Phase forever.

In its deadliest clash in 45 years, a disputed Himalayan border sees 20 Indian soldiers die in a fight with Chinese forces. Here’s the India-China border explained in 400 words. 1/21

Another explainer: “Why North Korea just blew up its de facto embassy with South Korea.” 2/21

China ramps up containment measures in Beijing over a new outbreak of the coronavirus. 3/21

A protective cotton face mask can be custom-printed with an image of your own face. 4/21

A cheap, common steroid seems to cut the fatality rate—from a fifth to a third—in the worst COVID-19 cases. 5/21

Texas’s Governor says there’s no reason to be alarmed as his state sets a new record for coronavirus cases. 6/21

Related/unrelated: "City enters Phase 4 of pretending coronavirus over." 7/21

Psychiatric symptoms have always been culture-bound. Are the underlying disorders different, or universal? 8/21

New Zealand’s success story takes a U-turn when two women from Britain show up with COVID-19. 9/21

How King Arthur Flour’s hotline has changed during the pandemic: It’s a lot busier, though sometimes callers just want to talk. 10/21

The House will vote next week on a historic DC statehood bill. 11/21

The "Black Lives Matter Foundation" has raised millions from people who think it’s Black Lives Matter. It’s a pro-police group. 12/21

GitHub will no longer use "master/slave" references—a move away from the traditional coding terms that began with Drupal in 2014. 13/21

Police play a role in many video games, but how they're portrayed may need to change based on their IRL counterparts' actions. 14/21

The FDA has approved the first prescription video game. It's designed for children between eight and 12 who have ADHD. 15/21

See also: Vintage tennis racquets restrung with found electronic parts, by Leonardo Ulian. 16/21

Andrew Cuomo says the US Open tennis tournament will take place as scheduled, but without fans. Australia's Nick Kyrgios readies his Hazmat suit. 17/21

A labor economist who studies Major League Baseball says the union and the owners have plenty of room to get a deal done. 18/21

Some eBay employees are accused of mailing disturbing packages to threaten writers critical of the company. 19/21

A brief design history of the door handle. 20/21

"The few places Mr. Underwood has avoided are the cemetery and the bunk house, which he reports is haunted." Life in a ghost town. 21/21

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