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Alabama Democrats blitz Republican U.S. Senate nominee with belly-busting football smack talk

On Tuesday, famous racist former senator and Trump attorney general Jeff Sessions lost his bid for a comeback after losing in the Alabama Republican primary to former Auburn Tigers football coach Tommy Tuberville. Tuberville will face off in November for the Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Sen. Jones defeated alleged serial sexual assaulter and troller of high school schoolyards Republican Roy Moore in a special election in 2017.

Listen: Our Deadliest Pandemic Mistake

Over 40 percent of all coronavirus deaths in America have been linked to nursing homes. How did it happen, and how bad could it get?Staff writer Olga Khazan joins James Hamblin and Katherine Wells on Social Distance to explain.Listen here:Subscribe to Social Distance on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another podcast platform to receive new episodes as soon as they’re published.What follows is an edited and condensed transcript of their conversation.

A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming

Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. There is no mystery in the number of Americans dying from COVID-19.Despite political leaders trivializing the pandemic, deaths are rising again: The seven-day average for deaths per day has now jumped by more than 200 since July 6, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.

The Atlantic Daily: Coronavirus Deaths Are Rising Right on Cue

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.SHUTTERSTOCK; PAUL SPELLA / THE ATLANTIC1. There is no mystery in the number of Americans dying of COVID-19. This summer surge in deaths was entirely predictable by looking honestly at the case and hospitalization data that preceded it, Alexis C. Madrigal explains.2.

The Atlantic’s 2020 Report on Diversity and Inclusion

The Atlantic has released its 2020 Report on Diversity & Inclusion, an annual report showing the race and gender composition of staff and leadership across the company. Data are included as of December 31 of each of the past seven years, and as of June 30, 2020.In addition to this data, the report details The Atlantic’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through our daily work, and in our workplace.

Paging Dr. Hamblin: Should I Fly?

Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, James Hamblin takes questions from readers about health-related curiosities, concerns, and obsessions. Have one? Email him at paging.dr.hamblin@theatlantic.com.Dear Dr. Hamblin, I’m a healthy 76-year-old thinking about taking a nonstop flight from Las Vegas to Baltimore. I want to see my daughter and her family, including my grandkids, who have been fantastic about quarantining. I could self-isolate in their basement.

Tucson Mayor Romero Slams Arizona Gov. Ducey for Downplaying COVID & Hasty Reopening as ICUs Fill

As COVID-19 cases soar in the U.S. South and Southwest, we go to the hot spot of Arizona, where 88% of ICU beds are full and the family of one man accuses Arizona Governor Ducey and President Trump of being directly responsible for his death, after they downplayed the threat of the virus and obstructed local officials from requiring masks even as Arizona’s case numbers were exploding.

As COVID-19 Cases Spike, Epidemiologist Warns “The Road to an Uncertain Vaccine Is Paved in Death”

As the U.S. reports its highest one-day spike in infections and 11 states report record hospitalizations, the Trump administration is demanding states stop sending COVID patient data to the CDC, which then releases it to the public. We speak with Dr. Ali Khan, epidemiologist and the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, about the Trump administration’s handling of the crisis and his hopes for a vaccine.