Evening Edition: Plan to defeat coronavirus emerges, but it’s not from White House
Foreign policy challenges persist for a distracted U.S. in the midst of pandemic; Rare voices from Iran's epic outbreak tell of stumbling government, deluged hospitals; Labor secretary faces blowback as he curtails scope of worker relief in unemployment crisis ; Coronavirus affects everyone. But black people are still worse off.; Apple, Google unveil effort to help people track if they've come in contact with virus; CDC extends no-sail order for cruise ships in new directive slamming industry; Tokyo Olympic official hints that 2021 isn't a guarantee; Mnuchin 'properly' followed guidance in refusing to give Trump's tax returns to Congress, inspector general finds; Citing national security, Trump administration moves against Chinese telecom firms; Severe weather likely in southern U.S. this weekend, including dangerous tornadoes
States and top experts are pursuing a national strategy against coronavirus. The question is whether their effort can succeed without the federal government.
Allies say that Washington's preoccuption with the domestic challenge of coronavirus has undermined its role as a global leader, and adversaries have sought to take advantage.
The scale of suffering in one of the world's largest outbreaks has largely been obscured. But aided by Iranian hospital records obtained by The Post, reporters were able to contact covid-19 survivors and the families of victims.
The stark disparities in how covid-19 affects black Americans, from Robert Samuels. How wearing a face mask in public is different for black men, from Tracy Jan. And navigating the politics of hair during a pandemic, from Jordan-Marie Smith.
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Cruise lines have already extended their suspensions beyond an original 30-day pause. But the CDC just renewed an order that will likely keep ships from sailing for much longer.
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