The first Americans quarantined after evacuation from Wuhan, China, the center of this winter's coronavirus outbreak, are now beginning to settle back into normal routines.
For 24-year-old Daniel Wethli, a history buff who majored in philosophy as an undergrad, leaving Wuhan last month at the urging of the U.S. State Department was bittersweet.
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The first group of individuals quarantined after evacuation from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, are beginning to settle back into normal routines. NPR's Patti Neighmond spoke with one young man who lives in a suburb of Pittsburgh.
PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE: Twenty-four-year-old Daniel Wethli is a Fulbright scholar, a history buff who majored in philosophy, and was in Wuhan studying the 1911 Chinese revolution.
The first group of individuals quarantined after evacuation from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, are beginning to settle back into normal routines. NPR's Patti Neighmond spoke with one young man who lives in a suburb of Pittsburgh.
PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE: Twenty-four-year-old Daniel Wethli is a Fulbright scholar, a history buff who majored in philosophy, and was in Wuhan studying the 1911 Chinese revolution.
The first group of individuals quarantined after evacuation from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, are beginning to settle back into normal routines. NPR's Patti Neighmond spoke with one young man who lives in a suburb of Pittsburgh.
PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE: Twenty-four-year-old Daniel Wethli is a Fulbright scholar, a history buff who majored in philosophy, and was in Wuhan studying the 1911 Chinese revolution.
More than two decades after it went missing, a ceremonial crown dating back to the 18th century has found its way home to Ethiopia. The country's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, received the glistening artifact at a ceremony Thursday in Addis Ababa, in a triumphant end to a twisty saga that transcends national borders.
Forever 21, the fast-fashion mall standby that filed for bankruptcy last year, will live on. Three companies announced Wednesday that they are jointly acquiring the retailer aimed at young shoppers and that they plan to continue to operate its U.S. and international stores.
The buyers are Authentic Brands Group, which owns major brands such as Barneys New York, Aeropostale and Nine West; and real estate companies Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners.
What's it like living with a coronavirus infection, isolated in a biocontainment unit? For Carl Goldman, diagnosed this week in Nebraska, his condition doesn't feel any different from a typical cold, he told NPR's Noel King. But the treatment is unusual: Doctors visit him each day wearing hazmat suits, and hospital staff wave at him from behind double-sealed windows.
The latest adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is as handsome, clever and rich as its famous heroine — and I mean "rich" in the caloric sense, as well. I wanted to snack on every pastel-hued surface of Kave Quinn's production design, which suggests nothing less than a frosted cupcake come to life — a feast of lace bonnets and high collars, gilded frames and glass chandeliers.
