One in Three Americans Think Pandemic Is Over Megan Brenan, Gallup Although COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are on the rise, 34% of Americans say the pandemic is over, and a broad majority say their own lives are at least somewhat back to normal. Still, half of U.S. adults do not think their lives will ever return to pre-pandemic normalcy and about three-quarters expect COVID-19-related disruptions to life in the U.S. will persist through the end of the year or longer. Black Americans fear more racist attacks after Buffalo shooting Silvia Foster-Frau, Arelis R. Hernández, Scott Clement & Emily Guskin, Washington Post [via opiniontoday.com] Two years after George Floyd’s murder, nearly 8 in 10 Black Americans say there has been little or no improvement in how police treat Black people, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll
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