Election 2020
Retropolis
The Past, Rediscovered Sweat, steak, five o’clock shadows: How TV transformed political conventions in 1948
Post-ABC poll shows double-digit lead for Biden, Harris
As the two major political parties prepare to open their national conventions, the presidential race tilts toward the Democrats amid continuing disapproval of the president’s handling of the pandemic.
The Trailer
Analysis The seven political states of Wisconsin
Demographically, Wisconsin barely changed at all between 2004 and 2016. Politically, it shifted dramatically. Let’s break down this important swing state.
‘A national crisis’: Millions of disconnected students are being left behind
As the pandemic forces many schools to switch to remote learning, more than 17 million U.S. schoolchildren do not have high-speed Internet at home and are locked out of virtual classes.
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Tech Review
I downloaded America’s first coronavirus exposure app. You should too.
Bluetooth exposure-notification apps like Virginia’s Covidwise aren’t much of a privacy risk. But we won’t know if they’re useful until many more people try them.
Staggering number of pregnant Latinas with covid-19 serve as a warning sign, doctors say
Latina mothers make up nearly half of the covid-19 cases among pregnant women in the U.S., showing just how widespread the virus is in their communities.
Violent clashes erupt between far-right groups, police and Black Lives Matter
The renewed tensions in Portland, Minneapolis and other cities pushed the country into its 80th day of demonstrations in some places.
BREAKING NEWS
Washington hires Jason Wright to be first Black president of an NFL team
Wright, who had a brief NFL career after playing college football for Northwestern, is also the league's youngest team president at age 38.
The Birmingham Belles' dresses are handsewn by specialized local designers. (Obtained by The Post)
The Birmingham Belles celebrate the Old South in hoop skirts. Some former Belles say it’s time to stop.
Part debutante presentation, part “Gone with the Wind” costume play, the Birmingham Belles taps high school girls to do good works in Civil War-era hoop skirts.
