Local Officials in China Hid Coronavirus Dangers From Beijing, U.S. Agencies Find

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials have tried taking a political sledgehammer to China over the coronavirus pandemic, asserting that the Chinese Communist Party covered up the initial outbreak and allowed the virus to spread around the globe. But within the United States government, intelligence officials have arrived at a more nuanced and complex finding of…

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Here’s what you need to know: ImageMayor Bill de Blasio of New York at New Bridges Elementary School in Brooklyn on Wednesday. The teachers’ union is trying to ramp up pressure on the mayor to delay or call off his plan to reopen schools.Credit…John Minchillo/Associated Press Some teachers’ unions push to delay in-person learning as…

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