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Top News When Shoppers Venture Out, What Will Be Left? By BEN CASSELMAN and SAPNA MAHESHWARI A 16.4 percent sales decline in April may signal the bottom for retailers, but the climb back will be hard, and some companies may not make it. Political memo A Sitting President, Riling the Nation During a Crisis By ALEXANDER BURNS, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN and NICK CORASANITI By smearing his opponents, championing conspiracy theories and pursuing vendettas, President Tru​mp has reverted to his darkest political tactics in spite of a pandemic hurting millions of Americans. From 'Respect' to 'Sick and Twisted': How Coronavirus Hit U.S.-China Ties By CHRIS BUCKLEY and STEVEN LEE MYERS A sharp escalation of tensions over the handling of the pandemic has raised the specter of a new Cold War. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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