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No really, how long before a coronavirus vaccine?
Trying to find 30,000 test subjects for a coronavirus vaccine, from Carolyn Y. Johnson. How white moms on the front line of Portland, Ore., protests are trying to balance power with privilege, according to the people who spoke with reporter Marissa Lang. Plus, a seismically quiet Earth during the pandemic’s shutdowns, from science reporter Joel Achenbach.Read more:Trials for coronavirus vaccines are underway, but we still have a long way to go.The “Wall of Moms” participating in Portland’s protests are also becoming the face of the movement. Here’s why that might be a problem. A drop in seismic “noise” during shutdowns around the world.Get all of the questions you might have about the coronavirus answered with this FAQ from The Post.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Public vs. private: The pandemic education gap
Perry Stein on the private-school choice parents are making as public classrooms remain closed. Geoff Fowler guides us through the privacy risks on TikTok. And Michele Norris explains the significance of John Lewis’s final journey. Read more:As public schools go all virtual in the fall, parents eye private schools that promise to open their campuses.Is it time to delete TikTok? A guide to the rumors and real privacy risks. The late congressman John Lewis lies in state at the Capitol.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

Policing while black
As a black police officer in Plainfield, N.J., Martesse Gilliam thought he could change policing from the inside — until he ended up on the outside. Plus, Steven Zeitchik on how movie theaters are adjusting to the pandemic. Read more:The duty and burden of the black police officerAs movie theaters reopen, they’re tackling a role they never expected to play: PsychologistTell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects, by filling out our audience survey.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

A show of force in American cities
Matt Zapotosky dissects the deployment of federal agents to American cities. Max Bearak reports on the surprising effects of the coronavirus on Kenya’s wildlife preservation. And Dave Sheinin on the changes to baseball on Opening Day. Read more:Trump announces an increase in the use of federal law enforcement in U.S. cities.Coronavirus is crushing tourism — and cutting off a lifeline for wildlife.Opening day amid coronavirus: Masks, empty parks, social justice.Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects, by filling out our audience survey.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

A looming deadline for tens of millions of Americans
Today on Post Reports, Jeff Stein tracks the GOP infighting complicating the trillion-dollar stimulus deal. As President Trump nears the end of his first term, Juliet Eilperin explains what’s at stake in the environmental world. And Christopher Rowland, on the race to make enough small glass vials to deliver coronavirus vaccines around the world. Read more:A rift forms between the White House and Senate Republicans as they stumble to formulate a unified coronavirus budget plan.Nixon signed this key environmental law. Trump plans to change it to speed up pipelines, highway projects and more. Glass vials for vaccines are in demand, as governments and drug companies rush to lock down supply. All Told: How a public school teacher and his students are confronting the challenges of life without a classroom. Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects, by filling out our audience survey.

The Gettysburg Troll
Investigative reporter Dalton Bennett goes on a quest to find the shadowy figure behind a number of social media hoaxes –– the most recent played out in Gettysburg on Independence Day –– that have riled far-right extremists and repeatedly duped media outlets. Read more:The Troll: A fake flag burning at Gettysburg was only his latest hoax.Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Federal agents storm Portland
Today on Post Reports, Devlin Barrett and Marissa Lang explain why federal tactical units have been deployed to Portland, Ore. — over the protest of city officials. And Jonathan Capehart, on the life and legacy of John Lewis.Read more:Federal officials ignore city officials’ calls to leave Portland as clashes with protesters continue.Civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis died on Friday. Jonathan Capehart remembers the life and legacy of one of the original freedom fighters. Hear more from and about John Lewis on Post podcasts Cape Up and Constitutional.Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all of The Washington Post’s audio projects.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Inside the Houston surge
Full emergency rooms. Expanded ICUs. Double shifts. 3 a.m. phone calls to patients’ families. A look inside the hospitals at Texas Medical Center in Houston — the epicenter of the state’s new surge in coronavirus cases.Read more:As coronavirus cases skyrocket across Texas, hospitals grapple with patient influxes.At least 135,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.Tell us how you feel about Post Reports –– and all The Washington Post’s audio projects –– by filling out this survey.

