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Human Rights Watch says that while many Africans have been forced to quarantine, some have also been forcibly evicted and denied entry into stores and public transportation.

The 93-year-old monarch urged self-discipline and resolve amid the pandemic. "I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge."

In a national address, French President Emmanuel Macron said beginning Monday restaurants and cafes would be allowed to fully reopen and people could resume visiting family in nursing homes.

The Evans brothers are now home in Philadelphia after decades in prison. Convicted of second degree murder, they had few options for release in Pennsylvania under current law.

Not everyone ends up at a parade on purpose. Singer Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco found himself trapped by one years ago in his hometown of Belleville, Ill. That moment inspired the title track song of Wilco's new album, Sky Blue Sky. Tweedy shares this memory and reflects on how it changed him.

Many Americans have spent the past few days preparing to combat terrorism with duct tape and plastic sheeting. On Monday, the White House suggested consumers purchase these supplies to seal up doors and windows in the event of an attack using a chemical or biological weapon. That government warning sent consumers racing to hardware stores and home improvement centers but left bio-terrorism experts puzzled. As NPR's Jon Hamilton reports, many experts say most people don't need an airtight room, and those who do will probably want something safer than duct tape and plastic.

Morning Edition commentator Frank Deford says that baseball needs to rethink some aspects of its investigation into the alleged steroid use of Barry Bonds and other baseball players.

A Navy program helped to bring home the remains of an Ohio sailor who died at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. Musician First class Joseph Hoffman was aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack.

What was once Northern California's largest homeless camp is down to its last residents. The city of Oakland is offering temporary housing, but those being moved worry about losing what they have.

The composer and singer died Monday night at her home in Montreal after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. She was 63. The mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, and frequent collaborator with sister Anna McGarrigle, was at one time married to singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III.