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Election 2020

Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Biden’s running mate

The senator from California and former state attorney general, who also made a run at the Democratic presidential nomination last year, will be the first Black woman and Asian American woman on a major party ticket.
CORONAVIRUS

With no end in sight, pandemic fatigue grips America

Polls are capturing rising pessimism and dismay as millions of Americans wrestle with difficult questions about how to juggle school, pay their bills and look after their mental and physical health.

An economic crisis in Kentucky has workers, businesses furious with Sen. Mitch McConnell

Meet the self-effacing doctor who holds the fate of a coronavirus vaccine in his hands

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Big Ten becomes first major college football conference to cancel fall season

With the decision, the Big Ten became the first of the elite Power Five conferences to call off its season because of the coronavirus outbreak. The move casts more doubt on the sport's autumn plans.
Freshmen check their academic schedules. (Ted Richardson for The Post)
Freshmen check their academic schedules. (Ted Richardson for The Post)

UNC-Chapel Hill launches the school year in person amid coronavirus crisis

Masks and sanitizer are everywhere. But the face-to-face strategy poses a pandemic risk.

Facebook says it’s taken down 7 million posts for spreading coronavirus misinformation

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If you can punish a teenage girl for spaghetti straps, you can enforce a mask mandate

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Seattle police chief retires amid efforts to defund department
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Body camera footage shows struggle leading to George Floyd’s fatal police encounter

Video of Floyd’s interaction with Minneapolis police shows that medical personnel waited nearly three minutes to perform chest compressions in an attempt to revive him.
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How a pandemic and protests effected voter registration
How a pandemic and protests effected voter registration
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Russia unveils possible vaccine, claiming victory before final testing is complete

The aggressive approach has been criticized by outside scientists who worry the country has not determined whether the remedy is safe or effective.

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Sarah Andrews, 42, was the first to cast her ballot at the voting precinct at the Park Tavern bar and restaurant in Atlanta on Tuesday. (Kevin D. Liles for The Post)
Sarah Andrews, 42, was the first to cast her ballot at the voting precinct at the Park Tavern bar and restaurant in Atlanta on Tuesday. (Kevin D. Liles for The Post)

Voting in 5 states today sees no wait times, smooth ballot processing

Georgia, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Vermont expected lower turnout, which contributed to the relative quiet. But Georgia and Wisconsin also have new safeguards to avoid the chaos of primaries earlier this year.
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Poll exposes potentially fatal flaw in Trump’s reelection strategy

The president’s efforts to turn people against Joe Biden are not gaining much traction — and may not help him anyway.
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Democrats unveil convention speakers; Trump defends attacks on Biden’s faith

New Zealand records new virus cases after 102-day streak without local transmission

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said a new round of lockdown restrictions were necessary because the source of the new infections remained unclear.

U.N. sending wheat flour to Lebanon to ‘stabilize’ food supply destroyed by blasts

The first shipment will arrive in the coming days and supply Lebanese bakeries for one month.
Jack is an asylum seeker from Hong Kong living in Australia. He is among a growing number of Hong Kong protesters who have fled abroad after participating in the months-long uprising against Beijing’s tightening control. (Jesse Williams for The Post)
Jack is an asylum seeker from Hong Kong living in Australia. He is among a growing number of Hong Kong protesters who have fled abroad after participating in the months-long uprising against Beijing’s tightening control. (Jesse Williams for The Post)

They fought for freedom in Hong Kong. Now, they must find it in exile.

As its political structures unravel, a city that once offered safe harbor to the downtrodden is now exporting a new generation of asylum seekers.
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Derecho brings 100 mph winds to Iowa, blasts through Chicago along 700-mile path

The storms struck the Midwest with the ferocity of a hurricane.

Disgraced W.Va. bishop Michael Bransfield has gone incommunicado, his successor says

More than a year after Pope Francis ordered Bransfield to make personal amends for alleged sexual and financial misconduct, there has been no word about a restitution proposal.

Tropical Storm Josephine could develop in the Atlantic as uptick in activity looms

A barrage of Atlantic Ocean tropical storms and hurricanes is possible as soon as next week.

‘Broadened’ health-care exemptions keep many workers from getting new paid leave, report finds

Critics have seized on the report as another sign that the Trump administration is abandoning commitments to uphold worker safety provisions.
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Streamer Shroud is returning to Twitch in exclusive deal

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The back-to-school laptop guide

Here are the questions to ask — and mistakes to avoid — for a year when school happens on a laptop.
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College football is caught in a coronavirus culture war. Caution is the smart choice.

College presidents in the Power Five conferences should hit the pause button on the season.
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The NHL playoffs in a bubble will be weird, wacky and unprecedented. Strap in.

What once seemed unlikely now seems probable: an entire playoff hockey tournament played inside two bubbles.
Ron Rivera is introduced as Washingon’s head coach in January. (John McDonnell/The Post)
Ron Rivera is introduced as Washingon’s head coach in January. (John McDonnell/The Post)
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Ron Rivera again answered for a controversy he did not create. He better get used to it.

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A coronavirus testing location in Leonardtown, Md. (AFP/Getty Images)
A coronavirus testing location in Leonardtown, Md. (AFP/Getty Images)

Maryland’s average daily caseload drops to lowest level in weeks

The decline comes as health experts say the greater Washington region could be putting a lid on recent infection spikes.

Fauquier County Public Schools switches to all-virtual learning for fall

Every public school system in Northern Virginia is now slated to begin the next school year online.
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Md. judge orders firms to continue building Purple Line amid cost disputes with state

A temporary restraining order requires the companies to stay on the job until at least Sept. 14 as they and the state argue about hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns.

Second victim found dead in rubble from explosion that rocked Baltimore neighborhood

Seven other people were hospitalized after the explosion reduced three row houses to rubble.

Man shot by Secret Service agent outside White House shouted, ‘I’m going to shoot you,’ officials say

The shooting occurred as President Trump was at a news conference.
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The stress of the unknown is taking a massive toll on parents

One of many challenges: “Learning to be comfortable with not being comfortable.”

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Anthony Anderson as Dre in the 2018 “Blackish” episode “Please, Baby, Please” that never aired on ABC. It was released Tuesday on Hulu. (Ron Tom/ABC)
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These 5 galette recipes are ready for their Instagram moment

From honeyed-fig and walnut to mixed summer berry, these galettes come together faster than traditional pie.
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(The Washington Post illustration/iStock)

Stuck stateside needn’t mean you can’t chat with foreign locals — and improve your language skills

Now can be an opportunity to supercharge your foreign language skills with online tutors. Or at least enjoyably kill time.
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