Tulsa health official: Trump rally ‘likely’ source of virus surge
“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases,” Dr. Bruce Dart said.
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Grim projection: 200,000 dead by Election Day
Recent surge in infections and Trump policies prompt a serious reassessment by forecasters, who now see no end in sight for coronavirus crisis.
Trump’s Florida Convention Could Be The First That Actually Helps Lose A State
Trump yanked the Republican convention from North Carolina because it wouldn’t let him give a speech to a packed house. Now coronavirus is spiking in Florida.
Trump’s Tulsa Rally ‘Likely’ Source Of Coronavirus Surge: Health Official
Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said the president’s campaign rally last month “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in new COVID-19 cases.
Why It Took So Long to Defeat the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Six years of organizing, infighting, and lawsuits led to a rare, massive win for rural communities.
The Atlantic Daily: The Politics of School Reopening
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.(BODO SCHACKOW / PICTURE ALLIANCE / GETTY)America still doesn’t have a plan to safely reopen its schools. Earlier today, President Donald Trump criticized the CDC’s guidelines on Twitter, calling them “very tough” and “expensive.
Artificial Lights Tell the Story of the Pandemic
Even during the worst of the pandemic in New York City, when the threat of the virus had emptied out the streets, the lights of Times Square stayed on, its many towering advertisements flashing and flickering.
CDC Will Relax School Reopening Guidelines, Mike Pence Says
President Donald Trump is waging a pressure campaign against state and local governments.
Who Wants to Be Seen With Trump Anymore?
Donald Trump has never been much for encouraging social distancing. He might end up getting political distancing as a result.This week, five senators announced that they will skip the Republican National Convention in August. A Republican governor up for reelection said he wouldn’t attend a Trump rally in his state. And Senator Lindsey Graham disagreed publicly with Trump for what his home-state newspaper reckoned was the fifth time in three weeks.
Photos: Deadly Flooding in Japan
Days of torrential rainfall in central Japan have led to extensive flooding and mudslides, leaving as many as 58 people dead so far. Rivers that overflowed their banks have swept away bridges and roads, cutting off communities and making it difficult for rescue workers to reach many areas. Emergency crews are now working against the clock, trying to find people who may still be trapped.
Padma Lakshmi’s New Food Show Is a Trojan Horse
Food, at its essence, is sustenance; that much is simple. Where things get complicated is in all the manifold ways it sustains us. Consider the burrito. In the first episode of Padma Lakshmi’s new Hulu show, Taste the Nation, the food writer and longtime Top Chef host travels to El Paso, Texas, where she attempts to isolate all the different ingredients in one of America’s favorite dishes.
My Partner’s Sexual History Is Way More Intense Than I Thought
I find stories of her escapades super hot.
COVID Exposes “Significant Racial Health Inequities” as Black, Brown & Indigenous People Suffer Most
The coronavirus continues to hit communities of color the hardest, with federal data showing African American and Latinx people are nearly three times more likely to be infected and twice as likely to die from the virus compared to their white neighbors. There were “pretty significant racial health disparities” even before COVID-19 ravaged the country, says Dr.
The New NYC? Houston Hospitals Struggle with “Astonishing” Rise in Coronavirus Cases
As COVID-19 cases rise and hospitalizations are soaring, hospitals in Florida, Texas, Arizona and California are running out of ICU beds. On Tuesday, Texas set a grim new record of 10,000 new cases in a single day. “It’s been astonishing,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent Dr. Sheri Fink, who has been reporting from Houston’s largest hospital. “They’ve been adding unit after unit after unit just to care for coronavirus patients.
ICE Threatens to Deport or Bar International Students If Schools Move Classes Online Due to Pandemic
As President Trump pressures states to reopen schools in the fall despite an alarming surge in new coronavirus cases, ICE says international students studying at U.S. universities could face deportation if their schools switch to online-only courses. The U.S. issues more than a million student visas a year, and international students account for as much as a third of the undergraduate student body at many colleges and universities and often constitute the majority of graduate students.
Help! I Found Out My Girlfriend Once Said Black People Weren’t “Her Type.” I’m Black.
We’ve been together for six years now, and she’s usually an amazing person, but this hurt me deeply.
How Editor Tracy Sherrod Is Amplifying Black Authors
“Black people are interested in a variety of things—we don’t only want to talk about race.
When California Transferred COVID-19 Patients to My Prison
Inside San Quentin, we’re just waiting for the virus to find us.
Treasury decides to stick with July 15 tax deadline
An extension would give taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their returns, though they would still have to pay what they owe by July 15.
Top White House economist set to depart amid coronavirus recession
The acting chair of the CEA will leave Trump without another senior economist as discussions start about a new economic aid package.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Egyptian Activist Laila Soueif on the Jailing of Her Children & the Fight Against Authoritarianism
Egyptian authorities have arrested scores of people, including doctors, medical workers, journalists, lawyers and activists, as the country grapples with the coronavirus outbreak. “Unlike nearly every other country in the Middle East, Egypt has not released thousands of prisoners as a precaution against the coronavirus. Instead, it’s arrested more people and cut off communication,” says Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous.
Tucker Carlson Accused Of Echoing White Supremacist Talking Points On Fox News
Fox News host’s on-screen graphic is being compared to the infamous “14 words.
Washington R——s partners are bailing out on Dan Snyder, will sell their shares of the team
Washington R——s majority owner Dan Snyder has long been one of the biggest assholes in the NFL, and that is saying something, and is the person most responsible for the team keeping its blatantly racist name even after years of every sentient non-racist human pretty much agreeing that the name is odious and racist and for f—k’s sake just change it already.
Now the rest of the team’s owners want out, reports The Washington Post.
Chief Justice John Roberts Was Hospitalized Last Month After A Fall
“The injury required sutures, and out of an abundance of caution, he stayed in the hospital overnight,” the court said in a statement.