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In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]
New York is trying something novel for an American city in the pandemic: allowing reopenings in some areas while shutting down businesses and schools that are just blocks away.
Kevin Mathewson, who quickly organized the Kenosha Guard on Facebook, said the Wisconsin city’s police were outnumbered during protests. The streets turned deadly after his call to arms.
After months of lockdown, adults just want to get out of the house. For some children, the issue is more fraught.
Exotic finishes and ever-clubbier amenities in new developments have given way to livability and calming design.
The women of the W.N.B.A. have made it a hotbed of activism, leading the way for higher-profile professional leagues in combining social action and sports.
In the Mountain West, an outbreak has revealed the danger that the virus poses to jails and rural communities.
A number of movies, documentaries and TV mini-series that are coming out have immediate relevance to the 2020 election.
Lee Sims in Jersey City made it through the shutdown thanks to ingenuity and customer loyalty. It’s back just in time for the busiest season.
Heirs of Baron Mor Lipot Herzog, a Hungarian banker whose collection of masterpieces was seized by the Nazis, are still pursuing its return.
With the president’s re-election in doubt, cabinet departments are scrambling to finish dozens of new rules affecting millions of Americans.
Ahead of the election, theatrical productions on TV are advancing ideas of democracy, from the White House to “This Is Not My Beautiful House.”
A painter’s new show ventures away from the past, toward contemporary traumas in Black lives.