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Sunday, August 16, 2020

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'We're Clearly Not Doing Enough': Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response

By Sarah Mervosh, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

For the first time during the pandemic, the United States saw a downward trend in the number of coronavirus tests conducted each day.

As Colleges Move Classes Online, Families Rebel Against the Cost

By Shawn Hubler

Schools face rising demands for tuition rebates, increased aid and leaves of absence as students ask if college is becoming "glorified Skype."

Postal Crisis Ripples Across Nation as Election Looms

By Luke Broadwater, Jack Healy, Michael D. Shear and Hailey Fuchs

President Trump's furious objection to mail-in balloting and a new Trump-allied postmaster general are raising fears about the election and the Postal Service.

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The Cop Was the Hero in One Viral Video. Another Told a Different Story.

By Nicholas Casey

Bobby White was celebrated as the "Basketball Cop" after millions saw a video of him shooting hoops with local teenagers. A recording from two years earlier shows him throwing a young Black man on the hood of his car during an arrest.