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7-day average case total in U.S. sets record for 27th straight day

Local officials issued dire warnings Sunday about the spread of infections, blaming outbreaks on early reopenings and saying the virus was rapidly outpacing containment efforts.
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Tony-nominated Broadway star dies at 41 of coronavirus

Cordero was nominated for his supporting role in the 2014 musical “Bullets Over Broadway.” After being put on a ventilator to treat the virus, he developed blood clots that forced doctors to amputate his right leg.
Four generations of the Garg family live together in a home in Delhi. (Mukul Garg)
Four generations of the Garg family live together in a home in Delhi. (Mukul Garg)

The 17-member family that lived together, ate together and got coronavirus together

When Mukul Garg learned that one member of his family had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he immediately knew it was only the beginning.
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Political Reckoning

The politics of race are shifting, and politicians are struggling to keep pace

What will come of the gathering call for action? History offers sobering lessons about the ultimate power of protests. Perhaps this time, the political leaders, prodded by a new generation of activists, will write a different script.
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At Arlington Cemetery, a monument to slavery still stands

Descendants of some of the 482 Confederate veterans buried at the nation’s most revered cemetery can’t agree on whether the memorial should be removed.
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‘The Cursed Platoon,’ Part 2

1st Lt. Clint Lorance had been in charge of his Army platoon for three days when he ordered them to kill three Afghans on a dirt road. After a second-degree murder conviction, Lorance was pardoned by President Trump, hailed as a hero. His troops suffered a different fate.
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Remains of missing soldier Vanessa Guillén identified by Army, family says

Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and the subsequent search for her, underscored by her family’s allegations she faced sexual harassment from superiors, created waves in Latino media and rage within the Guillén family.

Scientists urge WHO to address airborne spread of coronavirus

In a paper to be published this week, more than 200 experts warn that covid-19 can spread through aerosols that can be more infectious in smaller amounts than previously thought.
An abandoned aircraft sits on a makeshift landing strip in the east side of Laguna del Tigre National Park.
An abandoned aircraft sits on a makeshift landing strip in the east side of Laguna del Tigre National Park.
Guatemalan soldiers patrol the east of Laguna del Tigre National Park.
Guatemalan soldiers patrol the east of Laguna del Tigre National Park.
Police and soldiers destroyed an airstrip that was used by narcotraffickers.
Police and soldiers destroyed an airstrip that was used by narcotraffickers.

The Guatemalan rainforest: Lush jungle, Mayan ruins and narco jets full of cocaine

The vast Laguna del Tigre National Park is home to Central America's largest rainforest. It's also a new way station for South American cocaine bound for the United States.
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Trump turned July Fourth into a partisan event. The damage could be long-lasting.

The president is losing the war against the novel coronavirus, and his reelection campaign is struggling. In response, he has decided to start a different war.
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Hard-hit industries clamor for regulations during pandemic

Business interests see a short-term battle against two hard-to-influence forces: individuals acting irresponsibly and a Trump administration reluctant to lay down guidelines that would mandate individual behavior during the pandemic.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) at a Juneteenth march in Chicago. (Getty Images)

Duckworth emerging as a contender to be Biden’s running mate

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a Purple Heart recipient and veteran of the Iraq War, is being looked at seriously, according to the people with knowledge of the search.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wears a protective face mask in this photo released by his office. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wears a protective face mask in this photo released by his office. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus

Iran’s order to wear masks comes as public opinion polling and a walk through the streets of Tehran show the widespread apathy felt over a pandemic that saw Iran among the first countries struck after China.
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Russian shot dead in Austria, police probe political motive

Police say they have detained a Russian man after one of his compatriots was shot dead near Vienna late Saturday in what Austrian media report is being considered a possible political assassination.
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Coronavirus will undermine trust in government for decades, research finds

Two new studies find that people exposed to pandemics in their formative years carry psychological scars for the rest of their lives.

