The Take
Analysis Trump, behind Biden in polls, grasps for a message that resonates
President Trump has tried many things in the past months, including a law-and-order message, in an effort to avoid becoming a one-term president. But the race remains Joe Biden’s to lose — which of course could still happen.
Experts project autumn surge in cases, with peak after Election Day
“It’s not so much whether it’s coming, but how big is it going to be,” one epidemiologist said of an expected viral wave.
Labor Day could fuel another rise in infections if people aren’t cautious, experts say
This weekend presents challenges that didn’t exist earlier this summer, including schools resuming and a wider spread of infections overall.
A bad flu season colliding with pandemic could be overwhelming
It’s a scenario infectious-disease experts dread: flu arriving amid the coronavirus, complicating vaccination, diagnoses and treatment. But mask-wearing and social distancing could also limit influenza's spread.
More radical protest tactics are likely here to stay
Gas masks, hockey sticks and homemade shields have become commonplace at protests around the country as activists embrace more extreme tactics.
Violence erupts in Rochester during protests over Daniel Prude’s death
Two cars struck protesters, several demonstrators were arrested and three officers were hospitalized, according to local media. A March video of police pinning and hooding Prude, who later died, drew an outcry.
Jason Vaughn, the football coach at Brunswick (Ga.) High, has been a key figure in the push to investigate the death of Ahmaud Arbery, his former player. (Stephen B. Morton for The Post)
Ahmaud Arbery’s killing was met with silence. His high school football coach vowed to find justice.
In the days after Arbery, a 25-year old Black man, was shot and killed in February after being chased by three White men while jogging, his former coach led a crusade for justice. He hasn’t stopped.
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