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Florida sets new infection record

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Trump commutes supporter’s sentence
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Hagia Sophia to become a mosque
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Amazon reverses on TikTok ban for employees
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The WHO acknowledges COVID-19 airborne transmission

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Listening to the unheard

News | The news cycle is loud, but we need to hear those who can’t shout

Lucas Boland
A cultural genocide before our eyes

China | The Uighur diaspora is speaking out as family members disappear into reeducation camps in Xinjiang, but will the world listen?

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Reasonable accommodation

Policy | The Americans With Disabilities Act, which turns 30 this month, steered Jim Terry toward a more accessible career

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Houses of death

Coronavirus | Small Belgium has the highest COVID-19 mortality rate in the world, raising questions about restrictive protocols surrounding nursing homes

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Summer sequels

News analysis | The coronavirus spiked the movie blockbuster season, but drama is playing out in real life

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7.13.20 Legal Docket, Moneybeat, and History Book

On Legal Docket, Jenny Rough explains the legal doctrine known as qualified immunity; on the Monday Moneybeat, Nick Eicher talks to financial analyst David Bahnsen about the latest unemployment data; and on History Book, Paul Butler recounts significant events from the past. Plus: commentary from Trillia Newbell, and the Monday morning news. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from the makers of the Illuminate Bible Series—deep discipleship for your children’s daily needs. uniongospelpress.com.

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Insightful interviews with popular musicians, Christian thought leaders, makers of movies and television, respected authors, and key political leaders.

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A conversation with Annie Dupree

This week, hear an encore presentation of Warren Smith's 2016 conversation with Annie Dupree, the lead singer of the Annie Moses Band.

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Pandemic hits Latin American leaders

Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez announced on Thursday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Seoul mayor found dead

After one of South Korea’s most important elected officials disappeared on Thursday, hundreds of police officers and firefighters searched for more

Brazil’s president has the coronavirus

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that an X-ray showed his lungs were clean.

American student released from Egyptian prison

Mohamed Amashah, a dual Egyptian-American national, returned home to New Jersey on Monday after nearly 500 days in Egypt’s Tora prison without a tr

“No more freedom”

International | China’s new national security law goes into effect in Hong Kong

African nations slowly resume air travel

ABUJA, Nigeria—The African Union said the continent has lost nearly $55 billion in travel and tourism in the last few months after countries shut d

Annexation angst in the Middle East

International | The Israeli plan could spark further division with Palestinians in the West Bank

A cultural genocide before our eyes

China | The Uighur diaspora is speaking out as family members disappear into reeducation camps in Xinjiang, but will the world listen?

Constitutional amendment hands Putin two more terms

After a week of voting, Russians on Wednesday approved a slate of more than 200 amendments that included maintaining the definition of marriage as

Jobs slowly return in the U.S.

The unemployment rate in the United States dropped from 13.3 percent in May to 11.1 percent in June, according to a

Markets rally on good news

Stocks on Wall Street climbed on Tuesday despite concerns about a possible resurgence of COVID-19 in the United States.

Zoom suspends Chinese human rights activist’s account

China | U.S. lawmakers question the company’s ties to the Chinese government

The road to reopening

Coronavirus | Businesses around the U.S. are reopening after the coronavirus pandemic, but different places face different challenges

Stocks dip after surprising rally

The S&P 500 reached an overall positive gain for the year on Monday despite a confirmed recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Unemployment unexpectedly dips

A new report on joblessness offered hope the United States has seen the worst of the economic blows from the coronavirus shutdowns.

Inside the outbreak: Creative coronavirus help

Business | Innovative ways to be good neighbors in a crisis

Unemployment spike slows

Boeing will cut 12,000 U.S. jobs in the coming weeks, executives announced on Wednesday.

Recipe for a grocery revolution

Business | COVID-19 shutdowns spurred new cross-industry relationships and consumer demand for new delivery methods. Some changes may be permanent