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How your Labor Day blast could make pandemic life worse in the fall

After past holiday weekends caused spikes in Covid-19 cases, public health officials are urging people to keep gatherings small, outdoors and masked. With both the upcoming flu season and the Covid situation, the fall pandemic case could be devastating.

 

— Tara Parker-Pope

 

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Paul Batura: My sons aren’t dumb — they’re dyslexic, and they’re going to change the world

Experts will tell you there’s no correlation between dyslexia and intelligence

 

— Paul Batura

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Covid-19 live updates: Latest news and analysis

Experts urge caution at Labor Day celebrations after cases spiked following other U.S. holidays. Melbourne, Australia, extended its lockdown by two weeks.

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Rihanna shocks fans with face injuries following e-scooter accident

Rihanna is recovering after injuries on her face from a recent electric scooter accident shocked her fans.

 

— Tyler McCarthy

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University of Maryland renames women’s studies department after Harriet Tubman

The University of Maryland announced Friday it’s renaming the women’s studies department after Harriet Tubman – the abolitionist and famous female “conductor” on the Underground Railroad.

 

— Danielle Wallace

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NYC woman, 74, punched in face after teens snatch purse, police say

Authorities in New York City are looking for a group of teenagers after a woman had her purse snatched and then punched in the face after confronting them.

 

— Travis Fedschun

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John Yoo: Trump and Biden could face dramatic post-election battle — here’s what might happen

Election Day is Nov. 3. But if the vote is close, we might not know who wins control of the White House until December or even January. Multiple, complex scenarios could play out before either Donald Trump of Joe Biden takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

 

— John Yoo

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The national debt is astronomical: Look to the cosmos to put it in perspective

Coronavirus is the culprit.

 

— Chad Pergram

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A coded word from the far right roils France’s political mainstream

Using a term that suggests the society is turning “savage,” government ministers signal a shift from the center as President Macron prepares for a new political season.

— Norimitsu Onishi and Constant Méheut

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Migrant children at border should be in HHS shelters, not hotels, judge rules

Migrant children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border should be placed in shelters operated by the Department of Health and Human Services shelters rather than in hotels, a federal judge ruled Friday.

 

— Brie Stimson