The collapse of markets in Europe
has forced winemakers in France to
do the unthinkable: ship thousands
of unsold bottles off to make hand
sanitizer. The move is necessary,
but the wound to the nation’s soul
may be slow to heal.Sketchbook
CRUSHINGGIACOMO GAMBINERITHE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 Y A
John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem The Soul
Of Our Nation
For the second day running, the essay written by the civil
rights leader and congressman John Lewis shortly before his
July 17 death was The Times’s most read article. Published on
the day of his funeral, it was also the most emailed and most
shared article on Facebook on Friday.Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels,
Study Finds
The new research shows children younger than age 5 may
host up to 100 times as much of the virus in the upper respira-
tory tract as adults. That measurement does not prove they
are contagious, but experts say it should influence the debate
over reopening schools.American Accused of Blasphemy Is Killed
In Pakistan Courtroom
The United States urged Pakistan to overhaul its harsh blas-
phemy laws, which are often used to persecute and intimidate
religious minorities, a day after Tahir Ahman Naseem, 57, was
fatally shot by a local resident.A Collapse That Wiped Out 5 Years of Growth,
With No Bounce in Sight
The second quarter’s economic decline was more than twice as
large as in the Great Recession a decade ago, but the drop
occurred in a fraction of the time.The Conversation
FOUR OF THE MOST READ, SHARED AND DISCUSSED POSTS
FROM ACROSS NYTIMES.COMMARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGESAs schools nationwide continue to weigh how best to cope with
the pandemic this fall, Eliza Shapiro, a reporter on the Metro
desk, documented the practices of two New York City schools
that serve at-risk students. Their approaches could offer clues
to the type of creative thinking that may be needed to help
vulnerable children in this crisis. In edited comments below,
Ms. Shapiro provided additional thoughts on the scope of the
situation on Twitter.Spotlight
ADDITIONAL REPORTAGE AND REPARTEE
FROM OUR JOURNALISTSTo read Ms. Shapiro’s article, go to nytimes.com/nyregion.Even schools that check in with their kids constantly are
panicked about abuse and neglect from kids being at
home. It should terrify everyone.How schools that educate NYC’s most vulnerable kids
figured out remote learning: First, get kids and families
medicine, food, cash, legal help. “I think the entire
system has missed something if they don’t rethink what
the fall semester looks like,” said the chief executive
of the social service agency that founded one of the
schools.Millions of kids who rely on school buildings for food,
therapy, mandated reporters (teachers are required
to report abuse and neglect so kids in those situations
are often identified in schools), medical care + more
are going to be learning at home for many months. The
scale of loss is incalculable.We cannot pretend that it is somehow inconvenient but
manageable that kids in foster care and homeless kids
may not see the inside of a school building for most of
a school year. It is a daily tragedy, and we don’t even
know just how bad it is yet.Eliza Shapiro @elizashapiroChina’s high-speed rail system, which
already connects more than 700
towns and cities, is expanding so fast
that it annually buys three times as
many pile drivers as the European
and American markets combined.
Trying to Build a Road to Economic RecoveryB- In singing, melisma is when a single
syllable is stretched over multiple
notes.
A Studio Helps Produce Hagia Sophia’s SoundC
In speeches, Joe Biden’s go-to literary
reference is from “Easter 1916,” a
poem by the Irish poet William
Butler Yeats about the Irish uprising
against British rule.
After Years of Mollifying Trump, U.K. Ponders Life
Without HimA
Once among the richest countries,
Argentina has defaulted on its
government debt nine times.
BlackRock Faces Test of PrinciplesBThe N.B.A. is spending at least
$180 million on its efforts to erect a
so-called bubble on the Walt
Disney World campus with
made-for-television arena settings
and daily coronavirus testing.
‘Something Bigger Than Just the Game’B- In 2018, there were around 1,
moose in Michigan’s Isle Royale
National Park, one of the least visited
national parks in the country.
Roaming With the Moose in MichiganA
Caryatid sculptures are traditionally
female figures carved into
architectural support structures like
columns.
Met Acquires Two Mutu SculpturesC
Of Interest
NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY’S PAPERMIN HEO“They are running
short of confidence to
face the people, to face
the people’s choice, to
face the people’s
demands. It’s fear.”
ALVIN YEUNG,a sitting pro-democracy
lawmaker from the moderate Civic
Party who was disqualified from
running for office on Thursday.Quote of the Day
CHINA WIELDS ITS SECURITY
LAW TO CRUSH HONG KONG
DISSENT A
With coronavirus now ravaging the indus-
try, programmers and digital designers in
the travel industry are seeing an opportu-
nity to innovate. DEBRA KAMINThe Covid-19 Pass Card
The Covid-19 Pass Card, from the Israeli
company Pangea Group, delivers testing
requirements based on departure and
arrival cities. Cardholders know if they
need to get tested for the virus before their
flight or after they land, and for how many
days a test remains valid.Temperature-reading Glasses
The tech company Rokid aims to kill two
birds — temperature detection and social
distancing — with one pair of A.I.-powered
spectacles. The glasses use an infrared
sensor and camera, allowing wearers to
essentially “see” the temperature of peo-
ple around them.A Multilingual Tour Guide
Powered by an app, SAHRA, from Autora,
speaks 17 languages and asks her clients a
number of questions before creating a
location-guided tour itinerary.Price and Privacy
As more such services enter the market,
they have the potential to amplify divi-
sions in society. The Pangea Pass Cardcosts about $140. Rokid’s temperature-
reading glasses, about $7,000. Many peo-
ple will not be able to take advantage of
these tools. And then there’s privacy. Pass
cards that contain sensitive health data,
and glasses that reveal health information
are powered by potent technology, and
that technology could fall into the wrong
hands. But as global cases of Covid-
continue to climb, A.I. could also serve as
an ounce of prevention when the next
health crisis hits the travel industry.Read more tips for traveling smarter at
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