Nine states in nearly every major region see record single-day caseloads
Saturday marked the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that multiple states reported more than 10,000 cases in a day, with Texas tallying a record 10,351 and Florida reporting 10,260.
Economic recovery may be fizzling as disruption from virus lingers
The pandemic shock, which economists once assumed would be only a temporary business interruption, appears instead to be settling into a traditional, self-perpetuating recession.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wears a face covering on Capitol Hill last month. (AP)
Fauci sidelined by White House as he steps up blunt talk on pandemic
President Trump has not talked to the scientist in more than a month, even as coronavirus infections have surged in large swaths of the country.
In Brazil, descendants of U.S. Confederate veterans are asked to retire divisive symbols
After the Civil War, thousands of defeated Southerners came to Brazil to self-exile in a country that still practiced slavery. For decades, their descendants have thrown a massive party that now attracts thousands. The Confederate flag? Everywhere. As in the United States, calls are growing for a reassessment, but some are refusing to renounce the symbol.
Perspective
As Confederate monuments fall, don’t forget Bree Newsome’s athletic act of protest in 2015
It was the most athletic activist feat during this era in which we’ve come to celebrate the notion of athlete activism.
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