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Election 2020

Biden and Harris go after Trump in first appearance as the Democratic ticket

Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Joe Biden at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del. (Video: Blair Guild/The Post; photo: Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
The new running mates focused on what they cast as President Trump’s inadequacies, showcasing a very different vision for the country,
Critic’s Notebook

Biden and Harris proved it doesn’t take a rally to deliver a big message

Without the cheering crowds, it was easier to hear what the candidates were saying.
‘A trailblazer’: Indian Americans react with joy, pride to Harris’s place on ticket
The Debrief

‘Extraordinarily nasty’: Trump hurls one of his favorite insults at a new target — Kamala Harris

The resonance of President Trump’s “nasty” adjective is often different when the recipient is a woman — and different still when that woman is a person of color.
Trump and allies struggle to find a focused attack on Harris
Fact Checker
Analysis

A fact-checking history of Kamala Harris

Harris was mostly right about Biden and busing. But she has gotten Pinocchios on other issues.

GOP leaders’ embrace of House candidate draws attention to tolerance of extreme or bigoted views

Marjorie Taylor Greene promotes the QAnon conspiracy theory and has made racist, anti-Semitic and Islamophobic comments.
CORONAVIRUS

U.S. reports highest number of virus deaths in one day since mid-May

President Trump continued to press for schools to bring children into classrooms, for businesses to open and for athletes to fill stadiums.

Relief talks stumble, and Trump asserts that a deal is ‘not going to happen’

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(Matt Chinworth for The Washington Post)

The pandemic will make movies and TV shows look like nothing we’ve seen before

No crowd scenes. Few locations. Limited romance. Hollywood entertainment is about to get really strange.

Grocery workers say morale is at an all-time low: ‘They don’t even treat us like humans anymore’

RACE & RECKONING

Liberal prosecutors face backlash over lenient charges after civil unrest and looting

Reform-minded district attorneys in Chicago and Portland, Ore., have come forward to defend policies that are likely to let hundreds of people off with light consequences.

Jerry Jones promises ‘grace’ as he and Cowboys discuss kneeling during national anthem

The team owner has long been adamant that players stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Morning Mix
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A Florida girl witnessed her mother’s fatal shooting while in a Zoom class, police said
Federal agents tear gas Oregon protesters blocking buses with ICE detainees inside
Protesters have camped for months at Tennessee’s capitol. So lawmakers made it a felony.
Another Portland protest ended with tear gas after police declared a riot
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I can’t correctly pronounce my last name. I take comfort in it.
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Thanks to coronavirus and Zoom, we’re looking at the end stages of college as a commodity
Another illegal Trump administration policy, and yet another premature Trump administration victory lap
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How Kamala Harris became Biden’s running mate

In a historic move, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. What does that mean for November? Hitting pause on college football. And an update from Beirut.
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Trump says Postal Service needs money for mail-in voting, but he’ll keep blocking funding

Congressional Democrats urged the Postal Service not to abandon long-standing practices for election mail processing to ensure the timely delivery of ballots.

Death rates fall for most common lung cancer, study finds

The National Cancer Institute attributed the decline to newer treatments that target genetic mutations or alterations.
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Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
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Analysis

What Kamala Harris and Joe Biden will need to reconcile

Their previous disagreements are politics as usual. But that doesn't mean they won’t have to account for the differences moving forward.
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Dueling cable news hits are the closest leaders in Congress have come to talks this week

The state of Washington gridlock came into full display during a 15-minute window.

Since 2016, 11 states and D.C. have expanded voting rights for the currently and formerly incarcerated

Britain plunges into record-shattering recession

The nation now finds itself with the worst economy and highest number of deaths from the coronavirus in Europe.

Italy’s schools are set to welcome students next month, but first they need millions of new desks

For decades, Italian students have mostly sat two to a desk. The rush to make single-seat desks in time has proved an unexpected headache.
A man fixes damages at the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut. (Hannah McKay/Reuters)
A man fixes damages at the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut. (Hannah McKay/Reuters)

Half of Beirut’s health-care centers are out of commission after the explosion

The massive explosion that devastated swaths of Lebanon's capital last week has severely damaged its health system, further straining medical facilities that were already wrestling with rising cases of the coronavirus.
Millions of acres of flattened crops are visible in these satellite pictures. (NASA Worldview)

A derecho devastated crops in Iowa. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the damage.

