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August 5, 2020

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Headlines from August 5, 2020

In These Neighborhoods, the Jobless Rate May Top 30 Percent

By Quoctrung Bui and Emily Badger

New maps show how the virus has severely deepened economic inequality within cities.

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Businesses Thought They Were Covered for the Pandemic. Insurers Say No.

By Mary Williams Walsh

The N.B.A.’s Houston Rockets and restaurants like Chez Panisse are among those suing their insurers for refusing to pay “business interruption” claims during the coronavirus outbreak.

Business1487 words

Can N.Y.C. Reopen Schools? The Whole Country Is Watching

By Eliza Shapiro

The city’s low infection rate has raised hopes that students can return to classrooms next month. But many obstacles remain.

Metro1694 words

Is TikTok a Good Buy? It Depends on What’s Included

By Kevin Roose

TikTok’s most valuable assets, a hyper-effective algorithm and a community of popular creators, may not be as easy to acquire as the company itself.

Business1365 words

Scrapbooking As an Act of “Radical Self-Care”

By Michelle Garcia

People of color who craft are done being overlooked as customers and designers.

Styles1962 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 5, 2020, covering August 5, 2020.

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Folklore
Taylor Swift
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Peak
1
Weeks
1
2
No Pressure
Logic
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Peak
2
Weeks
1
3
Legends Never Die
Juice WRLD
Last week
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Peak
1
Weeks
3
4
Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
Pop Smoke
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
4
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Hamilton: An American Musical
Original Broadway Cast
Last week
4
Peak
2
Weeks
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Notable Deaths

2020Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (born 1947)^[†]

Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe was a Somali human rights activist and physician. She was the founder and chairperson of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation (DHAF), a non-profit organization.

Historical Context for August 5, 2020

In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people^[†]

Headlines from August 5, 2020

In These Neighborhoods, the Jobless Rate May Top 30 Percent

Businesses Thought They Were Covered for the Pandemic. Insurers Say No.

Can N.Y.C. Reopen Schools? The Whole Country Is Watching

Is TikTok a Good Buy? It Depends on What’s Included

Scrapbooking As an Act of “Radical Self-Care”

Folklore

No Pressure

Legends Never Die

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Hamilton: An American Musical

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for August 5, 2020