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N.Y. attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA, accuses gun rights group of fraud

In a civil lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that CEO Wayne LaPierre and other top leaders drained $64 million from the National Rifle Association in three years.
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Acrimony spikes amid negotiation for virus relief

With talks appearing to falter, President Trump said he was preparing to sign executive orders that he says would extend enhanced unemployment benefits and provide a payroll tax cut.
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He fled Congo to work in a U.S. meat plant. Then he — and hundreds of his co-workers — got the coronavirus.

Trump is calling for another eviction moratorium. Landlords are pushing back.

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Homeland Security chief bristles at criticism over Portland protest response

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Gen. Charles Q. Brown takes over Air Force, makes history as first Black service branch chief

Brown has commanded forces in the Middle East, Europe and the Pacific.

LeBron James: NBA community doesn’t care whether Trump is watching

NAACP launches new civil rights and education initiative with University of Kentucky

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‘Torture memos’ author emboldens Trump to threaten use of executive power for coronavirus relief

Plus, Facebook and Twitter penalize President Trump for posting coronavirus misinformation. And Senate Republicans criticize Trump’s plan to deliver his convention speech from the White House.
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Pence calls Chief Justice John Roberts a ‘disappointment to conservatives’

The vice president’s rare rebuke came as he argued that the federal courts should be a big factor in the upcoming election.

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Both campaigns’ July figures, released Wednesday, showed they collected big checks last month.
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The Democratic leader was wrong to say a GOP bill would allow “no medical malpractice suits till 2024, even if they’re not covid-related.”
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A damaged hospital in Beirut after explosions tore through the city. (AFP/Getty Images)

After Beirut blasts, the race to save lives outweighs coronavirus safety

It is still too soon to know what impact the explosions will have on Lebanon’s coronavirus outbreak, but hospitals were already under pressure in the capital.

Belarus’s Lukashenko faces a surging political newcomer. The response is familiar crackdowns.

Longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko is fighting to hold on to power in Sunday’s election.

‘I have no idea how I’m not dead’: A Post correspondent recalls doomful night in Beirut

When blasts tore through Beirut on Tuesday, a Post correspondent scrambled to find her friends and reach safety.

Many parents prefer mixing online and in-person school, poll finds

Most parents see in-person school as unsafe, a Post-Schar School poll found — but parents also express serious concerns with online schooling. Many are drawn to systems that combine the two.

Federal judiciary is overcharging for access to public records online, court says

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Satellite imagery and derived lightning density from the GOES East satellite capturing storms over the Carolinas on Wednesday. (RAMMB/CIRA)

Two N.C. men were cleaning up from Hurricane Isaias. Lightning struck and killed them.

The men were cutting down trees in Wilmington, N.C., during a thunderstorm.

Gig workers for Target’s delivery service say tipping glitches cut into their pay

Shipt deliveries drive much of the retailer’s record growth during the pandemic, but its workforce is not guaranteed a minimum wage, sick leave or other benefits afforded Target employees.
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Investing lessons from the Apple stock split

The Dow has big point swings and is fun to watch. But the S&P, which rewards market value rather than stock price, is a more rational place to put your money.
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Constant exposure to stress can cause symptoms including forgetfulness, mind fog, apathy, detachment and reduced ability to function or focus, and in 2020, our stress-response systems have been on high alert.
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MLB tightens coronavirus rules, requiring masks in dugouts and compliance officers

Teams were told that repeated or flagrant violations could cause a team to be banned for the rest of the 2020 season and/or postseason.
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D.C. officer accused of using illegal chokeholds on 2 in 2018

A five-count indictment charges Mark L. Clark, a 31-year veteran, with violating the civil rights of victims and the city’s ban on the practice.

Md. trooper wrote DWI tickets to fictitious drivers, pleads guilty to perjury

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Trump administration blasts Maryland for lagging other states in nursing home inspections

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Healthcare workers check in patients at a drive-through coronavirus testing site earlier this summer in Arlington. (Bloomberg)
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Coronavirus cases plateau across D.C. area as region’s caseload surpasses 200,000

The seven-day average of new daily cases in D.C., Maryland and Virginia more than doubled during July, starting the month with fewer than 1,000 and ending with more than 2,000. But daily caseloads have ticked downward in recent days

Patricia Thompson, a federal retiree who became a master naturalist, dies of covid-19

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The revealing and disturbing story of America, told through 20 years of reality dating shows

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