Evening Edition: Covid-19’s new surge across rural America
For many, death counts become a macabre ritual ; On pandemic's front lines, grocery workers are in dark about risks; Crowds pack venues in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks, ignoring social distancing; Hong Kong police use tear gas against thousands protesting new China law; Chinese foreign minister warns U.S. against taking the countries 'to the brink of a new Cold War'; Grassley facing stiffest challenge in Senate career as inspectors general defender; Florida family grieves as Trump spreads debunked conspiracy theory to attack MSNBC host; 6 Memorial Day recipes to feed a smaller crowd; This family's repeated strep throat infections frustrated their doctors
As deaths near 100,000, the pandemic that first struck cities now strains counties with acres of farmland, cramped meatpacking plants, isolated prisons and few hospital beds.
By Reis Thebault and Abigail Hauslohner ●Read more »
At least 100 U.S. grocery workers have died from the virus since late March, and at least 5,500 others have tested positive, according to a Post review.
By Nicole Dungca, Jenn Abelson, Abha Bhattarai and Meryl Kornfield ●Read more »
The scenes highlighted how some have interpreted the loosening of coronavirus restrictions ahead of Memorial Day weekend as an invitation to return to a pre-pandemic version of normal.
The new law put forward by Beijing will largely end Hong Kong's autonomy. Refrains of last years protests — "fight for freedom," "stand with Hong Kong" — echoed on the streets among people of all ages.
Amid President Trump's rapid-fire dismissals of the watchdogs, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), in a self-appointed role, has refrained from taking aggressive action.
The president has tweeted multiple times in recent days to falsely suggest that the congressman turned television host Joe Scarborough murdered an employee whose death was ruled an accident.
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