A tale of two vaccine searches
Carolyn Y. Johnson explains how the unsuccessful years-long hunt for an HIV vaccine could give scientists a leg up in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine. Carlos Lozada dissects Mary L. Trump’s new book. And Ben Golliver shares a glimpse from inside the NBA bubble at Disney World. Read more:Decades of research on an HIV vaccine boost the bid for one against coronavirus.The real villain of Mary L. Trump’s family tell-all isn’t Donald. It’s Fred.What’s it like in the NBA’s Disney bubble? For one reporter: Hotel room workouts and lots of time to think.Tell us what you think about Post Reports, and all The Washington Post’s audio projects.

A crisis for education
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner on the decision to keep public schools online in the fall. Laura Meckler explains the delicate dance local districts are facing with whether to allow students on campus. And Nick Anderson, on a victory for international college students.Read more:California’s two largest districts will keep students home as the pandemic worsens.With coronavirus science still iffy, U.S. schools hope to reopen for 56.6 million K-12 students.The Trump administration has dropped its plan to strip international college students taking only online classes of their visas.Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all The Washington Post’s audio projects.

How some campus health centers fail students
Jenn Abelson describes the state of college campus health-care centers. William Wan reports on the recurring supply shortages challenging health-care workers. And, Emily Heil explains the boycott against Goya.Read more:As students return to college amid the coronavirus pandemic, campus health-care centers across the country face their biggest test. What’s your experience been like with college health centers? Tell us your story.America is running short on masks, gowns and gloves. Again.A Goya boycott has people sharing alternatives for adobo, sazón and more pantry staples.Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all The Washington Post’s audio projects.

How Trump rewards loyalty
Toluse Olorunnipa reports on the fallout of Roger Stone’s commutation. Marissa Lang discusses the concerns of organizations that help victims of domestic violence. And Robert McCartney explains how Washington’s NFL team is dropping its name. Read more:Trump commuted his confidant’s sentence. Roger Stone was convicted of lying to Congress and witness tampering.Domestic violence is rising amid coronavirus lockdowns.Corporate money, Black Lives Matter protests and elites’ opinions are driving the Washington Redskins name change — not Native Americans. Tell us what you think of Post Reports, and all The Washington Post’s audio projects.

A new Hong Kong
Shibani Mahtani reports on the security law sending a chill through Hong Kong. Abha Bhattarai explains why workers are being laid off — again. And Cleve Wootson on the implications of reopening Disney World in Florida.Read more:With the introduction of a security law, hope for a democratic Hong Kong disappears. Workers are being laid off for a second time, as coronavirus surge puts the brakes on reopening the economy. Florida invited the nation to its reopening. Then it became a new coronavirus epicenter. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Will we ever see Trump’s taxes?
Today on Post Reports, David Fahrenthold explains the Supreme Court’s rulings on Trump’s tax records, and why the public still may never see them. Debbie Cenziper on how a nursing home administered a cocktail of unapproved drugs to its residents. And music critic Michael Andor Brodeur ventures out to hear live music for the first time since the pandemic began. Read more:Supreme Court rules Manhattan’s District Attorney may subpoena Trump’s tax records, denies Congress access for now. ‘The covid cocktail’: How a Pa. nursing home gave some veterans hydroxychloroquine even without covid-19 testing.Going to my first concert of the pandemic felt like preparing for battle. Then I got there. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Black women to Biden: You owe us
Today on Post Reports, Errin Haines on what black female voters want from the Democratic Party. Michael Scherer explores the relevance of political conventions during a pandemic. And Tiana Clark on getting divorced over videoconference. Read more:Black women show up at the polls. Will the Democratic party show up for them?How conventions will be different during the pandemic.The surreal anticlimax of getting divorced over videoconference. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Teaching the human body to fight covid-19
Today on Post Reports, Carolyn Johnson explains that in the rush to find a vaccine for the coronavirus, scientists are turning to an elegant but unproven method. Jonathan O’Connell reports on how the Small Business Administration funneled relief funds to major chains and private-equity investors. And, Taylor Turner on how historically black colleges and universities face unique challenges during the pandemic.Read more:RNA vaccines have leapt to the front of the fight against the coronavirus. Will they work?Data shows small business loans went to big business, members of Congress.SBA data: Businesses that received more than $1 million in PPP loansDespite the coronavirus, historically black colleges continue to help their students weather any storm. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Will there be another stimulus bill?
Congress has adjourned for a two-week recess without addressing the alarming rise in coronavirus infections or the ongoing economic crisis. Erica Werner explains what might come next. Aaron Blake reports on how some Republicans lawmakers are moving toward mandating masks, even as Trump continues to question how dangerous the coronavirus really is. And Ben Guarino on the new elevator etiquette amid a pandemic. Read more:Congress departs for two-week recess without addressing coronavirus spikes, economic strains.President Trump, coronavirus truther.Going back to the office? What public health experts say about using the elevator.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

