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It Was the Worst Day of the Pandemic. The Nation Is Almost There Again.
The United States reported more new cases of the coronavirus on July 16 than on any other day of the last seven months. The country is now nearing that record.
A New World of Worry
The opioid crisis had already turned Rhea Kelsall’s life upside down. Now, amid the pandemic, she worries about her own survival.
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Campbell Robertson
I’ve been talking with Rhea Kelsall for months about what it’s like to be a grandparent raising grandchildren in the middle of a pandemic.
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In a Small Alabama Town, Suddenly All Politics Is National
The race for mayor in Montevallo used to be low-key and nonpartisan. In the Trump era, one candidate learned the hard way that’s no longer the case.
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Campbell Robertson
tfw a mayor’s race in your tiny hometown, in which an old classmate was running and which burned up Facebook all summer, is suddenly there on the front page of the NYT
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West Virginia is awash in natural gas, but rural communities are losing service - Mountain State Spotlight
“The continued provision of natural gas utility service to field tap customers … is at a critical point."
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Campbell Robertson
Man spent fifty years working in the gas fields, leaving him with a serious back injury. Now the gas company is shutting off service to his and dozens of other rural households because the pipes -- which he himself helped lay -- are decaying.
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Voters Dread Election: ‘It’s Going to Be Hell No Matter What’
For both Democrats and Republicans, there is a sense of foreboding about what the next few months could bring a country already battered by a virus and economic devastation.
Breonna Taylor Case Is Formidable Test for an Ascendant Attorney General
Daniel Cameron, a rising G.O.P. star in Kentucky, is seen as a possible successor to Senator Mitch McConnell. But first, he has to navigate a case roiling the nation.
Mask Rules Expand Across U.S. as Clashes Over the Mandates Intensify
More retailers and states are instituting mask requirements, but tensions are mounting for people who see the rules as infringements.
‘Coming Out of the Woodwork’: Black Lives Matter in Small-Town America
A multiracial future has appeared, along with unprecedented conversations about race.
Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.
Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring.
Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.
Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring.
‘I Don’t Want to Go Back’: Many Teachers Are Fearful and Angry Over Pressure to Return
Teachers say crucial questions about how schools will stay clean, keep students physically distanced and prevent further spread of the virus have not been answered.
Over 2,000 Black People Were Lynched From 1865 to 1877, Study Finds
The Equal Justice Initiative has documented a rate of killing in the period following the Civil War that was far higher than the decades that followed.
7 Lessons (and Warnings) From Those Who Marched With Dr. King
The tumult and passion of the past weeks have left the surviving veterans of the civil rights era with trepidation and hope.
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Campbell Robertson
“It’s been sparked by this one event, but the event really has opened up a crevasse, so to speak, through which all this history is pouring through, like the Mississippi River onto the Delta.” — Bob Moses on now.
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Over 2,000 Black People Were Lynched From 1865 to 1877, Study Finds
The Equal Justice Initiative has documented a rate of killing in the period following the Civil War that was far higher than the decades that followed.
White Clergy for BLM raise $50,000 for monument removal
White Clergy for Black Lives Matter raised $50,000 to help Birmingham defray costs of taking down the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument.
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Campbell Robertson
@daveweigel online fundraiser has drawn in over twice the amount of the fine
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‘Wow, Everything’s Gone’: The Covid Class of 2020
Born in the wake of 9/11, they entered adulthood in the middle of a global pandemic. Meet a generation bookended by tragedy.
Sprawling Protest Movement Treads Line Between Justice Agenda and Chaos
The protesters come from all racial backgrounds. Some are led by national or local activist organizations. Many others reflect spontaneous anger.
Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show
Even small differences in timing would have prevented the worst exponential growth, which by April had subsumed New York City, New Orleans and other major cities, researchers found.
In 3 Key States That Elected Trump, Bitter Divisions on Reopening
With Democratic governors and Republican legislatures, ending stay-at-home orders mixes health guidance and partisan politics.
In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S.
The coronavirus has pushed the coal industry to once-unthinkable lows, and the consequences for climate change are big.