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Doctors continue to discover new ways the coronavirus attacks the body

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Kidney damage, blood clots and even “covid toes” prompt a reassessment of the disease and how it should be treated.
Voices From The Pandemic

What life becomes when covid-19 won’t go away

  • As told to Eli Saslow
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Britain to quarantine foreign travelers as part of plan to cautiously ‘unlock the lockdown’

White House advisers predict unemployment rate could surpass 20%

The projection underscores that the nation is far from returning to normal and that further economic pain is likely to come.
Trump advisers increasingly worry stimulus spending is costing too much
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Election 2020

GOP grows nervous about losing Senate amid worries over Trump’s handling of pandemic

In recent weeks, Republican senators have been forced into a difficult political dance as polling shifts in favor of Democrats.

Guide to the pandemic

There have been more than 4 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The virus has killed more than 280,000. Access to the following stories is free:
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How the White House coronavirus response presents us with a false choice
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Let’s stop using these misleading arguments to justify reopening
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The national debt is out of control
Why the GOP may lose everything
Will the Supreme Court permit Trump to be above the law?
A lesson from a Saudi doctor
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Ga. attorney general asks DOJ to investigate handling of Arbery killing

Both Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting and a more than two-month delay in charges have drawn strong condemnations from activists.
Venezuelan soldiers move a suspect from a helicopter after what authorities described as a “mercenary incursion.” (Reuters)
Venezuelan soldiers move a suspect from a helicopter after what authorities described as a “mercenary incursion.” (Reuters)

How an ex-Green Beret and a defecting general planned to capture Venezuela’s Maduro

Jordan Goudreau and former Maj. Gen. Clíver Alcalá organized ex-Venezuelan soldiers in Colombia for the failed mission. Participants said they expected U.S. backing.
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In pandemic’s early days, U.S. turned down an offer to make N95 masks in America

Administration tries to sell nation on high costs of reviving economy

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Election warning signs emerge for Trump

The Fix’s Natalie Jennings analyzes what recent polling and the economic fallout from coronavirus could mean for President Trump’s reelection chances.

Both parties struggle to plan political conventions amid pandemic

President Trump is determined to have an in-person convention. Democratic leaders have been planning on dual tracks for a virtual or limited in-person convention.

Obama says end to Michael Flynn case threatens rule of law, calls covid-19 response a ‘disaster’

The former president offered blistering criticisms of his successor that he has rarely aired in public.

Iran navy hits own ship with missile, killing 19

The incident occurred during a training exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid deep tensions with the United States.

As virus spreads in Egypt, Sissi sees an opportunity to tighten grip

On Friday, President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi approved amendments to the nation’s emergency law, giving himself and security agencies additional powers.
Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protest the country’s Supreme Court on Saturday. (Reuters)
Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protest the country’s Supreme Court on Saturday. (Reuters)

While other countries look to open up, Brazil can’t find a way to shut down

President Jair Bolsonaro has deferred to state governors, who have punted the responsibility of implementing the strictest measures to municipalities.
A New York City police car travels on the boardwalk along Brighton Beach with audio announcements blasting, reminding people to keep at least 6 feet apart in the Brooklyn borough of New York, in April. (AP)
A New York City police car travels on the boardwalk along Brighton Beach with audio announcements blasting, reminding people to keep at least 6 feet apart in the Brooklyn borough of New York, in April. (AP)

Distancing policing raises concerns that blacks, Latinos may face harsher treatment

A string of high-profile encounters with police have sparked allegations of racial bias

How risky is it right now to get non-coronavirus medical care?

NYC schools lift ban on Zoom — even as hackers hit other educational online events

One Ohio school district is suspending its use of Zoom after a Board of Education meeting was hacked and child pornography was displayed.
A chain locks an Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk ice cream store on Thursday. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
A chain locks an Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk ice cream store on Thursday. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

An ice cream shop reopened — and faced harassment so bad one staffer quit, owner says

A crush of orders overwhelmed the crew at the Cape Cod ice cream parlor, and customers took out their anger on overwhelmed employees, including a teenage girl who quit, the shop’s owner said.
Analysis

This is how economic pain is distributed in America

Job losses due to the coronavirus shutdown fell unequally on Americans according to age, gender, educational attainment and race.

Federal rescue money is helping keep many airport workers on the job — but not all of them

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Michael Jordan takes batting practice in 1994. (AFP/Getty Images)
Analysis

‘Winning has a price’: ‘The Last Dance offers glimpse into Michael Jordan’s mentality, first retirement

In rare moments of public introspection, Jordan opened up about his father’s murder, his 1993 retirement and his unforgiving leadership philosophy.

Less than 1 percent of MLB employees tested positive for covid-19 antibodies

Shaquille O’Neal says NBA should ‘scrap’ rest of season rather than attempt to resume

Northern Va. isn’t ready to reopen under Northam plan, officials say

With parts of Virginia set to reopen Friday, leaders in the Washington suburbs tell the governor they’re still unwilling to lift shutdown orders.

Metro’s coronavirus recovery plan shows full service not likely to resume until next spring

The transit agency will ask the region’s employers to limit daily commuters by staggering work schedules and encouraging telework.

Maclear ‘Mac’ Jacoby, Landon School’s longest-serving employee, dies of covid-19

Ron Dudley, right, gets an elbow bump greeting from delivery driver Marcus Bose. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)
Ron Dudley, right, gets an elbow bump greeting from delivery driver Marcus Bose. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)

Street Sense newspaper was a lifeline for the homeless in D.C. Coronavirus forced it to stop the presses.

For the first time since the street paper movement began in the 1980s, the vast majority of have ceased publication, cutting off a source of income for the homeless.
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Perspective

Little Richard would have been the first to say his style was fabulous. He was right.

Little Richard led the way in gender-blurring, subversive fashion — a point of view that mixed the sacred with the profane.

‘I gave up on being Superwoman’: Juggling jobs and child care is testing moms in unprecedented ways

Perspective

Mother’s Day, from a distance

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How coronavirus shaped the evolution of SNL’s 45th season

The last three episodes from season 45 of “Saturday Night Live” were filmed at home by cast members. Here's why they resonated with viewers.

‘Never Have I Ever’ gives immigrant mothers the dimension they rarely receive on TV

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The Montelena Estate’s 2016 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon label. (The Montelena Estate)

Wine 101: Here’s how to decode those confusing labels

There’s a lot of information packed on that little piece of paper.

Warning: This $20 rosé may make you smile from ear to ear

7 recipes for those dark-chocolate cravings

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This restaurant in Amsterdam is redefining pandemic dining with private ‘greenhouses’

Serres Séparées, French for "separate greenhouses," is a project that's getting diners back into restaurant dining ⁠— kind of.

10 questions about visiting the beach during the pandemic, answered

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Visual Stories
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Covid-19 is causing problems even in Antarctica, as this photographer found out
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Where Americans are still staying at home the most
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More than a quarter of workers faced job losses or underemployment in April
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An oral history of the coronavirus pandemic
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