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16 Nov

The economy is often a big issue in presidential elections. This election season saw both historically low levels of unemployment before the pandemic and later, the worst rates of job loss since the Great Depression.

We analyzed how it played out. nyti.ms/3f3Nsni

A look at the margins between Biden and Trump voters compared to unemployment rates shows a relationship between job losses and how counties voted.

Biden counties experienced worse job losses, on average, during the initial wave of pandemic layoffs than Trump counties.

Throughout the summer, many of the most affected Trump counties recovered far more swiftly than Biden counties did.

By September, as unemployment fell nearly everywhere, Biden counties were more likely to have higher unemployment rates.

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16 Nov

President Trump comfortably carried Chaska, Minnesota, in 2016. This year, he lost by nine percentage points — a dramatic shift that similarly played out in suburban counties across the country. nyti.ms/35FZyQN

Over the past couple of years, residents said, incidents of racism liberalized some people’s views and fostered a greater understanding of racial justice issues that stands in contrast to Trump’s denial of systemic racism. nyti.ms/35FZyQN

As protests over police brutality descended into vandalism in Minneapolis this summer, Trump insisted that he was the candidate to restore “law and order” to the city. Mike Magusin said he believed the president had fueled the unrest. nyti.ms/35FZyQN

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14 Nov

For most of modern U.S. history, the president has had a pet. President-elect Joe Biden will resume this tradition in January with his two German shepherds — but White House pets haven’t always been cats or dogs 🐓 nyti.ms/3nnkLEW

Most notorious for his unconventional pet choices was Theodore Roosevelt. His family owned horses, dogs, kangaroo rats, guinea pigs, a macaw, a badger, a garter snake, a bear, an elephant, a lion and a hyena. There was also a one-legged rooster. nyti.ms/36yFpLD

Woodrow Wilson brought a flock of sheep to the White House during World War I, in order to save money and human resources while keeping the lawn trimmed 🐑 nyti.ms/36yFpLD

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14 Nov

Coronavirus cases continue to surge in the U.S. and experts warn the virus’s spread could accelerate as winter sets in.

We’re tracking the patchwork of restrictions that states are once again imposing on businesses and everyday life. nyti.ms/32IFAD4

Several states are adding new restrictions, including New Mexico, which will change its stay-at-home advisory to an order on Monday. It could signal what may be a second wave of significant measures to curb the ever-expanding pandemic. nyti.ms/32IFAD4

Without a federal policy, many states are weighing public health and the economy. Most business sectors remain open, but New York has imposed new restrictions on restaurants and gyms, and next week Oregon will close gyms, museums and other venues. nyti.ms/32IFAD4

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13 Nov

The official U.S. coronavirus death toll has passed 240,000, but our analysis of estimates from the CDC shows that the pandemic and its disruption have caused more than 300,000 more people to die than in a normal year. nyti.ms/32GV8Hp

Our analysis shows how many more people have died between March 15 and Oct. 24 than in a normal year.

That total, known as excess deaths, is 309,800 and is tens of thousands more than the official count of coronavirus deaths for that period. nyti.ms/32GV8Hp

Every state except Alaska is seeing people dying at higher-than-normal rates.

And all but five states have exceeded expected deaths by 10% or more.

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13 Nov

The mass resignation of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers this week — after Beijing forced the removal of four opposition lawmakers — left the city with no opposition in one of its last bastions of legal dissent.

Here's a timeline of how we got here. nyti.ms/38F2krm

In May 2019, Hong Kong lawmakers clashed over a bill that would allow extraditions to mainland China. In the months that followed, street clashes became routine between the police and black-clad protesters. nyti.ms/36yXfxM

In September 2019, the protest movement claimed a major success: Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, withdrew the extradition bill. The concession did not end the protests, though, and some began getting more intense in their attempts to protect their rights. nyti.ms/2JSNHpN

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