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Former Vice President Joe Biden has significant support from Black voters, young voters, whites with a college degree and suburban voters.

Poll: Biden Expands Lead; A Third Of Country Says It Won't Get Vaccinated

The presumptive Democratic nominee now leads President Trump by 11 points. And more people are worried about the coronavirus, but 35% still say they won't get vaccinated when one's available.

In a moment of intensity, young Sasha Joseph Neulinger frames his face with the jaws of a shark. (undated photo)

INDEPENDENT LENS: Rewind

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This photo from a trip last November shows the friends and family members whom Danielle Zonis (third from right) has chosen to quarantine with during the coronavirus pandemic. She started a Facebook group for others to discuss the choices they're making to stay safe.

Some People Agree To Disagree Over What's Safe During The Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic requires people to weigh risks and make choices about their activities. But there can be problems when a choice conflicts with what the people around us decide to do.

Lebanese anti-government protesters use the light on their mobile phones during a demonstration in downtown Beirut in November. Activists turned to social media platforms to get out their message, streaming protests live on Twitter and highlighting police abuse on Instagram. New podcasts documenting corruption launched with the protest movement.

Lebanon's Government Is Accused Of Swarming WhatsApp To Catch Protesters

Protest organizers, lawyers and rights advocates tell NPR the authorities have adopted surveillance tactics, including allegedly invading chat groups to intimidate and investigate critics.

A medical worker helps a man suspected of infection with the coronavirus out of an ambulance at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow.

Russia Defends Its Tally Of Coronavirus Deaths After Reports Of Undercounting

Russia has the world's second-highest confirmed coronavirus case number but ranks 18th in officially reported fatalities from the virus.

'Fair & Lovely' Skin Lightening Brand, Popular In South Asia, To Change Name

As the Black Lives Matter movement prompts reckonings about race around the world, India's most popular skin lightening cream is removing the words 'fair,' 'white' and 'light' from its marketing.

A screenshot from a cellphone video appears to show a police officer pressing his knee into a man's neck, in Allentown, Pa.

Police Investigate Incident Where Officer Appeared To Use Knee To Restrain Suspect

Allentown, Pa., police released a video showing police subduing a man. Part of the video shows an officer placing a knee to the man's neck, drawing comparisons to the George Floyd incident.

American actor Clark Gable in his role as Rhett Butler kissing the hand of a tearful Scarlett O'Hara, played by Vivien Leigh in 'Gone With The Wind'.

'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With New Introduction

HBO Max temporarily removed the 1939 film from its streaming service in early June for its depiction of 'racial prejudices.' The film now includes an introduction addressing its controversial legacy.

Peter Strzok, then an agent at the FBI, speaks during a joint House Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform Committees hearing in Washington, D.C. on July 12, 2018.

Peter Strzok, Notorious Ex-G-Man, Explains Himself And Takes Aim At Trump

Amid the Russia inquiry and citing texts to his girlfriend, critics made him the face of a so-called conspiracy against Trump. No, Strzok writes his memoir Compromised, he did everything by the book.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is reopening to the public on Friday. "We haven't seen the cats get superexcited about seeing people, but that's honestly to be expected," says curator Craig Saffoe. "Cats, whether they're your cats at home or giant cats like ours, are cats." Above, Luke, an African lion.

As Zoos Cautiously Reopen, Humans Are Excited, Big Cats Seem Ambivalent

"We haven't seen the cats get superexcited about seeing people, but that's honestly to be expected," says Craig Saffoe, curator of the Smithsonian's National Zoo, which reopens Friday.

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