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Wall Street wraps up best August since the 1980s https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/31/us-stocks-wrap-up-monster-month-with-sp-500-posting-its-best-august-more-than-30-years/

India’s economy contracts by nearly 24 percent, its sharpest drop on record https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-economy-contracts-by-nearly-24-percent-amid-pandemic/2020/08/31/92318fbe-eb70-11ea-bd08-1b10132b458f_story.html

One university may have the best COVID testing operation in the U.S.—and tests students twice a week https://fortune.com/2020/08/29/covid-testing-university-of-illinois-saliva-test-coronavirus-students-twice-weekly/

For Kids With Special Needs, Online Schooling Divides Haves and Have-Nots https://khn.org/MTE2MDM0OQ

Med Students ‘Feel Very Behind’ Because of COVID-Induced Disruptions in Training https://khn.org/MTE1OTQxNw

Dramatic Drop In Donations Prompts Layoffs, Furloughs At Nonprofits https://khn.org/MTE2NTA0MA

Investing in Social Good Is Finally Becoming Profitable https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/your-money/impact-investing-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share 

Black Homeowners Face Discrimination in Appraisals https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/realestate/blacks-minorities-appraisals-discrimination.html?smid=tw-share

Burning laptops and flooded homes: Courts hold Amazon liable for faulty products https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/29/amazon-product-liability-losses/

Federal workers will have taxes deferred under Trump’s order, sparking outcry they’re being treated as a ‘guinea pig’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/31/payroll-tax-trump-federal-employee/

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era rule aimed at limiting toxic wastewater from coal plants https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/08/31/coal-ash-epa-trump/

Scientists drove radars inside Hurricane Laura’s fiercest winds, hoping to unravel their mysteries https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/30/doppler-on-wheels-hurricane-laura/


Small-Business Failures Loom as Federal Aid Dries Up https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/business/economy/small-businesses-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share


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