“The Cursed Platoon,” Part 2
This is the second episode of a two-part series. After a second-degree murder conviction, Clint Lorance was pardoned by President Trump and received a hero’s welcome in his small hometown in Texas. Reporter Greg Jaffe started talking to his platoon, and the story that unraveled was about what happens when your reality is questioned by the president and Fox News. Read more:The soldiers of 1st Platoon tell their story. If you’re a veteran, The Post wants to hear your response to this story and what happened with Clint Lorance.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

“The Cursed Platoon,” Part 1
This is the first episode of a two-part series. After a second-degree murder conviction, Clint Lorance was pardoned by President Trump and received a hero’s welcome in his small hometown in Texas. Reporter Greg Jaffe started talking to his platoon, and the story that unraveled was about what happens when your reality is questioned by the president and Fox News. Read more:The soldiers of 1st Platoon tell their story. If you’re a veteran, The Post wants to hear your response to this story and what happened with Clint Lorance.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Why would Russia pay the Taliban to kill U.S. troops?
Ellen Nakashima explains the story behind Russia-backed bounties on American troops in Afghanistan. Sarah Kaplan explains the practical effects of a coronavirus mutation. And, Damian Paletta on the future of the fireworks industry.Read more:Intelligence assessments find that Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops.This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why. Trump’s tariffs could fizzle fireworks, an American tradition that’s 95 percent made in China.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

The child-care problem
How the lack of child care during the pandemic is hurting families and businesses, from Heather Long. Why women are more affected by this economic downturn, from Samantha Schmidt. And what it’s like to join Alcoholics Anonymous over Zoom, from Sarah Pulliam Bailey.Read more:The pandemic upended child care. It could be devastating for women.The pandemic’s effect on the economy is not like the “mancession” of 2007.Alcoholics Anonymous adjusts and adapts during the pandemic.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

A reprieve for abortion rights
Robert Barnes and Caroline Kitchener on a Supreme Court decision that upholds abortion rights. Lenny Bernstein on surging coronavirus infections in the United States. And, Mississippi votes to remove the Confederate symbol from its state flag.Read more:The Supreme Court strikes down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law that would have closed clinics.The Supreme Court just delivered a major victory for abortion rights. Providers say it’s hard to celebrate.Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon.U.S. coronavirus failures exposed by record surge in new infections.Mississippi House and Senate vote to remove Confederate symbol from state flag.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Policing the black imagination
Today on Post Reports, Chris Richards on how rapper Drakeo the Ruler dropped an urgent and timely album from jail. And Fredrick Kunkle on the history of germs, and how the discovery of pathogens changed the way we live. Read more:The most urgent rap album of 2020? Drakeo the Ruler just recorded it from jail.The discovery of pathogens changed the way we function. Will covid-19 do the same?Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Tamir Rice’s mother on the trauma of loss
In 2014, Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a police officer while playing with a toy gun. He was 12 years old. Video editor Taylor Turner speaks with his mother, Samaria Rice, on the trauma she still carries. And, Samantha Schmidt on why the decrease in reports of child abuse isn’t cause for celebration.Read more:WATCH: On Tamir Rice’s 18th birthday, his mother addresses PTSD and police brutality. With kids stuck at home, emergency doctors report more severe cases of child abuse. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

