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With Census Count Finishing Early, Fears of a Skewed Tally Rise
With 60 million households still uncounted, the bureau said it would wrap up the survey a month early. Critics called it a bald move to politicize the count in favor of Republicans.
By Michael Wines and Richard Fausset
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Blasts Rock Beirut, Killing Dozens and Wounding Thousands
The cause remained unclear hours later. But officials in the Lebanese capital said 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate had been stored in a depot at the center of the explosion.
By Ben Hubbard
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  As Trump Praises Plasma, Researchers Struggle to Finish Critical Studies
  Thousands of Covid-19 patients have been treated with blood plasma outside of rigorous clinical trials — hampering research that would have shown whether the therapy worked.
  By Katie Thomas and Noah Weiland
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  N.Y.C. Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor Over Virus
  The resignation of Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the commissioner since 2018, came after Mayor Bill de Blasio stripped her agency of a key virus-tracing program.
  By J. David Goodman