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Why COVID-19 cases are spiking in California and US
This week started with California reporting more than 6,000 new cases of coronavirus a day. That’s a record. Despite early sheltering-at-home policies and the current statewide mask mandate, what happened?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThis week started with California reporting more than 6,000 new cases of coronavirus a day. That’s a record. Despite early sheltering-at-home policies and the current statewide mask mandate, what happened?
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5 storiesCOVID-19 cases are spiking in California and US, but not other countries
This week started with California reporting more than 6,000 new cases of coronavirus a day. That’s a record — double the average daily numbers from a couple of weeks ago. Despite early sheltering-at-home policies and the current statewide mask mandate, what happened?
Read the story8 minWhy Junipero Serra statues are crumbling across California
Junipero Serra founded 21 Catholic missions in the late 18th century. His mission project brought fatal diseases to the people living here.
Read the story7 min‘A monument to white supremacy’: Activists call for the removal of Drake’s Cross in San Francisco
Activists in Marin County are calling for the renaming of places commemorating Sir Francis Drake, the colonizer who sailed around the world in the 16th century.
Read the story8 minNew book envisions what could happen if Trump loses reelection and refuses to concede
“Will He Go? Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020" is a new book by Amherst College Law Professor Lawrence Douglas.
Read the story14 minJudd Apatow on ‘King of Staten Island’ and film industry amid COVID-19
Judd Apatow is known for elevating comedians into starring roles and helping their careers.
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