7-day average case total in U.S. sets record for 27th straight day
Local officials issued dire warnings about the spread of infections, blaming outbreaks on early reopenings and saying the virus was rapidly outpacing containment efforts.
Congress departs for two-week recess without addressing spikes in cases, economic woes
The House and Senate adjourned as cases are rising in numerous states. Both chambers will face crucial decisions when they return, but there appears to be no willingness to compromise yet.
Physician Paul Aguillon examines a poultry plant worker at his office in Georgetown, Del. (Michael E. Miller/The Post)
‘Are you ready to go back?’ After covid-19, a poultry worker fears a return to work.
Many of his co-workers at Perdue Farms in Georgetown, Del., had also fallen ill. One friend died. Then, at an appointment in late May, his doctor told him, “According to those recommendations, the government thinks you’re ready to return to work tomorrow.”
Scientists urge WHO to address airborne spread of virus
In a paper to be published this week, more than 200 experts warn that covid-19 can spread through droplets in the air that can be more infectious in smaller amounts than previously thought.
Nick Cordero
1978–2020 Tony-nominated Broadway star dies at 41
Cordero was nominated for his supporting role in the 2014 musical “Bullets Over Broadway.” After being put on a ventilator to treat the coronavirus, he developed blood clots that led doctors to amputate his leg.
Protest erupts in Phoenix after police fatally shoot man in parked car
Bystander video of the shooting went viral over the weekend, prompting protesters to march Sunday, outraged by another deadly incident amid nationwide demonstrations against police brutality.
White vandals target Black Lives Matter slogan in California
A woman in flip-flops and a patriotic shirt splattered a can of black paint over the bright yellow “L” in “Black” heaving her paint roller over the letters outside the Contra Costa County courthouse.
“We’ve learned that you can’t arrest your way out of problems.”
— Robert Contee, assistant chief of the District’s Metropolitan Police Department
“The blue code of silence — and the blue code of wanting to be accepted by your peers — is juvenile.”
— Heather Taylor, homicide sergeant in St. Louis
“It’s not just white officers guilty of this stuff. Black officers are guilty. It is the blue line.”
— David J. Thomas, retired officer who now counsels officers in Gainesville, Fla.
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The duty and burden of the black police officer
Cop culture is largely white, conservative and hostile to outside critics. Can it be changed from the inside?
Retropolis
The Past, Rediscovered Depicted kneeling before Lincoln in a statue, this enslaved man broke his chains in pursuit of freedom
Archer Alexander was the real-life model for the freed slave in the Emancipation Memorial, which protesters in D.C. have demanded be removed. But Alexander didn't wait to be emancipated — he escaped slavery on his own.
Election 2020
