States battle over back-to-school mask mandates

As the first day of school approaches, health officials and educators are figuring out how to bring students back for in-person learning without spreading the coronavirus. The Washington Post looks at four Florida school districts that are pushing back against Governor Ron DeSantis’s threat to withhold funding if they mandate mask-wearing.

Parents and children who were separated at the southern border by the Trump administration are being reunited by a government task force. BuzzFeed News reports that the reunited families are struggling to get by financially and need resettlement assistance. 

Bloomberg Businessweek dives into the story behind a billionaire’s mission to grow genetically modified lungs in pigs for use in humans. 

NPR looks at how technologically advanced tracks have helped Olympic athletes compete better.