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Here’s what you need to know: Five border communities in Texas have escalating rates of new cases. The U.S. reports its highest single-day virus death toll of the month. The latest numbers on jobless claims and the deficit could further the standoff on the next stimulus bill. The U.S. won’t …

Here’s what you need to know: Distrust of the president hardened the conviction of some educators that teaching in person was unsafe. The number of new state unemployment claims in the U.S. fell below one million last week for the first time in months. New Zealand has a fresh outbreak. …

Here’s what you need to know: Experts warn that new U.S. rules on virus data collection are creating problems for hospitals and data integrity. The principals’ and teachers’ unions in N.Y.C. call on the mayor to delay in-person instruction by several weeks. As U.S. schools reopen, New Jersey and Florida …

WordPress.org today launched WordPress 5.5, which brings a slew of speed, search, security, block editor, accessibility, and developer updates. You can download version 5.5, which was developed by 805 volunteer contributors, now from WordPress.org/Download. WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that powers over 30% of the web (including VentureBeat). …

Here’s what you need to know: Governors say Trump’s order on pandemic relief would wreck state budgets. Trump considers a rule that would block Americans thought to have the virus from returning home. Britain’s push to open schools may force it to close pubs. Federal schools on Native American reservations, …

Here’s what you need to know: Use rapid tests, but use them carefully, Ohio’s governor says after a false-positive scare. Trump’s moves on economic aid draw fire on the Sunday news shows. Kansas City, a potential hot spot, needs federal aid to cope, the mayor says. New Zealand goes 100 …

Here’s what you need to know: At 5 million cases, the U.S. has passed another coronavirus milestone. With Congress at an impasse, Trump signs actions for another round of economic aid. Universities make reopening plans, and parents see tough choices no matter what. Motorcycles fill the streets of Sturgis, S.D., …

Here’s what you need to know: As the U.S. stimulus talks falter again, Trump’s advisers say they would tell him to act on his own. Cuomo says N.Y. schools can reopen in-person but leaves it up to districts to determine if, when and how. The U.S. economy added jobs last …

Here’s what you need to know: A dispute over Postal Service funding complicates the U.S. stimulus impasse as talks continue. After parents and teachers opposed a hybrid model, Chicago schools will reopen online only. N.Y.C. will set up checkpoints to promote compliance with the state’s quarantine rules for many travelers. …