The economics of Trump’s visa restrictions
On today’s Post Reports, Nick Miroff explains President Trump’s restrictions on foreign visas and why they are a long-awaited victory for immigration hardliners. Joseph Marks reports on how we can learn from recent primaries ahead of the general election in November. And sports columnist Jerry Brewer explains the deepening NASCAR drama.Read more:Trump’s new restrictions on foreign workers, explained.Reports of mail-in ballots and difficulty voting spell trouble for November. What we see in a flag or a noose or a black racer is telling. Sports opinion writer Jerry Brewer says we can do better. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Times are changing. The president's message is not.
Today on Post Reports, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker on how a week of defeat for President Trump could play out. Jerry Brewer explains how NASCAR has become front and center in discussions about systemic racism. Read more:President Trump rallies in red states to a sea of empty blue seats. NASCAR doubles down in support for Bubba Wallace, the only black driver in the major circuit, after a noose was found in his garage after the league bans Confederate flags at its events. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

How to develop a vaccine — quickly and ethically
Carolyn Johnson reports on the race to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus and how it could pit countries against one another. Ben Guarino on why bioethicists are thinking hard about coronavirus vaccine testing. And Maura Judkis on why so many people are convinced that they had covid-19 already.Read more:The biggest challenge for a coronavirus vaccine could be getting countries to share.Volunteers are signing up to put their lives on the line for a coronavirus vaccine.Many are convinced that they’ve already had covid-19.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Why Americans don’t learn about Tulsa, or Juneteenth
Michele Norris on what happened in Tulsa — and why Americans don’t learn this history in school. Nicole Ellis on the history of Juneteenth. And Taylor Turner talks about her personal connection to the holiday.Read more:Opinion: The diabolical irony of Trump in Tulsa.Trump rally in Tulsa, site of a race massacre, on Juneteenth was “almost blasphemous,” historian says.What Juneteenth tells us about the value of black life in America. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

What’s next for the ‘dreamers’?
Robert Barnes reports on the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA. We hear from dreamers about what’s next and why their fight isn’t over. And Marc Fisher on the elderly people becoming radio DJs to connect with one another. Read more:Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA, a win for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.Coronavirus isolated them in their rooms. Now, old-age home residents reconnect by spinning Elvis on the radio.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

The NFL after George Floyd
Jerry Brewer on the NFL’s moment of reckoning over Black Lives Matter. Amber Phillips on the policing bill unveiled by the Senate GOP. And, Sarah Kaplan on the most famous skyscraper in New York going green. Read more:At the lowest moment of my life, I rediscovered sports’ greatest gift: Hope.Senate GOP unveils policing bill that would discourage, but not ban, tactics such as chokeholds and no-knock warrants.New York’s most famous skyscraper shrank its planet-warming emissions by 40 percent. Can the rest of the city do the same?Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

How BLM is challenging Big Tech
Geoffrey Fowler describes the questions Black Lives Matter is raising for Big Tech. Ben Golliver considers the future of professional sports. And Marisa Iati, on how one data scientist is pushing back against faulty coronavirus stats in Florida. Read more:Black Lives Matter could change facial recognition forever – if Big Tech doesn’t stand in the way.The NBA has a plan for the playoffs. But players and fans have questions. Florida fired its coronavirus data scientist. Now she’s publishing the statistics on her own.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

