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‘This can’t be happening’: An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, biblical minutes in Washington
This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOn Monday evening, over the course of 48 minutes, Donald Trump put on a show that may have changed America, yet again. It involved an overture to the nation, a physical attack on Americans, and a Bible. It began suddenly, in the Rose Garden, with a statement about “law and order” and “dangerous thugs.” The president promised justice for the family of George Floyd, whose death in the custody of Minneapolis police last week triggered nationwide protests, looting and violence, and a roiling debate about who we are and what...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOn Monday evening, over the course of 48 minutes, Donald Trump put on a show that may have changed America, yet again. It involved an overture to the nation, a physical attack on Americans, and a Bible. It began suddenly, in the Rose Garden, with a statement about “law and order” and “dangerous thugs.” The president promised justice for the family of George Floyd, whose death in the custody of Minneapolis police last week triggered nationwide protests, looting and violence, and a roiling debate about who we are and what...WW…
CDC confirms six coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients over and over
This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six symptoms of the novel coronavirus to its list, suggesting health experts are learning more about the growing number of ways physicians see the virus affecting patients.The symptoms, could appear two to 14 days after exposure to the virus, are:Previously, the CDC listed just three known symptoms: shortness of breath,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six symptoms of the novel coronavirus to its list, suggesting health experts are learning more about the growing number of ways physicians see the virus affecting patients.The symptoms, could appear two to 14 days after exposure to the virus, are:Previously, the CDC listed just three known symptoms: shortness of breath,...WW…
Inside the stretch limo where ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic’s team waited for a pardon that never came
This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareIt was an unusual day on the job for Jerry Debose, a Fort Worth limousine driver. He pilots a 2019 Dodge Ram “super-stretch turbo diesel” limo — “the longest limo in Dallas,” he claims. It has disco floors, indoor and outdoor seating, two sound systems and a light show. He’s used to carrying carloads of bachelorettes out to bars, prom-goers to hotel ballrooms and visiting celebrities to fancy restaurants.His assignment on Tuesday was different.“That was my first time taking it to a jail,” Debose says.Debose had been hired to...…This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareIt was an unusual day on the job for Jerry Debose, a Fort Worth limousine driver. He pilots a 2019 Dodge Ram “super-stretch turbo diesel” limo — “the longest limo in Dallas,” he claims. It has disco floors, indoor and outdoor seating, two sound systems and a light show. He’s used to carrying carloads of bachelorettes out to bars, prom-goers to hotel ballrooms and visiting celebrities to fancy restaurants.His assignment on Tuesday was different.“That was my first time taking it to a jail,” Debose says.Debose had been hired to...WW…
The insurrectionist next door: A new source of suburban unease
This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe TV crew had set up on the street in front of Matthew Council’s Riverview, Fla., home, and that was how his neighbor learned the man who lives a few houses down from him had been arrested for storming the Capitol. The neighbor was taking his dog on his regular walk when reporters popped out of a van and asked for a comment.The neighbor declined to go on TV — that struck him as unwise, given the circumstances — but he later told The Washington Post that Council seemed like a normal guy who waved to him whenever they...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe TV crew had set up on the street in front of Matthew Council’s Riverview, Fla., home, and that was how his neighbor learned the man who lives a few houses down from him had been arrested for storming the Capitol. The neighbor was taking his dog on his regular walk when reporters popped out of a van and asked for a comment.The neighbor declined to go on TV — that struck him as unwise, given the circumstances — but he later told The Washington Post that Council seemed like a normal guy who waved to him whenever they...WW…
Democratic voters are still waiting to unclench
This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe Great Unclenching commenced on Nov. 7, a Saturday, shortly after 11 a.m. Eastern time. The networks called the presidential race for Joe Biden, and Democrats and assorted others across the country, for the first time in months, began to feel something.Their shoulders loosened. Their brows unfurrowed. The tension left their jaws.“It’s like a gasp of air after you’ve been holding your breath for a very long time,” says Clarissa Martínez-de-Castro, deputy vice president of policy and advocacy for UnidosUS, a Latino...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe Great Unclenching commenced on Nov. 7, a Saturday, shortly after 11 a.m. Eastern time. The networks called the presidential race for Joe Biden, and Democrats and assorted others across the country, for the first time in months, began to feel something.Their shoulders loosened. Their brows unfurrowed. The tension left their jaws.“It’s like a gasp of air after you’ve been holding your breath for a very long time,” says Clarissa Martínez-de-Castro, deputy vice president of policy and advocacy for UnidosUS, a Latino...WW…
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