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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro at the Planalto Palace on June 17 2020 in Brasilia.Andressa Anholete | Getty ImagesBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday, shortly after the presidential palace said he had been displaying symptoms associated with the disease.Bolsonaro announced his diagnosis to journalists, saying he had begun feeling ill on Sunday,…

The World There’s nothing pressing to discuss. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. There’s little to gain from this meeting besides a photo-op. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Hector Vivas/Getty Images and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump will host…

The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced live on television he has tested positive for coronavirus. “It came back positive,” a mask-wearing Bolsonaro told a hand-picked group of reporters on Tuesday lunchtime outside his official residence. “There’s no reason for fear. That’s life,” the president added. “Life goes on. I thank God for my life…

President Trump defended the Redskins name on Monday, saying a change would be the result of the team trying to be too “politically correct.” Mr. Trump tweeted that names like the Redskins and the Cleveland Indians represent “strength.” The Redskins said Friday they would conduct a “thorough review” of their name. “They name teams out…

City mayors worn Covid-19 pandemic in danger of getting out of control Also speaking on the Sunday politics shows yesterday were the mayors of major cities in stricken states, who warned that the pandemic was in danger of getting out of control. Sylvester Turner of Houston, Texas, told Face the Nation on CBS: “If we don’t get…