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House lawmakers are being called back to address postal service changes. The Democrats' convention begins virtually on Monday. And, demonstrators in Belarus demand that the president steps down.

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina. NPR and IPSOS release poll findings on the national response to the pandemic. Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok's U.S. operations.

All but four of Ohio’s 88 counties are on red alert for the spread of the coronavirus this week, despite continuing declines in cases and hospitalizations; republican Congressman Jim Jordan, a fiery Donald Trump supporter, won’t run to succeed Sen. Rob Portman, who announced this week he isn’t going to seek a third term in 2022; the mayor of Columbus has forced out the police chief amid cries of racial injustice and continued anger over the killing of Andre Hill; and more stories.

Ohio surpassed 8,000 total COVID-19 deaths over the weekend; the state says the next weekly shipment of its Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be lower than previously estimated; an Associated Press tally shows that more than half the $98 million Ohio spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic went to buy hospital gowns; and more stories.

The state reported 2,178 coronavirus cases on Thursday, breaking Wednesday's record high of 2,039; more Kent State University students have been ordered to quarantine due to potential exposure to the coronavirus; Ohio reported nearly 600 COVID-19 cases in the state's K-12 schools on Thursday, and more stories.

In his new book, The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town, author and journalist Brian Alexander examines the grim realities facing America’s medical industry. Alexander offers a blueprint for the crisis we’re in, a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his new book, The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town, author and journalist Brian Alexander examines the grim realities facing America’s medical industry. Alexander offers a blueprint for the crisis we’re in, a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his new book, The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town, author and journalist Brian Alexander examines the grim realities facing America’s medical industry. Alexander offers a blueprint for the crisis we’re in, a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New York Times has described author Anne Lamott as the “lefty guru of optimism” for her no-holds-barred take on life. Through 19 books, she’s ruminated on faith, parenthood, addiction, love, and loss. We talk with author Anne Lamott, who shares life lessons and highlights from her latest book.

The New York Times has described author Anne Lamott as the “lefty guru of optimism” for her no-holds-barred take on life. Through 19 books, she’s ruminated on faith, parenthood, addiction, love, and loss. We talk with author Anne Lamott, who shares life lessons and highlights from her latest book.