Without $600 Weekly Benefit, Unemployed Face Bleak ChoicesA federal supplement to jobless pay was a lifeline for millions and for the economy. Its cutoff, even if temporary, may have lasting consequences.For many of the 30 million Americans relying on unemployment benefits, it could already be too late to prevent lasting financial harm.
Trump Threatens to Bypass Congress as Stimulus Talks Fail AgainDemocrats called the talks “disappointing,” and President Trump said he would use executive orders to provide relief if no agreement could be reached.
Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump’s Battles With U.S. Intelligence AgenciesLast year, intelligence officials gathered to write a classified report on Russia’s interest in the 2020 election. Our investigation uncovered what happened next.
Russia Continues Interfering in Election to Try to Help Trump, U.S. SaysA new assessment says China would prefer to see President Trump defeated, though it’s unclear how much Beijing is doing to meddle in the campaign.
When Covid-19 Hit, Many Elderly Were Left to DieWarnings had piled up for years that nursing homes were vulnerable. The pandemic sent them to the back of the line for equipment and care.
LIVERelated Illness Sent Hundreds of Children to Intensive CareA C.D.C. report on children shows racial disparities in a syndrome connected to Covid-19. Here’s the latest.live
The Coronavirus Is New, but Your Immune System Might Recognize ItSome people carry immune cells called T cells that can capitalize on the virus’s resemblance to other members of its family tree.
Chris Dodd, an Insider From Biden’s Past, Is Helping Him Pick His FutureWhile trying to win progressive voters, Joe Biden has empowered a Washington veteran long trailed by allegations of personal and financial indiscretion.
Trump Wants U.S. to Get Cut of Any TikTok Deal. No One Knows How.President Trump has called for a payment to the Treasury if a Chinese company sells the app to Microsoft. There is no provision in the law for that.
As Lebanon Reels, Long-Awaited Assassination Verdicts LoomAlmost no one is expecting the full truth about the massacre of the country’s former prime minister and his entourage in a bombing in 2005.
Ship Cited in Beirut Blast Hasn’t Sailed in 7 Years. We Found It.The explosive material responsible for the blast in Beirut was carried there by the ailing cargo ship Rhosus in 2013. Here’s what happened next.
11 of Our Best Weekend ReadsThe kindness of strangers in Beirut. 75 years since the atomic bombings. Burna Boy’s Afro-fusion music. And more.
Michael T. Osterholm and Neel KashkariHere’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines ArriveTo save lives, and save the economy, we need another lockdown.
Josephine WolffSo What Does Trump Have Against TikTok?His foolish and dangerous edicts suggest that the United States, like China, no longer believes in a global internet.
via The Metropolitan Museum of ArtA Picture of Change for a World in Constant MotionHere’s what a masterpiece of Japanese printmaking teaches us about the way images circulate.
The Weird, Disturbing (and Comforting) Return of Pro SportsThe swirl of conflicting emotions about the return of sports, and whether it will last, seems apt for these turbulent times.
