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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, the health minister says. / BBC News
Dr. Fauci says the United States’ lack of a unified federal plan helps to explain why our outbreak of COVID-19 has been so severe. / Politico
A Georgia summer camp reopened and took precautions, but didn’t require masks. Hundreds of campers got the coronavirus. / The New York Times
San Francisco's been doing everything right to fight COVID-19. Unfortunately, it's part of the United States. / Vox
Major League Baseball threatens to end play if teams don't find a way to contain infections. / ESPN
Worried college football players are told privately, as the SEC forges ahead, that positive cases on their teams are “a given.” / The Washington Post
"At times I am very proud to be an American. At times, I'm ashamed." A pandemic interview with The Wire's David Simon. / Boing Boing
Unrelated/related: Pictures of Comic-Con attendees in costume with nowhere to go. / The Los Angeles Times
The White House condemns Hong Kong for delaying elections, denouncing the step a day after the head of the Republican party suggests the exact same thing. / The Washington Post
A conversation with novelist Tim Maughan, whose predictions about the future keep (unfortunately) coming true. / OneZero
In global realpolitik, women do the work on the ground to make change, but "are cut out of negotiations for peace." / Le Monde diplomatique
A profile of Kittie Knox, the first Black person to be inducted into the League of American Wheelman. / Medium
“Since being diagnosed with epilepsy, I like to say that I am now training for life versus training for a specific race.” / Triathlon Magazine Canada
James Nestor explains how sitting cross-legged and breathing for an hour triggered a life-changing reaction. / The Guardian
Currently trending, and not just metaphorically: getting lost in your very own labyrinth. / Bloomberg CityLab
Nazis plundering Jewish-owned artwork during WWII is well known. Less attention has been paid to the looting of instruments. / NPR
Long-exposure photos by Tokihiro Sato, who briefly enters his own frames to add points of light. / Spoon & Tamago
Reviewing the history of video chat and odd design to figure out why Zoom is so fatiguing. / Fast Company
See how YouTube looks to different types of people—liberals, conservatives, preppers, climate deniers, et al. / TheirTube
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