1. Coronavirus
2. Election 2020
3. economy
America’s big economic comeback is wearing thin as coronavirus cases recover. The US economy contracted at an annual rate of 32.9% from April to June, its worst decline on record, and jobless claims rose for the second week in a row. Bleak economic data caused stocks to sink as uncertainty about the expected economic rebound increased. However, not everyone feels the pain. Amazon and Apple posted gains this quarter, and Facebook shares have increased as socially estranged users flock to the platform. Pandemic-era home cooking regimes have also fueled Kraft Heinz’s results.
4. Encouragement
Three key aid programs have expired or are about to expire as Congress continues to debate the next round of coronavirus aid. The $ 600 unemployment improvement ends today. A federal moratorium on evictions ended last Friday, leaving more than 12 million tenants at risk of becoming homeless. And the Paycheck Protection Program, which still has $ 130 billion intended to help small businesses, will expire on August 8. It doesn’t help that, after several days of negotiations following the Republican Senate stimulus proposal, Republicans and Democratic leaders supposedly no closer to an agreement on what to do next.
5. Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government has banned a dozen candidates for the city’s legislative elections in September and says more disqualifications may follow. The decision has raised further questions about the integrity of the contest and the democratic freedoms of Hong Kong citizens. The city continues to feel the effects of the new national security law imposed by China earlier this month. Behaviors such as advocating for Hong Kong’s independence or self-determination are reasons for electoral disqualification. Human rights groups and international alliances criticized the crackdown on Hong Kong candidates, saying it was another example of ongoing political restriction.
BREAKFAST NAVIGATION
NBA season is back
And the teams that played last night sent a strong message: Black Lives Matter.
Here are their MTV VMA 2020 nominations
It is a good day to be a fan of Lady Gaga or Ariana Grande.
Garth Brooks Explains Why He Withdrew From CMA’s Artist of the Year Category
In short, someone else has a chance!
Dunkin ‘is closing 800 locations
Things are not so sweet for the morning of the basic trip.
Dawn and Bounty paper towel sales are increasing
We are all caught up in a never-ending daily cycle of cooking from home, cleaning our kitchen from home and then cooking from home again.
TODAY’S NUMBER
14.2 billion
This is how coastal flooding from rising sea levels will cost our planet by 2100 if nothing is done to stop it, according to a new study. That is equivalent to around 20% of the world gross domestic product.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“When historians collect their pens to write the history of the 21st century, let them say that it was their generation that finally imposed the heavy burdens of hatred and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression and war.”
The late representative John Lewis, in an essay published by The New York Times on the day of his funeral. Inspired by the waves of social justice reform and activism sweeping the country, Lewis intended the essay to be published after his death.
TODAY’S TIME
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AND FINALLY
How special effects skins are made
These are definitely NOT the type of face masks you wear at the grocery store. (Although they certainly encourage social distancing!) (Click here to see)
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