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Many parents prefer mixing online and in-person school, poll finds

Most parents see in-person school as unsafe, a Post-Schar School poll found — but parents also express serious concerns with online schooling. Many are drawn to systems that combine the two.
Aimee Rodriguez Webb, a teacher for the Cobb County School District in Georgia, works in the virtual classroom she has set up at her dining room table. (AP)
Aimee Rodriguez Webb, a teacher for the Cobb County School District in Georgia, works in the virtual classroom she has set up at her dining room table. (AP)

America is about to start online learning, Round 2. For millions of students, it won’t be any better.

School officials nationwide, caught up in the reopening debate, had little time to prepare for online learning.
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3 Pinocchios for Schumer on GOP proposal for medical malpractice lawsuits

Democrats, White House negotiators search for virus relief deal as Trump threatens to take unilateral steps

A potentially critical meeting is set for today.
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A Mississippi town welcomed students back to school last week. Now 116 are home in quarantine.
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‘Torture memos’ author emboldens Trump to threaten use of executive power for coronavirus relief

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Volunteers gather aid supplies on Wednesday to be distributed for those affected by Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. (Reuters)

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Roughly equal majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents approve of the high court.

Gen. David Goldfein, bypassed to be Trump’s top military adviser, retires

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