Your weekend long reads 🗞️

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The Short List   Saturday, August 8 Rise and shine, friends of The Short List! The summer of 2020 is likely to be remembered as the Summer of COVID-19. Lost vacations. Never-ending quarantines. And soon, another messed-up school year.  This week's long reads may be tough to take in, but they reflect what we're all going through: • Once a villain? The U.S. government appears to have grossly overpaid for ventilators and gowns from this mystery company tied to the villain in "Titanic." • 'Absolute nightmare': Millennials and Gen Zers say the pandemic has derailed their financial independence. • Back to school worries: Will classrooms be the incubators of the next large outbreaks? But wait, there are more long reads where that came from: 👇 'I'm too old to find a new career': Americans fear job losses About 54% of Americans fear they may lose their job due to the pandemic, new Harris Poll data shows. And 82% say the expiration of the unemployment bonus will hurt the economy. Are dress clothes gone for good? Reunited by a dating app, homecoming royalty marry 28... Q&A: Coronavirus future will be whack-a-mole OPINION Breonna Taylor protesters are still applying pressure... Black Americans are redefining farming and gardening 'Fear, anxiety and depression': A culture of abuse at... Cost of applying for U.S. citizenship increasing Returning students offer lessons for reopening Subscribe to Resources by Reviewed Start your day with the 5 Things podcast: Five news stories. Less than five minutes. Free to subscribe.   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102