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A US lawmaker says using troops against protesters will harm the military’s legitimacy

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a former Pentagon official on the House Armed Services committee, thinks time is running out to protect the military from Trump.

By Alex Ward

Why these protests are different

There have been uprisings against police brutality and racism before, but this is the country at its exasperation point.

By Sean Collins

Why Georgia’s reopening hasn’t led to a surge in coronavirus cases (so far)

Georgia’s experience could teach us a lot about Covid-19 and its spread.

By German Lopez

Rubber bullets can seriously mess you up

The dangers of "nonlethal" police weapons — like rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades, and tear gas — explained.

By Brian Resnick

What the protesters want and why they might not get it

How past movements against police brutality inform the current unrest.

By Aaron Ross Coleman

Hong Kong defies ban to honor Tiananmen Square massacre victims

Coronavirus restrictions and China’s encroachment on the territory changed the annual vigil.

By Jen Kirby

A major study on Covid-19 and hydroxychloroquine has been retracted

There’s little evidence that hydroxychloroquine helps Covid-19 patients, but there were problems with the study suggesting it’s actively deadly.

By Dylan Matthews

A Silicon Valley fundraiser for Joe Biden raised $4 million in one Zoom call

It was a peculiar event, even for today’s big-money era of presidential politics.

By Theodore Schleifer

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