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1. Coronavirus
Take coronavirus precautionary measures, or risk the worst fall in U.S. public health history. That’s the brand new warning from Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It seems like a high order as the US has averaged about 53,000 new cases per day over the past week. Since some schools reopened for personal learning, more than 2,000 students, teachers and staff have been quarantined, and at least 230 positive coronavirus cases have been reported in their districts. Around the world, millions more students could be at risk if they returned to classrooms. A new report from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund shows that more than 800 million children do not have access to basic hand washing at school.
Election 2020
Kamala Harris is already bringing a big boost to Joe Biden’s campaign. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says his campaign has raised $ 26 million in the 24 hours since he appointed the California senator as his running mate. Harris and Biden took to the stage yesterday in Wilmington, Delaware, where Harris gave a breathtaking speech explaining President Trump and exclaiming, among other things, his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. It could be an early prospect of the Vice Presidency debate in October, when Harris will take place against Vice President Mike Pence. (Oh, and in fact, her name is pronounced like “comma-la.”)
3. Immigration
Refugee admissions to the US resume after a five-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The administration’s decision to stop the admission of refugees came in March, after the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced a temporary suspension of travel for resettlement. Now, the State Department says refugee incidents will come with “important COVID health measures in place.” Meanwhile, 52 major companies including Apple, Facebook and Microsoft have filed a lawsuit criticizing the Trump administration’s recent restrictions on visas that could temporarily allow immigrants to work in the United States. The administration says the restrictions were the result of high unemployment from the pandemic. The companies say the limits companies do not find the best talent.
4. Belarus
Belarus is still in the throes of this weekend’s controversial election, which led to a landslide victory for President Alexander Lukashenko for years. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. The stakes are also high for the US. Recently, the Trump administration has tried to improve ties with the former Soviet republic so that it no longer falls under Russian influence. However, now that the US has joined forces with European allies in fighting the outcome of the Belarusian elections (while Moscow is celebrating Lukashenko’s victory), the future of those diplomatic efforts is in the air.
5. University of Michigan
Another athlete came forward and said he was sexually abused by the former University of Michigan doctor Dr. Robert Anderson. Dwight Hicks, a two-time Super Bowl champion, said he has “no words” for what Anderson did to him under the guise of routine physical exams. Anderson, who died in 2008, is suspected of abusing hundreds of students, mostly young men, during his time at the university from 1968 to 2003. Several athletes, including a former Olympic wrestler, have come forward since campus police opened an investigation into Anderson’s behavior in 2018. A lawyer for several of the athletes says the university knew of the abuse but did not intervene. The Anderson family has denied the allegations against him.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
It’s National Air Handlers Day
This is for all people with ink stains on their palms and extremely difficult relationships with scissors.
Birds and reptiles shed similar tears as humans, scientists say
Well, structurally equal. Not … emotionally … do we think?
Meat prices are finally falling, except hot dogs
Sorry, you’re still paying a loose king for your delicious processed meatballs.
Sony Pictures hosts drive-in movie versions on their studio lot
It would be such a charming throwback would it not be because of a major pandemic.
Orange County officials have declared August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day
The legacy of the NBA legend lives on.
NUMBER of today
32
That is how many years the glaciers of the world have been melting at a worryingly high rate, according to scientific observations. A new report from the American Meteorological Society reveals that, among other harsh climate numbers, the past decade was the earth’s warmest on record.
IT TITAAR
“I do not hope. People will die.”
Chamber member Nancy Pelosi, when asked if she thinks congressional stimulus negotiations will go ahead in September
WEID of today
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A beluga tone
It may not be a sure thing, but the chances are pretty high that watching animals watch music after your day. (Click here to view.)
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