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Texas waited to require masks, close beaches ahead of Fourth of July as coronavirus spiked 

Texas became a national coronavirus hot spot this week but didn’t close popular beaches like Galveston until Friday, when crowds still appeared.

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The July 4 speeches that helped define what America is — or what it should be 

July 4 speeches — by Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, John F. Kennedy — are reminders of what America’s national purpose has been and should be.

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Convictions of violent cops who kill Black people prove elusive. Dallas is becoming an exception 

Nationwide, police officers who kill unarmed Black people often are not charged, but Dallas County appears to be an outlier.

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A patron saint of the internet? The pope is on it 

A 15-year-old boy who helped spread Roman Catholic teaching online is a good candidate to become patron saint of the internet, the Vatican says.

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Taipei’s homeless are few but desperate 

Homelessness is a rare misfortune in Taiwan, but still a struggle. “I have nothing,” says one man. “I’m worried about starving.”

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How will the COVID-19 pandemic end? 

Viruses are not as smart as humans, but they are much more patient. And the coronavirus’ track record suggests it won’t simply burn itself out.

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U.S. likely to be left out as Europe reopens to visitors from selected countries 

European officials are deciding which countries’ citizens to allow in after the continent reopens its borders July 1. The U.S. might not make the cut.

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She kept her scissors going in South Korea’s postwar years. The coronavirus hasn’t stopped her 

Throughout the pandemic, Lee Duk-hoon has coped the only way she knows how — bringing order to a chaotic world one head of hair at a time.

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How an Indian slum became an unlikely COVID-19 success story 

Mass screenings and quarantines have helped contain the coronavirus in Dharavi, home to 1 million people.

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