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That we have reached this point is a national tragedy. ,Greenstein: Trump COVID-19 Executive Actions Woefully Inadequate, Legally Dangerous https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/greenstein-trump-covid-19-executive-actions-woefully-inadequate-legally-dangerous

Study: Coronavirus cases in children rise sharply in the second half of July, with more than 97,000 infections https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/09/study-coronavirus-cases-children-rise-sharply-second-half-july-with-more-than-97000-infections/

Chaos coast to coast as a school year like no other launches https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-colleges-covid-reopen/2020/08/09/44a78044-d826-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html

Forty percent of people with coronavirus infections have no symptoms. Might they be the key to ending the pandemic? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-covid/

U.S. coronavirus infections surpass 5 million https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/09/coronavirus-covid-updates/

COVID-19 Has Increased Medicaid Enrollment, But Short-Term Enrollment Changes Are Unrelated To Job Losses | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00900#.Xy_6iv7RBFE.twitter

In college towns and neighborhoods, permanent residents brace for students’ return https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-college-towns-and-neighborhoods-permanent-residents-brace-for-students-return/2020/08/09/f4fdfc50-d760-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

Fighting The COVID-19 Crisis By Protecting American Health Insurance | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200807.745039/full/#.Xy_60O3yS1s.twitter

The Case For A National Universal Masking Mandate | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200804.515241/full/#.Xy_7YqvfZyw.twitter

Politics

Dr. Jill Biden on family, teaching, loss and levity https://www.cbsnews.com/video/dr-jill-biden-on-family-teaching-loss-and-levity/

Opinion | A damning new article reveals how Trump enables Russian election interference https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/08/russia-is-interfering-our-elections-again-trump-wont-let-intelligence-community-say-so/

Democrats assail Trump actions on payroll tax and jobless aid as unworkable, call for further talks https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/09/trump-executive-actions-economy-democrats/

Trump long has relied on nondisclosure deals to prevent criticism. That strategy may be unraveling. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-nda-jessica-denson-lawsuit/2020/08/06/202fed1c-d5ad-11ea-b9b2-1ea733b97910_story.html

‘You can’t control peoples’ anger’: Portland protesters set fire to police union headquarters as tensions rise again https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/09/portland-police-union-fire/

American Bridge posts 1,043-page Trump oppo book online https://politi.co/2PwW0qO

New Zealand has now gone 100 days with no new local COVID-19 cases — and it hasn't been on lockdown since June http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB17KRjH?ocid=st

Abrupt change to census deadline could result in an undercount of Latino and Black communities https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/abrupt-change-to-census-deadline-could-result-in-an-undercount-of-latino-and-black-communities/2020/08/09/1d074eb6-d8b7-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html

As U.S. expels migrants, they return, again and again, across Mexico border https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/migrants-border-repeat-crossings/2020/08/08/2fdbd97c-d9bf-11ea-b9b2-1ea733b97910_story.html

Opinion | The federal government is on a stomach-turning execution spree https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-federal-government-is-on-a-stomach-turning-execution-spree/2020/08/09/636c976e-d8f1-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html

Finance

White House Walks Back ‘Permanent’ Payroll Tax Cut Amid Social Security Concerns https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/08/09/white-house-walks-back-permanent-payroll-tax-cut-amid-social-security-concerns/

Trump’s Go-It-Alone Stimulus Won’t Do Much to Lift the Recovery https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/08/business/trump-stimulus-recovery.html?smid=tw-share

Here’s what is actually in Trump’s four executive orders https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/09/heres-what-is-actually-trumps-four-executive-orders/

Trump’s familiar routine after failing to cut deals with Congress: Signing legally dubious executive actions https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-dealmaker-congress-coronavirus/2020/08/09/8a5b13c0-da52-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html

Kanye West’s presidential bid bolstered by Republican operatives in at least five states https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kanye-west-ballot-campaign-gop/2020/08/09/bfc8e58a-d8ce-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

Boycotted. Criticized. But Fox News Leads the Pack in Prime Time. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/business/media/fox-news-ratings.html?smid=tw-share

Fighting The COVID-19 Crisis By Protecting American Health Insurance | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200807.745039/full/#.Xy_60O3yS1s.twitter

Millions Of Children Have Lost Their Health Insurance—What’s Our Plan? | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200729.620204/full/#.Xy_7NLi4nDk.twitter

Perspective | Illegal pyramid schemes are on the rise during the pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/07/sou-sou-blessing-loom-illegal-pyramid-schemes/

From Metro funding crisis to telework’s rise, transportation is in historic turmoil https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/from-metro-funding-crisis-to-teleworks-rise-transportation-is-in-historic-turmoil/2020/08/09/560a047c-d814-11ea-aff6-220dd3a14741_story.html

This giant climate hot spot is robbing the West of its water https://wapo.st/2c-colorado?tid=ss_tw

Defense contractor with billions in sales got millions in pandemic loans intended for small businesses https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/03/defense-contractor-with-billions-sales-got-millions-pandemic-loans-intended-small-businesses/


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