Evening Edition: Texas announces dates for relaxing some coronavirus-related restrictions

Pro wrestling? Beaches? Golf? Guns? In coronavirus-closed America, it's all essential somewhere.; Dow jumps 700 points, lifting U.S. stocks to second week of gains ; Here are the drugs that could treat the virus. Don't expect a magic bullet.; Fauci dismisses dodgy premises in Laura Ingraham interview; Analysis: Let's explore why Dr. Phil's arguments are so obtuse; This photo of a protest against stay-at-home orders looked like a zombie movie. Zombie movie directors think so, too.; Life for a medical worker in a pandemic; George Mason Law student who came close to death recounts nightmares, flashbacks after recovering from covid-19; Smugglers sawed into Trump's border wall 18 times in one month in San Diego area, records show; NASA sets date for historic SpaceX launch, the first flight of NASA crews from U.S. in nearly a decade ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     People wearing protective masks pass murals on a street in Austin. (AP) Texas announces dates for relaxing some coronavirus-related restrictions Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is encouraging retailers to start operating next Friday as "retail to go," in which customers would order ahead of time and pick up items curbside. State parks will reopen Monday, but visitors will be required to wear face coverings, he said. By John Wagner, Miriam Berger, Teo Armus, Rick Noack, Katie Mettler, Hannah Knowles, Michael Brice-Saddler and Steven Goff ●  Read more »   Pro wrestling? Beaches? Golf? Guns? In coronavirus-closed America, it's all essential somewhere. Despite sweeping orders that mandate closures of all nonessential businesses and activities in a bid to combat the spread of the virus, the list of exemptions in most states is long, curious and controversial. By Griff Witte and Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »   Dow jumps 700 points, lifting U.S. stocks to second week of gains Investors seized on news of governments taking baby steps toward opening their economies and on early signs that science may be gaining on the pandemic. By Rachel Siegel and Thomas Heath ●  Read more »   Here are the drugs that could treat the virus. Don't expect a magic bullet. With vaccines at least a year away, governments, companies and independent labs are testing myriad drugs. By Christopher Rowland ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fauci dismisses dodgy premises in Laura Ingraham interview The Fox News host's interview with Dr. Phil is getting a lot of attention, but it might have been her interview with an actual medical doctor, Anthony S. Fauci, that best spotlighted conservative media's suspect coverage of the coronavirus. The Fix | Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Analysis: Let's explore why Dr. Phil's arguments are so obtuse Maybe television doctors shouldn't discuss nuanced issues of life or death on the air. By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   This photo of a protest against stay-at-home orders looked like a zombie movie. Zombie movie directors think so, too. Angry faces pressed against glass is "classic horror," says the director of "Fear the Walking Dead." Analysis ●  By Maura Judkis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Life for a medical worker in a pandemic Alaa Daghlas, a physician assistant at a Bronx hospital, grapples with her decision to return to work after recovering from covid-19. And Jon Gerberg reports from an ICU in Brooklyn that is scrambling to keep up with the influx of coronavirus patients. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »   George Mason Law student who came close to death recounts nightmares, flashbacks after recovering from covid-19 One of the first coronavirus patients in the D.C. area on his near-death and recovery. He warns fellow 20-somethings to take the virus seriously. By Marissa Lang ●  Read more »   Smugglers sawed into Trump's border wall 18 times in one month in San Diego area, records show Records The Post obtained via the Freedom of Information Act show numerous breaches of a barrier President Trump has characterized as impermeable. By Nick Miroff ●  Read more »   NASA sets date for historic SpaceX launch, the first flight of NASA crews from U.S. in nearly a decade Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch astronauts from the Florida Space Coast on May 27. By Christian Davenport ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for the most important developments in the outbreak in your inbox every day. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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