American Daily Digest

The blast near Beirut’s port sent up a huge mushroom cloud-shaped shockwave, flipping cars and damaging distant buildings. It was felt as far as Cyprus, hundreds of miles away, and … Read More

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Dr. Joseph Varon, the chief medical officer at Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center, gets home after a long day at work. Dr. Joseph Varon hasn’t had a day off in … Read More

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In words that were both highly specific and at times more oblique, Obama declared Lewis’ lifelong battle for racial equality to be ongoing and stated explicitly that forces in power … Read More

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As the country begins to reopen, it’s clear that life will look starkly different on the other side of the crisis. In just months, more than 150,000 people have died … Read More

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The first death in the US was reported on February 29. The country reached 50,000 deaths 54 days later on April 23 and 34 days later on May 27 crossed … Read More

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“It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better,” Trump read grimly from a script during a subdued news conference on Tuesday, looking up from the podium to concede … Read More

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He was wrapped in what appeared to be garbage bags. “LORD HELP ALL MY FELLOW FRONTLINERS,” he wrote in early April. Sison, who loved caring for the elderly and went … Read More

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin emerged from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on Thursday morning to announce a “fundamental agreement” between the White House and Senate Republicans on a $1 … Read More

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There is now an agreement on funds for testing which marks a compromise between the Senate GOP and White House, and the payroll tax cut, a key priority for President … Read More

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