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1. Stimulus
2. William Barr
Democrats clashed with Attorney General William Barr in a tense House Judiciary Committee hearing. The Democratic-led committee questioned Barr about recent episodes that some lawmakers say raise concerns about whether or not the Justice Department has become politicized and overstepped its power. The representative of the president of the judiciary, Jerry Nadler, questioned Barr about his handling of the recent protests across the country and accused the Attorney General of incorporating federal forces to reinforce President Trump’s reelection profile. Barr said he has a federal duty to protect American property in places where protests continue, such as Portland. He also accused the committee of trying to discredit him. Nadler has said the House is seeking to indict Barr for his actions.
3. Election 2020
Joe Biden says he will announce his candidate for this fall’s presidential election next week, ending months of feverish speculation about who will choose the alleged candidate as his possible vice president. Could it be Senator Kamala Harris? Biden was photographed with handwritten notes with Harris’s name on top along with a set of talking points about her. However, other Democratic leaders are concerned about something completely different. Senator Elizabeth Warren is asking the heads of the Justice, Defense, Homeland Security and Homeland departments to pledge not to use federal agents if protests arise in American cities after the November election, specifically if President Trump loses and refuses to leave office. Meanwhile, the president has completed a complete change and announced that he will accept the Republican presidential nomination in North Carolina as originally planned.
4. DACA
The Trump administration has announced that it will not accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The administration will also limit renewals to one year instead of two while reviewing the program. President Trump has spent the past three years trying to end the Obama-era program, which protects some undocumented immigrants from deportation if they came to the United States as children. Last month, the Supreme Court blocked their latest attempt to shut it down, so the administration’s decision to put the show on hold could be seen as a pause until they discover a new approach.
5. Technological audience
The House Judiciary Committee will host four of the world’s most powerful technology CEOS today during a hearing aimed at forging the future of online platform dominance. It sounds dry, but if you think about it, the four companies involved, Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook, represent a staggering amount of our online activity, especially during a time when we are physically isolated. Today’s audience is designed to determine if companies have abused that domain to outperform the online market. Among other things, Amazon is under scrutiny for its use of seller data; Apple, about its app store policies; Facebook, for its acquisition strategy and its dominance in online advertising; and Google, for their own search and advertising practices.
BREAKFAST NAVIGATION
Here’s the list of 2020 Emmy nominees
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The spirits exploded in the game of the Dodgers-Astros after the recovery
Even a pandemic cannot erase juicy sports scandals and grudges.
Budweiser is releasing a low-calorie, non-alcoholic beer
For when you want that beer flavor, without that beer brain.
A serial runaway bear nicknamed ‘Papillon’ is on the loose again in Italy
It seems someone really wants a charming illustrated children’s book about themselves.
Is it better to sit on the floor than to sit on a chair?
If “the flat” is on the sidewalk of a parking lot at 5am because there is a massive internet outage in your area and you have to write CNN’s 5 Things this morning and the only place with WiFi is a Starbucks that isn’t even technically open yet, then no. The floor is no better than a chair.
TODAY’S NUMBER
1,000
That’s roughly how many pilgrims will attend Hajj, Islam’s most important annual pilgrimage, this year due to new crowd control restrictions set by Saudi Arabia. In a normal year, the trip to the holy places in the cities of Mecca and Medina would attract about 2 million people of faith.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“Like many, I saw the first half of 2020 with a mixture of heartbreak and horror. What fills me with hope is thinking about what will come if each of us reflects on what we can offer.”
MacKenzie Scott, formerly MacKenzie Bezos, who has already donated nearly $ 1.7 billion of his fortune to a variety of organizations and causes after pledging last year to give away most of his life.
TODAY’S TIME
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AND FINALLY
The origin stories behind beloved childhood obsessions
What geniuses came up with Pokémon, or Super Soakers, or plastic tape recorders that were a compulsory learning in all schools for some reason? All your questions will be answered.
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