The New York Times
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Apoorva Mandavilli
– Aug 3, 2020, 2:00 AM
It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment…
Image above: A masked worker cleans a New York City subway entrance. How did it come to this? A virus a thousand times smaller than a dust mote has humbled and humiliated the planet's most powerful nation. America has failed to protect its people…
CNN
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By Geneva Sands and Zachary Cohen, CNN
– Aug 1, 2020, 3:14 PM
(CNN) The Department of Homeland Security official who oversaw the intelligence division at the department is being reassigned after it was revealed his office had gathered intelligence reports on two US journalists, according to a source familiar…
CNN
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Alison Main, CNN
– Aug 2, 2020, 9:20 AM
(CNN) Dr. Deborah Birx on Sunday strongly defended her record amid criticism from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she doesn't have confidence in the White House coronavirus task force coordinator's handling of the pandemic. On 'State of the Union,'…
(CNN) A controversial Trump administration pick for a top Pentagon post, retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, has been placed into a senior role days after his nomination hearing was canceled amid bipartisan opposition to his nomination. The…
