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Disney World Opens Even as Coronavirus Numbers Balloon

Guests enter the Magic Kingdom during the reopening at Walt Disney World Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. AP Photo/John Raoux For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The United States had a record-setting coronavirus week: On Friday, there were 68,000 new cases, the seventh record-high total…

Reopening Schools Is One of the Biggest Coronavirus Challenges. Trump and Fox News Are Making It Much Worse.

Gripas Yuri/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Amid the record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases, and as parents around the country face the enormous decision of whether to send their children back to school this fall, President Trump on Wednesday threatened to pull federal funding from school districts…

As COVID-19 Surges in Texas, Pence Visits a Dallas Megachurch

First Baptist Dallas/YouTube For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As coronavirus cases in Texas surge, Vice President Mike Pence spoke on Sunday at an indoor service at a Dallas megachurch. Gov. Greg Abbott, Housing Secretary Ben Carson, and Sen. John Cornyn, and joined the vice president at First…