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Ed Yong writes for the Atlantic about America’s failure to control the spread of COVID-19, and the changes that would better prepare this country for future pandemics. As the election approaches, the Washington Post reports on concerns that new Postal Service rules could lead to delivery delays and uncounted ballots. And Vice News has the story of post offices notifying the public of closures and reduced hours, only to abruptly walk back those announcements. An essay from BuzzFeed News explores the unsustainable combination of parenting while working from home. Bloomberg Businessweek gives an inside look at the ultra-rich who fly on private jets.

The Wall Street Journal says lawsuits have been filed against employers across the country over worker deaths from COVID-19. Bloomberg Businessweek examines the potential for a significant decrease in U.S. births next year and asks what it could mean for the future economy. One hundred years after women won the right to vote, Smithsonian Magazine describes the challenges the first female voters faced when trying to cast their ballots. CNN suggests one possible solution to the poll worker shortage: teenagers.

The Wall Street Journal asks whether the weekly $600 in unemployment aid is disincentivizing people from rejoining the workforce. And PBS NewsHour has economists on both sides of the aisle weigh in on the debate. CNN obtains internal memos that reveal the inner workings of this year’s Supreme Court deliberations. Read the four-part series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Journalists at the San Francisco Chronicle follow Theo, a 7-year-old boy who’s been homeless his whole life. And a new discovery about Vincent Van Gogh’s final painting. Newsweek has the story. 

As the United States surpasses 150,000 coronavirus deaths, NPR explains why people become numb to statistics.  The Wall Street Journal explores how colleges are attempting to get ready for fall classes. As NASA prepares to send a rover to Mars, the Verge describes its goals for the mission. Rudy Gobert speaks with the Washington Post about the upcoming NBA season and what it’s like to be known as the league’s Patient Zero.

POLITICO has an interview with labor economist Betsey Stevenson, who warns that the pandemic-era child care crisis will change the economy for decades to come. NPR reports that millions of Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills as moratoriums on payments expire. And Bloomberg explores the implications of a heat wave during the pandemic. Vanity Fair explains the rise of TikTok and the new class of celebrity the app has created. The LA Times describes why some TikTok stars have announced they’re leaving the platform. And the Wall Street Journal has an exclusive on Instagram’s efforts to recruit TikTok creators for its future service Reels.  Pop-culture writer Joe Berkowitz at Fast Company has a theory that a shortage of new TV shows could be beneficial.

Ryan Lizza for POLITICO analyzes the field of possible contenders for Joe Biden’s vice presidential nominee. Many people are taking advantage of the country’s national parks to get outdoors amid the coronavirus pandemic. But TIME reports that visitors are failing to socially distance, leaving behind trash, and disregarding the surrounding communities. Sports Illustrated and the Ringer have stories about the outbreak of the virus in Major League Baseball, focusing on how the league’s lack of precautions led to this point. Plus, Bloomberg provides some helpful tips for people concerned about facing unemployment.

In an essay for the New Yorker, Masha Gessen delivers an ominous warning about the Department of Homeland Security under President Trump. Hannah Dreier profiles a police officer in Huntsville, Alabama, for the Washington Post as part of a focus on how cops respond to mental-health calls. CNN says Eugene, Oregon, shows one way a town can shift responsibility for mental health off of its police department. Thirty years after the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, TIME reflects on the challenges still faced by people with disabilities in the U.S. And Fast Company examines why so much of our infrastructure is still not ADA-compliant. And if you’re having trouble making sense of the latest political polls, WIRED and FiveThirtyEight have useful guides ahead of November’s elections.

ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine report on the urgency of the global migration crisis as climate change forces millions from their homelands. POLITICO and the Washington Post explain how a divided Congress was able to pass a bipartisan conservation bill to guarantee $900 million every year toward maintaining American public lands. As Confederate monuments fall across the country, the Wall Street Journal looks into where these rejected memorials are ending up. And Dahlia Lithwick and Molly Olmstead for Slate talk with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about being one of 10 women in the Harvard Law School class of 1959.

Bloomberg and USA Today say a record number of lawsuits are being filed ahead of November’s elections. The Atlantic and the Marshall Project highlight the power of restorative justice — and its limitations. As protests escalate in Portland, Oregon, the Washington Post speaks to the women forming the city’s “Wall of Moms”, who are demanding an end to the federal response. And today is opening day for Major League Baseball. The Ringer asks whether a shortened season might be better for the sport.

As concerns over foreign hackers targeting U.S. vaccine research increase, congressional Republicans are introducing legislation to beef up enforcement. But with the world’s nations pushing for a coronavirus vaccine, POLITICO Magazine says this arms-race approach might be counterproductive. The Washington Post has an op-ed signed by the leaders of eight nations, calling for international cooperation in developing a vaccine. And a cybersecurity expert tells PBS NewsHour he’s not concerned about hackers trying to gain access to vaccine research. China and the U.S. are launching competing Mars probes in a modern-day space race, the Wall Street Journal reports. National Geographic charts the evolution of the vice presidency. And the Atlantic proposes that Joe Biden’s VP pick could be the most influential in history. Finally, the Washington Post brings us an interview with an original Rosie the Riveter.