Jobless rate falls to 13 percent in unexpected turnaround
The U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May, as many states and counties began to reopen with the slowing of coronavirus cases nationwide.
Economists predicted 20 percent unemployment in May. How did they get it so wrong?
Give some credit to the government relief efforts for bringing back jobs in restaurants and stores sooner than expected.
PROTESTS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
Pentagon disarms guardsmen in D.C. in signal of de-escalation
The Defense Department appears to have made the decision without consulting the White House.
Trump says strong economy will quell protests
President Trump said a sudden rebound in hiring could somehow address racial tensions, suggesting he doesn’t believe more structural changes might be needed to deal with protests.
How Mattis reached his breaking point
The former defense secretary feared top military leaders were being used as a prop for the president, people familiar with his thinking said.
“ I just hope that it shows that the black community will never give up what they believe in.”
— Xavier Brown, freshman at Howard University
“I protested to tell police it’s not right to kill people.”
— Khalil Kim Allen, 7, son of Eun Hye Kim
“I’m tired of the racism.”
— Robin Williams, 63, Ann Arbor, Mich.
“It does feel like this is really a transformative and historical moment.”
— Cameron PajYeeb Yang, of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders
(Courtesy of Xavier Brown)
(Courtesy of Eun Hye Kim)
(Courtesy of Robin Williams)
(Courtesy of Cameron PajYeeb Yang)
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Voices of protest
People from across the country are showing up to protest George Floyd’s death. We talked to protesters about why this movement matters to them.
D.C. mayor renames street outside White House ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’
In a pointed message in support of demonstrators and against the president, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) formally renamed the street outside the White House after ordering city crews to paint "Black Lives Matter" in giant yellow letters along 16th Street NW.
Students in masks? Sick kids staying home? Teachers aren’t convinced plans will keep them safe.
School districts aren’t doing enough planning to keep them safe, teachers say, and what they are planning won’t work.
Winter is coming south of the equator, along with predictions of the coronavirus’s spread
Studies of how the novel coronavirus behaves from season to season are still in their early stages. But researchers in Australia, southern Africa and South America say colder weather is cause for significant concern.
Guide to the pandemic
There have been more than 6.6 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus worldwide. The virus has killed more than 390,000. Access to the following stories is free:
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