Coronavirus cases surged in educated and affluent Massachusetts. The decline has yet to come. - The Washington Post

Coronavirus cases surged in educated and affluent Massachusetts. The decline has yet to come. - The Washington Post: The state has the third-highest number of cases and the fourth-highest death toll.

White House blocks Fauci from testifying before House panel next week - The Washington Post

White House blocks Fauci from testifying before House panel next week - The Washington Post: An Appropriations subcommittee sought to call the health official to testify next week.

Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera

Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera: Countries around the world have taken drastic measures, including border closures, in an attempt to curb COVID-19.

‘This Isn’t the Time for Caviar’: A Chef Finds New Flavors in a Pandemic - The New York Times

‘This Isn’t the Time for Caviar’: A Chef Finds New Flavors in a Pandemic - The New York Times: After the coronavirus lockdown, a chef in Bangkok and his migrant staff started cooking a whole new menu and delivering food to the poor.

Energy Use in the Coronavirus Era: N.Y.C. Is Waking Up Later - The New York Times

Energy Use in the Coronavirus Era: N.Y.C. Is Waking Up Later - The New York Times: Some 400 special electric meters in New York apartments provide a shifting view of power use while people are stuck inside.

Coronavirus Latest: More Than 19,000 COVID-19 Cases In Maryland, Hospitalizations Up – CBS Baltimore

Coronavirus Latest: More Than 19,000 COVID-19 Cases In Maryland, Hospitalizations Up – CBS Baltimore: There are now more than 19,000 coronavirus cases and more than 800 deaths in Maryland, according to new state data released Monday morning.

Why Zoom Is Terrible - The New York Times

Why Zoom Is Terrible - The New York Times: There’s a reason video apps make you feel awkward and unfulfilled.

Biggest Mall Operator in U.S. Plans to Reopen 49 of Them - The New York Times

Biggest Mall Operator in U.S. Plans to Reopen 49 of Them - The New York Times: In a memo, Simon Property Group laid out how it planned to open the properties in 10 states between Friday and Monday.

The grocery store has become our anxiety-filled hellscape - The Washington Post

The grocery store has become our anxiety-filled hellscape - The Washington Post: Grocery shopping used to be a mundane errand, but now we're all feeling the stress.

‘Quarantine fatigue’ continues for second week, showing a worrisome trend, researchers say - The Washington Post

‘Quarantine fatigue’ continues for second week, showing a worrisome trend, researchers say - The Washington Post: Smartphone data shows travel picks up quickly once businesses begin to reopen.

Glitches and ‘payment status not available’ message prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans - The Washington Post

Glitches and ‘payment status not available’ message prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans - The Washington Post: Several million people who filed their taxes via H&R Block, TurboTax and other popular services were unable to get their payments. Some parents reported they didn’t get the $500 promised for their dependent children.

South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong - The New York Times

South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong - The New York Times: Comments by the country’s unification minister represent the South’s most categorical rebuttal of reports that the North’s leader may be incapacitated.

Opinion | Crowding and the Coronavirus: The Key to Reopening - The New York Times

Opinion | Crowding and the Coronavirus: The Key to Reopening - The New York Times: Densely populated areas can have nearly twice the rate of transmission, and can make Covid-19 more deadly. Other areas can open more quickly.

Opinion | Trump’s Contempt for the Ex-Presidents Is Costing Us Right Now - The New York Times

Opinion | Trump’s Contempt for the Ex-Presidents Is Costing Us Right Now - The New York Times: A sitting commander in chief used to call on predecessors to provide a sense of national unity. Not this one.

We’re deporting people to vulnerable countries — and sending the virus with them - The Washington Post

We’re deporting people to vulnerable countries — and sending the virus with them - The Washington Post: As the United States struggles with the pandemic, it is spreading it to impoverished neighbors.

Why coronavirus is ravaging Prince George's County, a wealthy black county in Maryland - The Washington Post

Why coronavirus is ravaging Prince George's County, a wealthy black county in Maryland - The Washington Post: A high number of essential workers and long-standing health disparities make Prince George’s County, Md., especially vulnerable.

Japan's coronavirus controls undercut by nightlife and cherry blossoms - The Washington Post

Japan's coronavirus controls undercut by nightlife and cherry blossoms - The Washington Post: Japan’s struggles with cluster outbreaks offer wider lessons as areas around the world study where and when to reopen.

Key dates for the next set of stimulus payments - The Washington Post

Key dates for the next set of stimulus payments - The Washington Post: Tens of millions of people are still waiting for their stimulus payments — including many seniors barely surviving on Social Security.

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him - The New York Times

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him - The New York Times: The election is still six months away, but a rash of ominous new polls and the president’s erratic briefings have the G.O.P. worried about a Democratic takeover.

Coronavirus symptoms: Headache, loss of taste among list of 6 new possible COVID-19 symptoms, according to CDC - ABC7 Chicago

Coronavirus symptoms: Headache, loss of taste among list of 6 new possible COVID-19 symptoms, according to CDC - ABC7 Chicago: Now, the CDC is adding six new possible symptoms to its list, including headache, chills, and loss of taste or smell.

SNL cold open: Brad Pitt plays an unusually candid Dr. Anthony Fauci - Vox

SNL cold open: Brad Pitt plays an unusually candid Dr. Anthony Fauci - Vox: Pitt’s Fauci worked at translating Trump’s coronavirus statements in SNL’s cold open.

After '21 days of hell' New York governor expands virus testing - Reuters

After '21 days of hell' New York governor expands virus testing - Reuters: New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and will allow local pharmacies to begin collecting samples for diagnostic tests, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

Lindsey Graham adds weight to Kim Jong Un death rumors

Lindsey Graham adds weight to Kim Jong Un death rumors: Sen. Lindsey Graham says he would be "shocked" if North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wasn't dead given the country's silence amid growing speculation about his demise.

Trump goes into hiding - CNN

Trump goes into hiding - CNN: A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.

The coronavirus is bankrupting primary care doctors - The Washington Post

The coronavirus is bankrupting primary care doctors - The Washington Post: Primary-care practices were barely eeking by. If patients stay away for long, they’ll crumble.

Coronavirus deaths top 50,000 in the United States, with fatalities expected to climb - The Washington Post

Coronavirus deaths top 50,000 in the United States, with fatalities expected to climb - The Washington Post: Deaths related to the virus in the United States account for more than a quarter of all fatalities worldwide, as confirmed cases in the country top 898,000.

Singapore’s coronavirus outbreak is spinning out of control, and migrant workers are bearing the brunt - The Washington Post

Singapore’s coronavirus outbreak is spinning out of control, and migrant workers are bearing the brunt - The Washington Post: The modern city-state was labeled the gold standard for virus tracing, but cases have now risen tenfold in a month, concentrated among low-income laborers.

Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn’t hike prices immediately - The Washington Post

Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn’t hike prices immediately - The Washington Post: The president said the postal agency should quadruple its package delivery prices.

Young people with coronavirus are dying from strokes - The Washington Post

Young people with coronavirus are dying from strokes - The Washington Post: Doctors sound alarm about patients in their 30s and 40s left debilitated or dead by strokes. Some didn’t even know they were infected by coronavirus.

Cruise ships kept sailing after coronavirus was detected, exposing thousands - Washington Post

Cruise ships kept sailing after coronavirus was detected, exposing thousands - Washington Post: The coronavirus was first detected on a cruise ship in early February. The decision by the industry to keep sailing for weeks contributed to the mounting toll, health experts and passengers say.