August 2020 Archives
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Monday headlines: Nyet
The Justice Department secretly took steps in 2017 to keep investigators from completing an examination of President Trump’s personal and business ties to Russia. / The New York Times A...
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Saturday headlines: Wakanda forever.
Interviews with unemployed Americans going without federal funds find rage toward Trump and the Republicans for the lapse. / The Washington Post Reporter Kevin Roose put together a Twitter feed that...
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Friday Headlines: A big, beautiful dossier.
Making landfall early yesterday morning, Hurricane Laura pummeled parts of Louisiana, leaving six people dead. / CNN Japan's Shinzo Abe, the country's longest serving prime minister, is...
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Thursday headlines: Stop the toast talk
Half a million residents have been told to leave parts of Texas and Louisiana as Hurricane Laura makes landfall overnight. / BBC News Britain to pay low-income residents to self-isolate if...
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Wednesday headlines: Dumbbell in time
The first documented COVID-19 reinfection has been reported. The patient had a new immune response, but was asymptomatic. / The New York Times Nigeria becomes the last African country to be...
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Camp ToB 2020
Week 12: Weather
We’ve reached our final discussion of the summer—and it’s time for you to vote on our August matchup.
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Tuesday headlines: Monitoring that emotion
Even in the context of recent years, the size and scope of Northern California’s fires are historically unprecedented. / Weather West See also: A useful fire and smoke map...
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Monday Headlines: The enthusiasm glut.
The Republican National Convention begins today, and Trump will make an appearance every single night. / NPR, CNN The Republican National Committee won't present a party platform at...
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Saturday Headlines: Two years.
In the past week, the wildfires in California have now engulfed 918,000 acres, prompting requests for out-of-state firefighting assistance. / Los Angeles Times It's now been more than five...
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Friday headlines: Interpreter of maladies
Joe Biden’s big speech at an all-virtual DNC is “rousting, emotional, surprisingly effective,” proving he’s still an American romantic. / The New Yorker Close watches...
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Thursday Headlines: Stuff your sorries in a sack.
Russian opposition leader and staunch Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in serious condition after being poisoned this morning. / BuzzFeed News Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with...
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Wednesday headlines: She resisted
The second night of the Democrats’ convention offers moments of confusion, but also some unexpected joy. / Vox “The program’s very existence was a kind of political...
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Camp ToB 2020
Week 11: Weather
This week at Camp ToB we begin discussing our final book of the summer—wait, really, already?—Weather by Jenny Offill.
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Tuesday Headlines: Deliver the letter, the sooner the better.
More than a dozen US states may sue the Trump administration over postal service cuts. / Reuters Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will testify before a senate panel on Friday...
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Monday headlines: Officially AB
The Democratic Convention begins today as a television production combining live feeds, taped segments, and a telethon. / The New York Times “At a regular convention, audience reaction is a...
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Saturday headlines: Flaming pants
The Postal Service warns states it may not be able to meet deadlines for delivering last-minute mail-in ballots. / The New York Times Thanks to the social media panic, though, it...
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Friday Headlines: Birth school work death.
The US Senate has now adjourned for a month—a sign that there won't be a coronavirus relief package passed this summer. / BuzzFeed News In a...
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Thursday headlines: Rage of englightenment
A new study isolates live virus from aerosols at a distance of seven to 16 feet from patients hospitalized with COVID-19. / The New York Times Charts and maps help to explain...
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Camp ToB 2020
Week 10: Writers & Lovers
This week, we’re discussing the second half of Lily King’s Writers & Lovers. (Beware: Every possible spoiler is ahead!)
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Wednesday headlines: Feel the teeth
Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris for vice president, making Harris the first woman of color to be nominated for vice president by a major political party. / The Washington Post,...
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Tuesday headlines: The new (dating) timeline
The world reaches 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases and is edging closer to 750,000 deaths globally. / CNN The United States’ fumbling response to the pandemic is making it one of the...
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Monday Headlines: Your future nostalgia.
Executive actions Trump signed on Saturday may not hold water, crossing the line into congressional tax and spending powers. / The Washington Post TikTok is planning to sue the...
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Saturday Headlines: Challenge for a civilized society.
Congressional Democrats call for an investigation of the postmaster general over cost-cutting measures that have delayed delivery of mail-in ballots. / The Washington Post The postmaster general refutes accusations...
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Friday headlines: Guns, germs, and deal
The White House and Democrats seem resigned to the likelihood that Congress won't reach a stimulus deal amid the economic crisis. / The Washington Post Congress can’t even...
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Thursday Headlines: When not being stupid is not enough.
Following the massive blast in Beirut that killed 135 people and injured thousands, people are accusing the government of negligence over the storage of ammonium nitrate. / Associated Press Related: Mapping the...
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Camp ToB 2020
Week Nine: Writers & Lovers
Two months down, one to go. Welcome to August at Camp ToB 2020, where we’re discussing the first half of Writers & Lovers by Lily King.
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Wednesday headlines: Super radical
A massive explosion in Beirut kills at least 100 people and injures more than 4,000. Photos show a city in tatters. / BBC News, Al Jazeera A study finds Americans feel overwhelmed by...
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Tuesday Headlines: Nice vaccine hopes you got there.
The chief adviser to the Trump administration's accelerated vaccine program says media scrutiny into his pharma stock ownership could delay a vaccine. / BuzzFeed News How the pandemic defeated America:...
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Monday headlines: OK woah
Six months into a respiratory pandemic, people are still doing surprisingly little to mitigate airborne transmission. / The Atlantic A school that opened in Indiana this week had to quarantine students...
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Saturday headlines: The wheel mccoy
The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 292,527. / The Guardian Russia plans a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in October,...