More than 10 million acres, or 43 percent, of the state’s corn and soybean crop suffered damage from the storms on Monday that brought winds exceeding 100 mph at times.

Sturgis, S.D., motorcycle rally was a ‘warning sign’: Next one will be smaller, with masks required

A trial by Zoom: Frozen video, a cat — and finally a verdict

Fake Chinese accounts use videos in English to target Trump

The network uses artificial intelligence to create faked faces for profile images, and has been producing videos bashing President Trump and criticizing his actions, researchers said.

July tax filings boost federal revenue as deficit nears $3 trillion

The U.S. federal deficit fell dramatically from June to July, mainly because of taxes that had been delayed earlier this year because of the pandemic.

Aviation firms double-dipped into federal pandemic payroll aid

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REI’s new outdoorsy eight-acre campus to be sold as the company embraces remote work

The outdoor-gear retailer is abandoning its headquarters even before employees move in. It had planned to occupy the space starting this summer.

No handshakes. A bad economy. These car salesmen shifted tactics — and succeeded.

“I didn’t know this was even possible,” one salesman said. “But I’m never going back to the old way.”
Perspective

Caps-Islanders has sizzle, but something’s missing

It's the playoffs, but getting a feel for something going on hundreds of miles away sure is different.
Analysis

Patriots had a roster overhaul like no other

Tom Brady left, and New England had an NFL-high eight players opt out. They're still favored to win the AFC East.
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Soto homers twice, but Mets pound Nats

University of Michigan and other Big Ten schools won’t play football this fall. (Emily Elconin/Reuters)
University of Michigan and other Big Ten schools won’t play football this fall. (Emily Elconin/Reuters)
Perspective

College football’s chaos is only the beginning of our second wave of sports despair

Sports can't will themselves back. College football's splintering is the latest evidence.

Richmond residents say turmoil has eroded support for protests

A resurgence of violence and vandalism as the demonstrations enter a third month has left some residents weary and frustrated.
CORONAVIRUS

D.C., Maryland lawmakers grill health officials over coronavirus response, data

D.C. Council members questioned the city’s progress in identifying new sources of infections.
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Authorities investigate the scene at a Southeast Washington neighborhood where a mass shooting occured during a block party Sunday. (Marvin Joseph/The Post)
Authorities investigate the scene at a Southeast Washington neighborhood where a mass shooting occured during a block party Sunday. (Marvin Joseph/The Post)
Perspective

After a mass shooting at a block party, community leaders are left reeling, seething and pleading

They say shooters no longer have a “code” that keeps them from spraying bullets into crowds.

Baltimore gas explosion victim remembered for his devotion to family, friends

Joseph Graham Jr., a Morgan State University engineering student, was killed in the blast that leveled three rowhouses on Monday.
Kamala D. Harris speaks during a town hall in 2019 and Tucker Carlson at Politicon in 2018. (Left: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images; Right: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Politicon)
Kamala D. Harris speaks during a town hall in 2019 and Tucker Carlson at Politicon in 2018. (Left: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images; Right: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Politicon)
Perspective

Tucker Carlson’s mangling of Kamala Harris’s name was all about disrespect

Not only did the Fox News host mispronounce it, but when a guest went out of his way to politely correct him, Carlson had one of his trademark fits of pique.
Perspective

As pandemic sheltering drags on, ‘Married at First Sight’ makes more and more sense

The vegetable garden, priceless in a pandemic

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Perspective

With her dreamlike self-portraits, photographer seeks to create an escape from reality

Using only the items available to her while confined at home, Djeneba Aduayom’s self-portraiture is captivating and inventive as it reflects on her experiences of 2020.
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This no-bake coconut cream pie plays it cool with a chocolate cookie crust

The pie just needs time to set up in the refrigerator, making it the ultimate make-ahead warm-weather dessert. And leftovers — yeah, right — can be loosely covered and refrigerated for up to three days.
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Pani puri is the antidote to the lost summer of 2020

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Southwest removes family from flight after 3-year-old with autism is unable to wear mask

The airline's policy, in line with CDC guidance, requires “all customers over the age of two to wear a face covering or mask.”
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