An apparent social media hoax led armed militia members to flock to Gettysburg

On Independence Day, self-proclaimed militias, bikers and far-right groups flooded in — heavily armed and unaware, it seemed, that the mysterious Internet poster threatening to burn American flags was not who the person claimed to be.
(Clockwise from top left) Stevan Molinar, left, with two squad leaders in 2016; Frank Scafidi prepares for a mission in Vietnam; Lt. Col. Harry Lesher pins a First Lieutenant bar on Tom Knutsen in 1971; Victoria Chamberlin at the NCO academy in South Korea in 2014. (Courtesy of Stevan Molinar, Frank Scafidi, Tom Knutsen, Victoria Chamberlin)
(Clockwise from top left) Stevan Molinar, left, with two squad leaders in 2016; Frank Scafidi prepares for a mission in Vietnam; Lt. Col. Harry Lesher pins a First Lieutenant bar on Tom Knutsen in 1971; Victoria Chamberlin at the NCO academy in South Korea in 2014. (Courtesy of Stevan Molinar, Frank Scafidi, Tom Knutsen, Victoria Chamberlin)

We asked veterans to respond to The Post’s reporting on Clint Lorance and his platoon. Here’s what they said.

Many said they were moved to tears reading about the experiences of 1st Platoon. Others questioned how the soldiers could blindly follow orders to shoot at civilians.
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Instacart worker Saori Okawa loads groceries into her car for home delivery on Wednesday in San Leandro, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP)

Gig workers face shifting roles, competition in pandemic

Gig workers are clamoring for jobs that often pay less while facing stiff competition from a crush of newly unemployed workers.
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Energy companies abandon long-delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Despite a win at the Supreme Court last month, the companies said costs and new regulatory uncertainties make the 600-mile natural gas pipeline unfeasible.
Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, left, and minority owner Robert Rothman, center, talk with team president Bruce Allen prior to a Dec. 29, 2019, game against Dallas in Arlington, Tex. (Jonathan Newton/The Post)
Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, left, and minority owner Robert Rothman, center, talk with team president Bruce Allen prior to a Dec. 29, 2019, game against Dallas in Arlington, Tex. (Jonathan Newton/The Post)

Redskins’ minority owners look to sell stakes in team amid ongoing turmoil

Robert Rothman, Dwight Schar and Frederick W. Smith are “not happy being a partner” of Daniel Snyder, one person familiar with the deliberations said.

Sean Doolittle sees sports as a reward America hasn’t earned yet

Indians Manager Terry Francona says it’s ‘time to move forward’ and change name

Davon McNeal with his mother, Crystal McNeal, who works for the D.C. government as a violence interrupter. (Family photo)
Davon McNeal with his mother, Crystal McNeal, who works for the D.C. government as a violence interrupter. (Family photo)

11-year-old fatally shot in Southeast D.C. at anti-violence July 4 cookout

Davon McNeal was shot and killed near the end of a trust-building event organized by his mother Crystal McNeal, whose job as a city “violence interrupter” means she spends her days mediating disputes and trying to convince people to put down their firearms.

Two slain in apparent road rage incident in Virginia, officials say

A 48-year-old Spotsylvania County man is in custody after two brothers were fatally shot after an apparent road rage incident on Saturday, authorities said.

Man whose wrongful conviction revealed FBI forensic flaws dies at 59

Santae Tribble’s exoneration in 2012 of a 1978 D.C. slaying helped launch a Justice Department review that found FBI hair-matching examiners systematically overstated testimony in almost all trials in which they gave evidence over two decades.
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Medical assistants, cooks and cleaners also face risks on covid-19 front lines, but with low pay and little recognition

Beyond doctors and nurses, many others help keep medical facilities running during the pandemic.
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From left, director Spike Lee with cast members from his film “Da 5 Bloods,” Isiah Whitlock Jr., Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters and Norm Lewis. (David Lee/Netflix/AP)

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Watch "Da 5 Bloods," "I Am Not Your Negro," and other films and TV shows that offer poignant examinations of race in America.

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Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly turned an intuitive female bond into a tool for abuse

The cast of “The Baby-Sitters Club” poses with original series author Ann M. Martin, center, on the set of the new Netflix show. (Kailey Schwerman/Netflix)
The cast of “The Baby-Sitters Club” poses with original series author Ann M. Martin, center, on the set of the new Netflix show. (Kailey Schwerman/Netflix)

‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ was always progressive. Now, Netflix’s version is empowering a new generation.

For all its feel-good wholesomeness and nostalgia, Netflix’s “The Baby-Sitters Club” echoes its fresh-faced stars’ calls for a more equitable world.
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Mild tofu takes on the tart flavors of lime, olives, capers and white wine.

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A rendering of the Toronto’s “Immersive Van Gogh” exhibit, which includes floor circles that help walk-through visitors maintain distance. (Immersive van Gogh Toronto)

To safely reopen, facilities throw rules out the window and embrace creativity

From drive-through exhibits to roaming robot dogs, creative solutions have arisen to meet the need for social distancing.
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