New York Times) There’s little incentive for the Colonial Pipeline to improve its security, since every time the pipeline fails, its owners make more money.
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Washington Post) On Sunday, 9 May, former president Donald Trump condemned “our fake Presidential Election.” On Monday, 20 May, Trump railed against having been cheated of a second term in “the greatest Election Fraud in the history of our country” and compared November to a jewel heist. On Tuesday, 22 May, he called for new actions “so we never again have an election rigged and stolen from us.”
Indonesia’s government was slow to lock down, so its people took charge
Local quarantines have sprung up throughout the world’s largest island nation, but the end of Ramadan poses a severe test.
Crowds gather to receive aid distributed by the Indonesian Marines during the coronavirus pandemic in Gunung Sahari, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Photographs byMuhammad Fadli
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Jakarta, IndonesiaIn February, as the coronavirus victim count rose steadily in countries like Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, Indonesia maintained that there was not a single case within its borders. As the government steadfastly refused to instate social distancing, cancel events, or start mass testing, local communities started to feel differently.