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A photo provided by Elon University shows Louis DeJoy, now the U.S. Postmaster General, speaking as he is honored at the university in Elon, N.C., on March 1, 2017. DeJoy is a big campaign donor to President Donald Trump. (Elon Universty via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY tktktktktktk BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR, HAILEY FUCHS and KENNETH P. VOGEL FOR JULY 31, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT122 XNYT122

Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist

Though "our financial position is dire," Louis DeJoy disputed reports that his agency is slowing down election mail or any other mail and said it has “ample capacity to deliver all election mail securely and on time.”

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FILE — Shoppers on 34th Street in Manhattan, July 18, 2020. Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) XNYT19 XNYT19
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Koko Kondo speaks during an interview with The Associated Press with a backdrop of Atomic Bomb Dome near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Kondo was determined to find the person who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, western Japan, the person that caused the suffering and the terrible facial burns of the girls at her father’s church – and then square off and punch them in the face. Ten-year-old Kondo appeared on an American TV show called “This is Your Life” that was featuring her father, Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, one of six survivors profiled in John Hersey’s book “Hiroshima.” Kondo stared in hatred at another guest: Capt. Robert Lewis, co-pilot of B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the bomb. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) XKS121 XKS121
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States such as California that have pursued more liberal policies in education, environment and civil rights have seen a swifter rise in life expectancy than more conservative states. Above, the California Capitol in Sacramento. (Los Angeles Times) 1733409 1733409
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An elementary school in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Schools across New York can reopen for in-person instruction this fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, solidifying New York’s status as one of the few states in America that has a virus transmission rate low enough to forge ahead with reopening plans. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) XNYT70 XNYT70

Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully  VIEW

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FILE – Voting booths for the primary election in Louisville, Ky., June 23, 2020. American intelligence officials issued a public warning on Friday that China is “expanding its influence efforts” in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election, along with Russia and Iran, but Democrats briefed on the intelligence charged that threat was far more urgent than the administration is claiming. (Erik Branch/The New York Times) XNYT172 XNYT172

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People search through rubble on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Beirut, resulting from an explosion two days earlier. Lebanon began an official period of national mourning on Thursday, two days after a powerful explosion in Beirut flattened whole neighborhoods in the bustling metropolis. (Diego Ibarra Sanchez/The New York Times) XNYT91 XNYT91

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