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1. Coronavirus
People around the world are fed up with how their governments are handling the pandemic, and that has fueled more anger over other political problems. In Israel, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lebanon and other countries, protesters have gathered in city centers to express their discontent with leaders who believe they have not overcome the challenges posed by the coronavirus. India, Latin America and the Caribbean still face rising numbers of cases, and in the US, confusion and anger continue to spin in masks. Walmart, the country’s largest retailer, will begin requiring customers to wear masks next week. In the UK, customers will be required to wear face masks in stores starting July 24.
2. Race and Police
George Floyd’s family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the officers involved in his death, calling the murder portion “a public health crisis.” The new body camera video of Floyd’s last moments shows that officers cursed Floyd and forcibly removed him from his car while Floyd pleaded with them. The revelations are not the only revival of America’s recent racial wounds. A city council committee in Louisville, Kentucky, will investigate Mayor Greg Fischer’s handling of the Breonna Taylor case, as well as subsequent protests and the fatal shooting of a man while police were handling the riots. And now, there are more protests across the country. In New York, three New York police officers were injured yesterday in a clash with protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge.
3. Election 2020
President Trump rocked his campaign team, demoted campaign manager Brad Parscale, and elevated Bill Stepien to the role. It is no secret that the President has not been happy with Parscale. Trump’s much-hyped return to the campaign failed when a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, promised by Parscale to be a 100,000-person event, drew only a few thousand followers. Additionally, recent polls show that the president follows alleged Democratic challenger Joe Biden. However, gloomy poll numbers and campaign staff losses did not stop Trump before the 2016 election. Stepien also worked for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and George W. Bush’s reelection effort in 2004.
4. Huawei
Chinese tech company Huawei faces more international challenges after the UK announced it will ban the company’s equipment from its telecommunications networks, excluding the tech giant from its role in building the country’s super-fast 5G wireless infrastructure. . Huawei has set its sights on leading the next generation of wireless technology worldwide, but rejection by the United States has clouded that vision. The United States considers Huawei a national security risk, fearing that its equipment could be used by the Chinese government to spy. The United States has already imposed sanctions and bans on the company, and experts believe the UK decision was the result of pressure from across the lake and warnings that the use of Chinese 5G providers could jeopardize intelligence ties between the United States and the United Kingdom. If the United States continues to exert influence on the issue, countries like Germany may also reconsider Huawei’s role in its 5G plans.
5. Twitter
Yesterday was a difficult day to be on Twitter. The accounts of Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian West, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, former President Obama and other prominent people were compromised in what was possibly the biggest security incident in the platform’s history. The attackers took over the accounts and posted tweets that appeared to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The trick is particularly troubling because many world leaders use Twitter, and some, like President Trump, use it to announce important political decisions. So having such a powerful and vulnerable tool to scammers could be a recipe for disaster. Twitter said that most of the accounts have been completely restored.
BREAKFAST NAVIGATION
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is out of hospital and doing well after infection
May we all be so tenacious at 87.
Demi Moore finally explains her carpeted bathroom
Hey, when you’re rich, you can have a rug wherever you want.
Eating fish could help protect aging brain from air pollution.
Sounds the other way around, but the secret is omega-3 fatty acids.
Disney World reopens Epcot and Hollywood Studios
Letting people experience two things they’re probably not doing much these days: travel the world and go to the movies.
The couple discover that they live with thousands of bees when fresh honey falls on their walls
Positively Hitchcockian.
TODAY’S NUMBER
70,980
That’s the number of projected drug overdose deaths that the CDC reported in the US for 2019. Deaths increased 4.8% over the previous year, setting a new record.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“If you think about today’s rural community, they will thrive if the entire community can get education, training, health and … other facilities that go directly to where they are.”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who says that broadband Internet is a fundamental right that can connect and elevate rural communities
TODAY’S TIME
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AND FINALLY
Bright shine like … tanzanite
The gem cut videos are strangely satisfying, especially when the objects are polished for the final reveal. (Click here to see.)
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