States battle over back-to-school mask mandates

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<p>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 <a href="https://apple.news/AN3ZDVwZlSvCfOXsu-FfaWQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at four Florida school districts that are pushing back against Governor Ron DeSantis&rsquo;s threat to withhold funding if they mandate mask-wearing.</p> <p>Parents and children who were separated at the southern border by the Trump administration are being reunited by a government task force. <a href="https://apple.news/A7EgiJBpGT8Wo4Rkb-8qOyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> reports that the reunited families are struggling to get by financially and need resettlement assistance.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ARKH-7QJOQGG0zlg7ZeY5Sw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> dives into the story behind a billionaire&rsquo;s mission to grow genetically modified lungs in pigs for use in humans.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AXmp_9VX0TM6vonTtkpiNDw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at how technologically advanced tracks have helped Olympic athletes compete better.</p>