SCOTUS rules in favor of LGBTQ workers
Robert Barnes walks through the Supreme Court decision that protects gay and transgender people in the workplace. Karla Adam explains why minority and immigrant doctors are feeling the brunt of the coronavirus burden in Britain. And Eugene Scott describes how it feels to be a Black journalist right now. Read more:The Supreme Court has said that gay and transgender workers are protected by federal law, forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex.Minority doctors are among the worst hit by the coronavirus in Britain.What it’s like to cover the protests – as a Black journalist.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Why Hollywood loves cop stories
Alyssa Rosenberg on 100 years of police in pop culture and why we need to rethink cop stories on TV. And, fashion critic Robin Givhan on the symbolism of clothing on Capitol Hill this week. Read more:Shut down all police movies and TV shows. Now.Dragnets, Dirty Harry and dying hard: 100 years of the police in pop culture.Congress’s kente-cloth spectacle was a mess of contradictions.George Floyd’s brother came to Washington to speak. But his power was in the silences.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

What it means to ‘defund the police’
Katie Mettler and Georgetown’s Christy Lopez delve into the movement to “defund the police.” Michael Kranish looks into Joe Biden’s complicated history on criminal justice. And Lenny Bernstein reports on a new hope for patients whose lungs have suffered from covid-19.Read more:Defund the police? Here’s what that really means. Joe Biden let police groups write his crime bill. Now, his agenda has changed.Surgeons perform the first known lung transplant for a coronavirus patient in the U.S. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Why a vaccine won’t be a silver bullet
Joel Achenbach tracks the rising coronavirus caseloads in some parts of the country. William Wan explains how the virus could become the next measles or chickenpox. And Ben Guarino talks us through a time-tested method for disease containment. Read more:As the economy reopens, coronavirus transmission remains high in much of the U.S.Coronavirus may never go away — even with a vaccine. Reopening the country safely means deploying “disease detectives” — contact tracers — as soon as possible.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

A funeral, and a call to justice
George Floyd is laid to rest in Texas. We hear from some of the people who knew him. President Trump and federal law enforcement vs. Washington, D.C. And how a black police officer responded to protests.

Why police convictions are so rare
Marissa Lang and Clarence Williams report from Washington, D.C., as protests continue across the country. Georgetown University’s Paul Butler explains why it’s so difficult to prosecute police. And Heather Long looks at why black Americans have been left out of the economic recovery. Read more:Protesters gather on the streets of Washington, D.C., and around the world. Filing charges in George Floyd’s death was the easy part. Now comes the hard part.Digging deeper into the latest jobs report — and how black Americans are getting left behind.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

The legacy of American riots
Kellie Carter Jackson on the double standard that guides who can protest – and how – in the United States. And, Rachel Chason and Rebecca Tan examine what nursing home residents are experiencing during the pandemic.Read more:“There needs to be much more honesty about how we look back at the past and decipher what is violence, and what is a response to violence.”Nursing homes have been hard-hit by the coronavirus. Hear from residents in these facilities.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

The failure to protect black Americans from covid-19
Reporter Robert Samuels talks about how disastrous and present coronavirus has been in the black community. Emily Rauhala on President Trump’s decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization during a pandemic. And Rachel Lerman on the pros and cons of surveillance for racial injustice protesters and police. Read more:Blacks are suffering from covid-19 at an alarming rate. Here’s how U.S. cities failed one of their most vulnerable populations.President Trump pledges to divert funds from the World Health Organization and complicates the U.S.’s relationship with Beijing. Racial injustice protesters can find themselves in the crosshairs of facial recognition technology, while other cameras seem to help their cause.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Racism, protests and the challenge for Joe Biden
How Joe Biden is responding to protests across the United States, from political reporter Cleve R. Wootson Jr. How President Trump uses religion as a political tool, from White House reporter Toluse Olorunnipa. And we hear from the protesters in their own words.Read more:Protests pose a challenge for Biden: Appealing to older and younger black voters. Trump’s naked use of religion as a political tool draws rebukes from some faith leaders. We’ve been hearing a lot about the protests in cities across the country after the death of George Floyd — now we hear from the protestors themselves. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Protesters vs. a presidential photo-op
Why gas was used on peaceful protesters outside the White House, from Ashley Parker. How the U.S. has scaled back police reform efforts, according to Matt Zapotosky. And, one young woman says “Let it burn” after her family’s business gets caught up in the destruction.Read more:Police cleared the path for President Trump to take a photo, using gas and rubber bullets on a peaceful crowd. The Trump administration abandoned Obama-era police reform efforts. Now critics want them restored.“Let it burn,” says the daughter of business owners in Minneapolis.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Anger and anguish across America
Devlin Barrett on how police tactics may be exacerbating tensions. Shane Harris on the officials who are trying to blame outsiders. And Christian Davenport talks about a historic launch into space. Read more:How police are feeding into the violence that erupted over the weekend.Who is actually attending these protests?Also, over the weekend: The historic SpaceX launch.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

