As the nation staggers toward a holiday weekend during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are pleading with residents to not make a bad situation worse. The authorities have locked down 300,000 people in areas around Melbourne heavily populated by immigrants, reinforcing the coronavirus’s outsized impact on disadvantaged communities. Largely outside of the limelight, athletes like Maya Moore, who helped win the freedom of Jonathan Irons in a questionable conviction, have led the charge for social change. Widely circulated videos showed a white woman pointing a gun at a Black woman as she filmed with her cellphone in a parking lot in Orion Township, Mich. Amid a national accounting over racism after George Floyd’s death, at least a dozen schools have revoked admissions offers to incoming students. Last month represented the political nadir of President Trump’s three and a half years in office, thanks to self-inflicted wounds as he played to his base and missteps by a fractured campaign. The candidates together raised over a quarter of a billion dollars in June, pointing to Joe Biden’s financial turnaround, President Trump’s resiliency and the 2020 campaign’s staggering cost. In footage released by the Fire Department, flames rise in the Brooklyn house, a striking example of the dangers posed by the proliferation of fireworks. Owners who built outdoor seating, following official guidelines, say the city has changed a key rule and cost them money. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Despite a history of success in public health crises, the country has one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. Jamelle Bouie joins the podcast to talk revolution, and how America remembers. Internet companies should treat people with big followings differently. This is not complicated, folks. Acknowledging years of oppression and then suggesting we simply move on is as offensive as remaining silently complicit. Republicans in D.C. just pretend not to see it. The president leads a transition to sickness. People cycled through jails on minor offenses are taking the virus back to their communities. July 4 and America’s crisis of the spirit. The private equity industry, which has led to more than 1.3 million job losses in the last decade, reveals the truth about free markets. Congress is set to end the aid that was supposed to see workers through the coronavirus crisis, even as it keeps getting worse. Need a venue for a large indoor gathering — a national political convention, say? The state’s got you covered. For the moment, the right to choose is safe. But the outlook is ominous. We can, if we can agree that it doesn’t need to come from the body of an animal. Drive-ins are a rarity these days, but they were a formative moviegoing experience for many Americans, including an impressionable young boy who went on to become a director. State officials had asked the court to block a lower court’s order that eased photo ID and witness requirements for absentee voting during the pandemic. Officials in India have opened an investigation into the gathering after more than 100 wedding guests tested positive for the coronavirus. The shipping giant paid $205 million for the naming rights to FedEx Field under a sponsorship deal that began in 1999. Ms. Maxwell was accused of helping Mr. Epstein recruit, groom and then sexually abuse girls, one as young as 14. Iran released a photograph showing evidence of what appeared to be a major explosion at the site. Early evidence suggests it was most likely an act of sabotage. A unit of Warren Buffett’s empire paid an inflated price for a pipe maker that used fake sales to look profitable, an arbitration panel concluded. The firm was close to bankruptcy. A new national security law will allow Beijing’s sprawling and secretive security system to establish a visible foothold in the territory. Many home fireworks are dangerous for kids and even illegal. The E.U. and other European countries will begin welcoming some nonessential travelers on July 1, but Americans will not be on the list, at least at first. Here, answers to travelers’ questions. For weeks, Britain’s star artists have begged the government to rescue the arts sector. Will it listen? These very different bottles raised questions about whether to group by color or by how the wines are made. Two rising stars on the app have amassed a huge audience by playing along with their followers’ fantasy of romance. Linda Goode Bryant discusses her career — from art dealer to urban farmer — with the artist Senga Nengudi. Keleketla! is a studio assemblage of musicians from four continents, creating thoroughly hybridized music with African voices up front. Intrusive thoughts can be terrifying. Exercises, like distancing, can reduce parents’ anxieties. The technique, called a human challenge trial, has been used to evaluate other vaccines. You can make these quick versions out of just about anything, including tomatoes and fennel. More Recent Articles |
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