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The bill also authorizes more than $100 billion to expand internet access for rural and low-income communities and $25 billion to modernize the U.S. Postal Service.

Totaling about 4,000, they began working Wednesday. They’ll face two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and some of the most restrictive immigration policies the U.S. has seen in decades. (Image credit: smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors/GettyImages)

Totaling about 4,000, they began working Wednesday. They’ll face two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and some of the most restrictive immigration policies the U.S. has seen in decades. (Image credit: smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors/GettyImages)

They’re made of cotton. Or polyester. Or paper. Or polypropylene. Here’s what researchers say about the effectiveness of the different types of face mask during this pandemic. (Image credit: Photo Illustration by Max Posner/NPR)

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Fed officials noted that the crisis was not falling equally on all Americans. The minutes say officials discussed how the sharp rise in joblessness had been especially severe for lower-wage workers, women, African Americans, and Hispanics.

ABSOLUTE SCENES ON SKY NEWS pic.twitter.com/EkdJTinkTW — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 1, 2020 A hungry boy who just wanted “two biscuits” — because who doesn’t want two biscuits, really? — broadcast his desire for sustenance to thousands of British TV

New York City will not resume indoor dining next week. Iranian officials announced new shutdown measures in 11 provinces. President Trump believes the virus will “sort of just disappear.”

In New York City’s poor neighborhoods, some patients have languished in understaffed hospitals, with substandard equipment. It was a different story in Manhattan’s private medical centers.