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Here’s what you need to know: Some states in the U.S. start to think twice about reopenings as virus spreads. U.S. health officials are to warn lawmakers of the potential for a ‘tremendous burden’ on hospitals. British leader will lift a wide variety of restrictions. Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 …

Here’s what you need to know: U.S. cases surge toward May’s high, with clusters among young people linked to bars and fraternity parties. Reopenings multiply around the world, as do resurgences in Turkey, the Palestinian territories, Australia and others. Anticipation for Trump’s rally in Tulsa is building, as are worries …

Here’s what you need to know: U.S. states struggle with a shifting pandemic as federal guidance falls silent. The weekly tally of U.S. state jobless claims again exceeds a million. Beijing’s outbreak prompts a backlash against salmon. Reversing course, Arizona and Texas allow some local governments to require masks. ‘We …

Here’s what you need to know: Officials in N.Y. and Houston are considering another lockdown. Health experts predict the virus will afflict the U.S. for months to come. The White House won’t support extending expanded unemployment benefits past July, a top aide says. China’s economy rebounds. But even as bars …

Here’s what you need to know: In some places, it appears the virus has only now arrived. Millions more seek unemployment benefits in the U.S. Israel’s Parliament is suspended after a lawmaker tested positive for the virus. Bastille Day parade in Paris will be scaled down and will salute health …

Here’s what you need to know: As cases drop in the Northeast and some cities reopen, other places report stubbornly high numbers. Hong Kong police deny permission for Tiananmen Square vigil for the first time in 30 years. With the U.S. preoccupied by events at home, rivals are testing the …

Here’s what you need to know: U.S. communities are convulsed by two crises: a pandemic and police violence. Merkel declined Trump’s invitation to attend the G7 in person. Then Trump postponed the summit. Nations expand reopenings, and global cases pass 6 million. Catching up with an octogenarian couple once separated …

Here’s what you need to know: Major U.S. cities edge closer to normalcy. But as global infections near 6 million, cautionary tales abound. After the W.H.O. loses U.S. support, the E.U. doubles down. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a California church’s challenge to attendance limits. A partygoer in the Memorial …

Here’s what you need to know: Trump wants churches to open, but in Germany, more infections emerge as worshipers return. The devastating toll of the virus nears 100,000 in the U.S. Our front page names some of the lost. C.D.C. error in counting tests baffles scientists. Hong Kong protesters, subdued …