer out the details of a post-Brexit world for most of the year. Talks will continue ahead of a fast-approaching deadline, leaders announced on Sunday.