Notre Dame on Tuesday suspended in-person classes, just hours after Michigan State told students to stay home and one day after UNC Chapel Hill reversed course on its own reopening plans.
Axios Re:Cap digs into the challenges with Tony Allen, president of Delaware State University, a historically black college that believes it can, and must, bring its students back to campus.
Editor's note: This post has been corrected to reflect that the president of Delaware State University is Tony Allen (not Tony West).
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Tuesday. Its recovery has been among the fastest-ever on record and comes as the country continues to see one of the worst economic downturns in U.S. history alongside massive unemployment numbers.
Prior to the pandemic, America’s leading public health crisis was the overuse and abuse of opioids. And opioids haven’t gone away just because the coronavirus arrived. In fact, the situation may have gotten worse.
Axios Re:Cap digs into the next phase of litigation against prescription opioids makers, which states and cities estimate has cost over $600 billion since 2007.
The West Coast is experiencing intense heatwaves right now. This week, temperatures in Death Valley, California hit a record 130 degrees Fahrenheit. In the middle of a pandemic, this is highlighting a new set of problems — including how to store newer, greener forms of energy.
Plus, Mike Allen's inside look at political conventions of the past.
And, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women's right to vote.
Guests: Axios' Amy Harder and Mike Allen.
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