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The attorney general’s defense Jul 29, 2020

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Amber Phillips recaps Attorney General William P. Barr’s combative testimony on Capitol Hill. Peter Whoriskey uncovers how Johnson & Johnson companies used a “super poppy” to make narcotics for America’s most abused opioid pills. Plus, Michael Andor Brodeur on the sound of the pandemic.
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Takeaways from Attorney General Barr’s contentious congressional hearing
Johnson & Johnson companies used a ‘super poppy’ to make narcotics for popular opioid pills
Music for the pandemic
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No really, how long before a coronavirus vaccine? Jul 28, 2020

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Trying to find 30,000 test subjects for a coronavirus vaccine, from Carolyn Y. Johnson. How white moms on the front line of Portland, Ore., protests are trying to balance power with privilege, according to the people who spoke with reporter Marissa Lang. Plus, a seismically quiet Earth during the pandemic’s shutdowns, from science reporter Joel Achenbach.
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Trials for coronavirus vaccines are underway, but we still have a long way to go.
The “Wall of Moms” participating in Portland’s protests are also becoming the face of the movement. Here’s why that might be a problem.
A drop in seismic “noise” during shutdowns around the world.
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Public vs. private: The pandemic education gap Jul 27, 2020

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Perry Stein on the private-school choice parents are making as public classrooms remain closed. Geoff Fowler guides us through the privacy risks on TikTok. And Michele Norris explains the significance of John Lewis’s final journey.
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As public schools go all virtual in the fall, parents eye private schools that promise to open their campuses.
Is it time to delete TikTok? A guide to the rumors and real privacy risks.
The late congressman John Lewis lies in state at the Capitol.
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Policing while black Jul 24, 2020

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As a black police officer in Plainfield, N.J., Martesse Gilliam thought he could change policing from the inside — until he ended up on the outside. Plus, Steven Zeitchik on how movie theaters are adjusting to the pandemic.
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The duty and burden of the black police officer
As movie theaters reopen, they’re tackling a role they never expected to play: Psychologist
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A show of force in American cities Jul 23, 2020

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Matt Zapotosky dissects the deployment of federal agents to American cities. Max Bearak reports on the surprising effects of the coronavirus on Kenya’s wildlife preservation. And Dave Sheinin on the changes to baseball on Opening Day.
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Trump announces an increase in the use of federal law enforcement in U.S. cities.
Coronavirus is crushing tourism — and cutting off a lifeline for wildlife.
Opening day amid coronavirus: Masks, empty parks, social justice.
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A looming deadline for tens of millions of Americans Jul 22, 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Jeff Stein tracks the GOP infighting complicating the trillion-dollar stimulus deal. As President Trump nears the end of his first term, Juliet Eilperin explains what’s at stake in the environmental world. And Christopher Rowland, on the race to make enough small glass vials to deliver coronavirus vaccines around the world.
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A rift forms between the White House and Senate Republicans as they stumble to formulate a unified coronavirus budget plan.
Nixon signed this key environmental law. Trump plans to change it to speed up pipelines, highway projects and more.
Glass vials for vaccines are in demand, as governments and drug companies rush to lock down supply.
All Told: How a public school teacher and his students are confronting the challenges of life without a classroom.
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The Gettysburg Troll Jul 21, 2020

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Investigative reporter Dalton Bennett goes on a quest to find the shadowy figure behind a number of social media hoaxes –– the most recent played out in Gettysburg on Independence Day –– that have riled far-right extremists and repeatedly duped media outlets.
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The Troll: A fake flag burning at Gettysburg was only his latest hoax.
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Federal agents storm Portland Jul 20, 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Devlin Barrett and Marissa Lang explain why federal tactical units have been deployed to Portland, Ore. — over the protest of city officials. And Jonathan Capehart, on the life and legacy of John Lewis.
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Federal officials ignore city officials’ calls to leave Portland as clashes with protesters continue.
Civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis died on Friday. Jonathan Capehart remembers the life and legacy of one of the original freedom fighters.
Hear more from and about John Lewis on Post podcasts Cape Up and Constitutional.
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Inside the Houston surge Jul 17, 2020

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Full emergency rooms. Expanded ICUs. Double shifts. 3 a.m. phone calls to patients’ families. A look inside the hospitals at Texas Medical Center in Houston — the epicenter of the state’s new surge in coronavirus cases.
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As coronavirus cases skyrocket across Texas, hospitals grapple with patient influxes.
At least 135,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.
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A tale of two vaccine searches Jul 16, 2020

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Carolyn Y. Johnson explains how the unsuccessful years-long hunt for an HIV vaccine could give scientists a leg up in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine. Carlos Lozada dissects Mary L. Trump’s new book. And Ben Golliver shares a glimpse from inside the NBA bubble at Disney World.
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Decades of research on an HIV vaccine boost the bid for one against coronavirus.
The real villain of Mary L. Trump’s family tell-all isn’t Donald. It’s Fred.
What’s it like in the NBA’s Disney bubble? For one reporter: Hotel room workouts and lots of time to think.
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