One hundred thousand.
bonusThe U.S. death toll has reached a stark milestone: 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The pandemic has exposed the nation’s vulnerabilities and dangerous divide.Read more:The U.S. death toll has reached 100,000. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

‘We woke up to a city of ash’
Holly Bailey reports from Minneapolis, where anger and violence are boiling over in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by police. Errin Haines explains what really happened in Central Park. And Sebastian Smee with an appreciation for a powerful painting that captures another unsettling time in America.Read more:Protests in Minneapolis raged through the night, following the tragic killing of George Floyd. On Friday, the police officer was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. In New York’s Central Park, a white woman called the police on an African American man after he asked her to leash her dog, per park rules. Understanding the fraught dynamic and legacy of calling the cops. This powerful painting from 1967 captures another unsettling time in America.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Trump vs. Big Tech
Cat Zakrzewski reports on Trump’s expected executive order, which takes aim at a law that protects big tech companies. Tracy Jan reports that Asian American health-care workers are fighting racism as well as the coronavirus. And, Natalie Compton on what to expect next time you take a flight. Read more:On Thursday, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that could fundamentally change free speech regulations on social media.Asian American health-care workers are facing increased discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. More people are traveling by air again. Here’s what to expect at airports and on planes.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

It’s not normal for so many Americans to feel depressed
William Wan reports on the staggering numbers of Americans experiencing depression and anxiety during the pandemic. National reporter Reis Thebault on how the pandemic is shifting away from cities and gaining a foothold in rural America. And writer Ellen McCarthy on why we can’t bring ourselves to do the dishes. Read more:One-third of Americans show signs of clinical depression amid coronavirus pandemic, according to new census data. The pandemic is making its way into rural America. Our hearts are heavy, our sinks are full. Why the dishes will never be done. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Will Hong Kong be changed forever?
Shibani Mahtani and Emily Rauhala explain what Beijing’s new security laws could mean for the future of Hong Kong. Steven Zeitchik on summer cinema in 2020. And a New York bus driver on the dangers such workers face. Read more:Hong Kong police use tear gas against thousands protesting Beijing’s new lawThe fate of the summer movie season rests on one Christopher Nolan filmNYC bus drivers risk their health to keep city moving through pandemicSubscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

Why the need to go might prevent us from going out
Americans are making it clear: They won’t be ready to go out to their favorite destinations until they feel confident about being able to go. To the bathroom, that is.Read more:The need to go is a big barrier to going out. Why public bathrooms are a stumbling block for reopening.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Who is Hillary without Bill?
Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld imagines another life for Hillary Rodham –– one without Bill Clinton. And, what we’re missing when we’re missing human touch. Read more:Some readers are calling Curtis Sittenfeld’s new book a work of ‘Pantsuit Nation fanfiction.’ She doesn’t mind at all. Skin-to-skin contact is often suggested for newborns. But we all need touch.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

The end of retail as we know it?
Abha Bhattarai and Damian Paletta unfold the retail bankruptcies weighing down the greater financial system. Chris Davenport explains the stakes of the first launch of NASA crews from the United States in nearly a decade. And, Hira Qureshi on the online community that’s breaking the fast together, each night of Ramadan.Read more:After years of debt, major department store chains are running out of cash –– and fast. SpaceX faces its toughest test.Millennials can’t celebrate in person this Ramadan. So they’re sharing food photos with strangers instead.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer