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America in flames
Protests sparked by George Floyd’s death are still raging

Police have been aggressive, and Donald Trump has stoked division
 
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Read more: Why the prosecution of a Minneapolis police officer is such a rarity
 
 
 
The little queen of deconfinement
How lockdown converted the world to cycling, and the speedbumps that lie ahead

Cycling ticks lots of good policy boxes, but cars aren’t over yet
 
 
Bartleby
Working life has entered a new era

Farewell BC (before coronavirus). Welcome AD (after domestication)
 
 
Daily chart
Success does not always breed success, at least in basketball

New research dispels the idea that a player on a streak is likely to keep scoring
 
 
Free to read | Celebrating a Renaissance master
Raphael’s genius, and the future of museums, on display in Rome

As museums reopen, fewer people will be able to see their treasures
 
 
Softening the blow
Climate adaptation policies are needed more than ever

People are already suffering from catastrophic losses as a result of extreme weather events like cyclone Amphan
 
 
Death and taxes
Mexico’s missing mummy mystery

Heedless of curses, The Economist goes to investigate
 
 
The Intelligence
The flames of America’s protests spread

Also on the daily podcast: woeful gaps in America’s cyber-defences and how museums can chronicle covid-19
 

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