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U.S. added 4.8 million jobs in June as labor market tried to continue its recovery

The June unemployment rate was 11.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The president said he believes there will be a sharp economic recovery, but a spike in virus cases has led to a new round of layoffs.
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Vaccine rooted in government partnership fuels financial rewards for company executives

Moderna’s top leaders sold company stock as the share value skyrocketed.
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Complaint alleges that Facebook is biased against black workers

A black manager at Facebook is suing the company, along with two other African American applicants, alleging a culture of bias in promotions, evaluations, hiring and recruiting.
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Black families pay significantly higher property taxes than white families, analysis shows

Video shows white woman pulling pistol on black mother, daughter in Michigan

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‘The Cursed Platoon’

Clint Lorance had been in charge of his Army platoon for only three days when he ordered his men to kill three Afghans stopped on a dirt road. A second-degree murder conviction and pardon followed.
Today, Lorance is hailed as a hero by President Trump. His troops have suffered a very different fate.
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'Enough is enough': Seattle police clear protest zone after mayor’s executive order
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Trump administration hires tech firm to build a virtual border wall

The administration plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to use high-tech detection system, an idea Democrats have praised.

Longtime associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested

Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire on federal charges stemming from New York prosecutors’ investigation of the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking.
Robert S. Mueller III meets with members of the House Judiciary Committee last July. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
Robert S. Mueller III meets with members of the House Judiciary Committee last July. (Salwan Georges/The Post)

Supreme Court will hear arguments over Mueller’s secret evidence

A lower court had granted a request from the House Judiciary Committee for access to redacted portions of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. But in May, the Supreme Court put a hold on that ruling until the high court could decide whether the issue warranted its intervention.
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The former vice president outraised the president for the second month in a row.
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Brad Parscale’s shoddy case for why Trump wins in 2020

President Trump’s campaign manager glosses over or ignores some uneasy realities of the race. Other points he makes provide dodgy comparisons to past elections.
President Trump leaves the BOK Center in Tulsa on June 20. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)
President Trump leaves the BOK Center in Tulsa on June 20. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

In wake of Trump’s Tulsa rally, his campaign is still contending with the fallout

President Trump insisted on holding the June 20 rally inside the Tulsa arena, despite the adamant warnings of health officials about the rising risks of the novel coronavirus in Oklahoma.

Trump’s pick for ambassador was involved in racist smear against black politician

A Democratic senator called for the White House to withdraw the nomination for ambassador to Norway after the discovery of a 1994 court filing.

As Britons emerge from staying at home, polling shows Boris Johnson has lost public trust

People are detained by riot police during a march against national security law at the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong on Thursday. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
People are detained by riot police during a march against national security law at the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong on Thursday. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Countries prepare to take in Hong Kong refugees fleeing China’s crackdown

Britain, Australia and the United States are among the countries that proposed measures to help, even as they risk blowback from Beijing.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has voted against conservative colleagues in key rulings despite having been nominated by a Republican president. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post)

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Commerce IG at impasse with Ross over NOAA ‘Sharpiegate’ report

The inspector general is accusing Secretary Wilbur Ross of holding up a report on the 2019 “Sharpiegate” scandal at NOAA.

Pfizer reports encouraging vaccine data

Early results suggested that the vaccine is safe, although it caused fevers in most patients who were given an intermediate dose.
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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. (Susan Walsh/Pool/Reuters)
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IRS says July 15 tax filing deadline won’t be extended

The Internal Revenue Service said that those who owe the government need to file and pay on time to avoid penalties and fees.

Mortgage rates just hit a new low again

The 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 3.07 percent, the fifth time in the past several months it has set a record low.

Administration makes it easier for companies to profit from publicly funded virus drugs, group says

In its race to control covid-19, the U.S. government is spending billions in agreements with drugmakers to subsidize development of medicines.
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In a 60-game MLB season, one thing is certain: It’s going to get late early

Every series, every game will carry more weight. And with new rules in place, there will be no shortage of asterisks in a sport wedded to stats.
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For TV networks missing sports, there’s one unthinkable scenario: Losing the NFL season

Even as other sports plan their returns, network executives have nervously kept their eyes on the NFL season, which is America’s most valuable television property.
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An employee stands next to a fountain drink dispenser during the soft opening of Six Flags America on Wednesday. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Post)
An employee stands next to a fountain drink dispenser during the soft opening of Six Flags America on Wednesday. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Post)

Caution urged over holiday weekend as coronavirus cases flatline in Washington region

Numbers released Thursday show 58,017 jobless claims were filed in the region last week.
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D.C. police officer stabbed while responding to call in downtown Washington

Police say a homeless man intervened to help the officer. The officer was being treated at a hospital, and the injuries did not appear to be life threatening.

Richmond removes second Confederate statue, of Matthew Fontaine Maury

Maury, a naval officer and oceanographer, left the Navy and joined the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War.
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This Maryland man was a sanitation worker. Now he is accepted to Harvard Law School.

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Jenny Slate recently stepped down from voicing Missy Foreman-Greenwald, the "Big Mouth" character pictured on the far right. (Netflix)

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Stars like Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate stepped down from their roles, but the voice acting industry's issues are higher up the ladder.
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Chef Jonny Rhodes in his restaurant Indigo, now operating at Broham Fine Soul Food and Groceries, in Houston. (Amy Scott for The Post)
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Chef Jonny Rhodes built a revered Houston restaurant. His next mission: Fighting ‘food apartheid.’

To Houston chef Jonny Rhodes, the pathway to real freedom for black people is through the security and sustainability that comes with land ownership.
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Passengers wearing face masks walk past the Southwest Airlines ticket counter earlier this month at the Tampa International Airport. (AP)
Passengers wearing face masks walk past the Southwest Airlines ticket counter earlier this month at the Tampa International Airport. (AP)

With few rules in place, airlines and airports adopt their own strategies for combating the coronavirus

Several months after the novel coronavirus pandemic devastated the nation’s aviation industry, there still is no uniform strategy for managing the virus as travelers begin to return to the skies.
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