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Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force’s Troubled History

The shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has renewed criticism of the police agency that released the two suspects, who were charged by the state months later.
The arrests made clear the depths of the local department’s mishandling of the case — the latest in a series of troubling episodes involving its officers.

A cross near the Georgia neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery, a black man, was fatally shot in February after being chased by a white former police officer and his son.

The video of the shooting was leaked by a criminal defense lawyer who had informally consulted with the suspects.

Here’s a timeline of how the case developed.

Michael Flynn

Analysis: In Flynn Case, Barr Again Takes Aim at Mueller Inquiry

Attorney General William Barr’s decision to drop the case against Michael Flynn was the latest effort to chisel away at the special counsel investigation.

Move Heightens Fears of Justice Dept. Politicization

Across the country, rank-and-file prosecutors cringed at another extraordinary intervention by Attorney General William Barr.

President Trump praised the attorney general and angrily revived his grievances on the Russia investigation.

Coronavirus in the U.S.

Updates: F.D.A. Clears First Home Test; Pence Aide Has Virus

The F.D.A. said that it had granted emergency authorization for the first at-home saliva collection kit for the virus.
An agency found grounds to believe the administration retaliated against a whistle-blower. The White House ramped up staff testing.

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How new cases are changing by day

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7-day average

United States » 1,264,005
total cases

Italy » 217,185

U.K. » 211,364

Brazil » 146,894

Canada » 66,434

India » 59,662

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Two White House Cases Raise the Question: Is Anyone Really Safe?

If it is so hard to maintain a healthy environment at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, then how can businesses across the country protect their workers?

The haphazard rollout of Remdesivir is frustrating hospitals and doctors.

The U.S. Economy

How Bad Is Unemployment? ‘Literally Off the Charts’

The U.S. economy shed more than 20.5 million jobs in April, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent, the worst since the Great Depression.

The disastrous employment numbers show that workers in almost every industry are at risk.

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White-Collar Companies Race to Be Last to Return to the Office

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond.

A Global Crisis

Taking on Covid-19, South Africa Goes After Cigarettes and Booze, Too

Locking down against the pandemic, South African officials banned cigarette and alcohol sales. It has gone as well as you might expect.

As India Reopens, Deadly Accidents Happen

Laborers trying to get home were run over by a train a day after a disaster at a plastics factory.

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World Updates: Argentina is teetering on default as the pandemic guts its economy. Here’s the latest.

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Roy Horn, Who Dazzled Audiences as Half of Siegfried & Roy, Dies at 75

Mr. Horn performed with Siegfried Fischbacher for decades, mixing costumes, magic and exotic animals. He died of complications from Covid-19.

Opinion

Claire O. Finkelstein and Richard W. Painter

Trump’s Bid to Stand Above the Law

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the president’s dangerous claim that he has absolute immunity while in office.

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Kim Brooks

To All the Women I’ve Paid to Help Me Look After My Kids

I’m sorry if I ever took you for granted. It is work. It is work. It is work.

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Bret Stephens

‘You Will Not Live to See Your Next Birthday’

Timothy Egan

The World Feels Sorry for Americans

The Editorial Board

What Colombia Did With American Spy Tools

Neal K. Katyal and Joshua A. Geltzer

The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case

Nicholas Kristof

McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Pity Us

Steve Israel

Lawmakers Should Vote Remotely

Roger Cohen

No Return to the ‘Old Dispensation’

Michelle Goldberg

‘Social Shaming’ Will Not Save Us

Dana Mulhauser

Unjust Convictions Must Become a Justice Department Priority

Editors’ Picks

Leland Bobbé

She Just Wanted to Play Bass. That Life Is Gone.

It was always hard making a living as a musician in New York City. The quarantine has made it impossible.

New York

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Enduring Lessons From My Mom

For Mother’s Day, people reflect on what they most appreciate learning from their mothers: the magic of creation, self-discipline and the courage to change.

Family

For Some Holocaust Survivors, Even Liberation Was Dehumanizing

“If their eyes were mirrors, it seems I’m not far from dead.” After being freed by Allied troops, some former prisoners continued to be mistreated.

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