An outbreak at a group home and a frantic effort to Clorox wipe the virus away wapo.st/35HLndN
As covid-19 threatened a group home for disabled women, their caregivers opened a stash of Clorox wipes, hoping to stop the infection from spreading. wapo.st/2UBGXyD
The pandemic had transformed these poorly paid caregivers into essential workers who risked their lives to protect the disabled from a virus that could easily kill them. wapo.st/2UBGXyD
There was nowhere else for the women to go, and no one else to watch over them.
The caregivers could only keep the women isolated and attempt to stop infection from spreading inside the house. wapo.st/2UBGXyD
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Kenosha, Wis., was thrust into the national spotlight after police shot a Black man named Jacob Blake seven times in the back.
Peaceful protests during the day were followed by rioting and civil unrest at night. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Just before midnight on Aug. 25, tensions peaked when a 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum.
Moments later, Rittenhouse shot two other men, one fatally. wapo.st/2HgA96J
Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with multiple counts of homicide and weapons offenses, but right-wing groups have rallied to his cause, celebrating him as a hero who sought to protect Kenosha from destructive rioting and who fired in self-defense. wapo.st/2HgA96J
On Saturday, Donald Trump finally became the one thing he hates the most: a loser.
News of Trump’s defeat came as he was golfing at one of his clubs in Virginia, surrounded by adoring supporters. wapo.st/35alDGH
Trump had just arrived at his golf course in Sterling, Va., on Saturday when Democratic nominee Joe Biden pulled so far ahead in the Pennsylvania vote count that, four days after Election Day, he was declared the next president of the United States. wapo.st/35alDGH
That Trump was pummeling drives off a tee box as Biden made the transition from former vice president to president-elect was a fitting coda for a leader who craved the perks and power of the office but often seemed reluctant to do the job. wapo.st/35alDGH
Voices from the fight: An oral history of the four-year movement to defeat Donald Trump
Activists, politicians and ordinary citizens reflect on Trump’s presidency and the moments that compelled them to rise up. wapo.st/36ivwkW
They had mobilized for four years, millions of Americans determined to deny Trump a second term. And when the moment came, when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election, they collectively exhaled with a sigh of relief. Finally, it was over. wapo.st/2IdZ7Uv
The uprising sprouted in the hours after Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 and blossomed throughout his time in office — women and men, young and old, African Americans, Whites, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans in cities and suburbs and small towns. wapo.st/2IdZ7Uv
Joe Biden, the son of a car salesman and a homemaker, the product of Catholic schools and public universities, the six-term senator and two-term vice president, has craved one title above all others.
Long before Election Day, voters across the country have been lining up to cast their ballots. We sent teams of reporters and photographers to six cities to capture how people feel as they wait for their chance to be heard. wapo.st/2HvJ8R1
In Houston, Sherry Browning, 65, woke up at 4 a.m. to bring her daughters, who are cheerleaders, to stand in front of the polling place to cheer people on as they lined up to vote before sunrise. wapo.st/2HvJ8R1
In Albuquerque, Michael Reinhart, a 52-year-old truck driver, and his wife, Carolyn, a 54-year-old training manager at McDonald’s, said voting this year is about their 11 grandchildren and getting schools opened back up. wapo.st/2HvJ8R1
Most people don’t have the option of working from home during the pandemic.
A single day shows the risks some take and the calculations they make to still do their job. wapo.st/34RFj0J
The stark reality is that the pandemic has put millions of American workers at risk in ways that few could have imagined just seven months ago. wapo.st/3nKLqwv
Workers who are able to do their jobs remotely are almost twice as likely to be White as Black or Hispanic, according to recent studies.
They also are far more likely to be highly educated and well-off. wapo.st/3nKLqwv