After the devastating explosion in Beirut, BBC News provides an overview of the economic, political, and health crises Lebanon has faced leading up to this point. And Al Jazeera speaks to Beirut residents about their experiences of the recent incident. Apple News has a collection of Lebanon coverage. Politico looks at how U.S. governors have responded to the coronavirus pandemic in their states. The Atlantic says COVID-19 will continue to exist after the pandemic has ended. The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago. The Washington Post has the story of an American who was a child in the Japanese city that day.

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.