Some back-to-school plans go on pause, why certain groceries are still hard to find, and more from Apple News

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Good Morning From Apple News

It’s August 13, 2020.

Here’s what you need to know.

Top Stories

Back-to-school on pause for some

More than 2,000 students, teachers, and school staff have been quarantined in five states that resumed in-person classes, throwing further reopening plans into question. CNN

Coronavirus infections are now spreading more rapidly in some rural areas than in cities. Experts blame lockdown fatigue and summer travel. The Wall Street Journal

What it means to be a “secondary” victim of COVID-19, plus a map of its spread, in our always-updating coronavirus hub. Apple News Spotlight

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time as running mates. They pledged to lead the country out of the coronavirus-induced crisis if elected. ABC News

Cost-cutting at the Postal Service will “disenfranchise voters" in November, congressional Democrats wrote in a letter. They demanded the Trump administration reverse recent changes that could disrupt the sending of mail-in ballots. NBC News

Unrest in Belarus: The White House said it’s deeply concerned about the violent crackdown on protests against Sunday’s disputed election result. More than 6,000 demonstrators have been arrested and opposition leaders have been jailed. The Guardian

Listen Now

Meet the FDA official who holds the fate of a vaccine in his hands, plus the deadly disease that really scares coal miners, and more on our daily audio show. Apple News Today

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The U.S. Olympic Team That Was Forged in Tragedy

From deaths, to accidents, to a mass shooting, the U.S. Olympic women’s water-polo team has climbed back from adversity again and again. Los Angeles Times

The Coronavirus

America’s uniquely bad COVID-19 outbreak, explained in 18 maps and charts. Vox

Despite CDC guidance, a Florida sheriff ordered his deputies not to wear masks and banned civilians wearing them from his office. NBC News

His flights kept getting canceled, so this 20-year-old college student biked for 48 days to get home. Yahoo Finance

Five Stories We’re Talking About Today

Joe Biden said his campaign has raised $26 million since he announced Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday. Fox News

Why are some groceries still so hard to find? The Wall Street Journal

How the NRA became its own worst enemy. The Guardian

The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius is an environmental disaster — and it could get even worse. NPR

Thirteen people share the different moments they recognized their white privilege — and what they decided to do about it. O, The Oprah Magazine

Entertainment

The addictive joy of watching someone listen to Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight” for the first time. The New Yorker

Inside the Bachelorette shake-up — and what we can expect next season. People

The cast of Game of Thrones on their favorite scenes, the show’s most controversial moments, and what it was like on set. Digital Spy

The Last Word

“	Public weddings are very popular.”

Take a look inside Mini-Munich, a city run by children. Fast Company

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