Japan’s economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic
For the April-June period, Japan’s exports dropped at a whopping annual rate of 56 percent.
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Hurricane Laura Floods ICE Jails in Louisiana as Asylum Seekers from Cameroon Strike over Conditions
People held in immigration jails in Louisiana report horrific conditions and continued mistreatment after Hurricane Laura devastated the area. Immigrants detained at the LaSalle and Jackson Parish jails say that after the storm, the two facilities have flooded with urine and feces and lack electricity, clean food or water.
Biden Takes The Air Out Of Trump’s Legal Victory With 1 Stinging Question
The president won a court ruling that allows him to continue to withhold his tax returns, at least for now.
Monument honoring Black transgender activist and pioneer Marsha P. Johnson coming to her hometown
As protests for racial justice and against police brutality have gained national attention in the last several months, we’ve seen a number of statues commemorating Confederates and colonizers topple. While that change alone is fantastic, the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey is pushing things to the next level by erecting a monument of Black transgender civil rights icon Marsha P. Johnson, as reported by CNN.
Adam Carolla gives truly terrible hot take on COVID-19 and gets roasted on Twitter
Adam Carolla came to prominence as a straight-talking, humorous in his confidence, sideman to Dr. Drew Pinsky on the popular 1990s syndicated radio show turned bestselling book, and subsequent television call-in show: “Loveline.” He then became a co-host with friend Jimmy Kimmel on the short-lived but relatively popular The Man Show on Comedy Central.
White sergeant who criminally charged Sen. Louise Lucas accused of nursing longtime vendetta
It turns out a white Virginia police sergeant who levied felony criminal charges against Black Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas for an alleged conspiracy to “injure” a Confederate monument may have done so to feed a longstanding grudge, according to The Huffington Post. A scathing email Portsmouth Sgt.
Fox News viewers in key battleground state less likely to wear masks, says new poll
Given that Fox News, as well as some conservative radio stations, have downplayed the severity of the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s not too surprising that people who rely on such sources for their news may not take all advised precautions seriously at this point in the public health crisis. What sort of precautions? Oh, one of the most essential, basic ones: wearing a face mask in public.
Engineers say privately funded border fence is on the verge of collapse
The multimillion-dollar privately funded border fencing near Mission, Texas isn’t just a legal disaster for the likes of newly indicted white nationalist creep and former Trump official Steve Bannon, it’s an actual physical disaster. ProPublica and The Texas Tribune write that new engineering reports say that if necessary repairs aren’t made, extensive erosion will cause the fencing to fail the next time the Rio Grande floods.
Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Is Only a Stop-Gap Measure
The government still isn’t doing nearly enough to stop an eviction crisis.
Trump pivots to narrow coronavirus testing strategy as election looms
The White House pivot amounts to a tacit admission that the administration’s months-long containment effort has failed.
Herd Immunity Is Not a Strategy
One of the pandemic’s most insidious misconceptions is getting closer to explicit national policy. On Monday, The Washington Post reported that a top Trump medical adviser, Scott Atlas, has been “urging the White House to embrace a controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy.
William Barr Says Police Being Racist Toward Black People Isn’t Racism
The attorney general dismissed the idea of systemic racism in the justice system and claimed Jacob Blake was armed when police shot him.
Trump Invites All To Remove Masks, Interrupts Black Attendees At Kenosha Roundtable
The president also dismissed police brutality, acknowledging only that a few “bad apples” occasionally “choke” under pressure.
Attorney General William Barr Spreads Mail-In Voting Conspiracies
Without citing any evidence, Barr told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that widespread voter fraud from the use of mail-in ballots could affect the 2020 presidential election.
I Want to Watch Tenet Again. Unfortunately.
Warner Bros.“We live in a twilight world.” This phrase is recited often in Tenet, as a passcode that opens doors and gains trust (especially if you get the desired response, “and there are no friends at dusk”).
Scenes From China’s Guizhou Province
The mountainous Guizhou province, in southwestern China, is home to more than 34 million people. The steep terrain is challenging to work, and has led to the development of thousands of terraced hillsides over centuries of farming and building. From remote hilltop Buddhist monasteries to ancient villages to the skyline of the capital city, Guiyang, gathered here are a few glimpses of Guizhou and its residents.
Beware, Outdoor Diners: There’s Already a Heat-Lamp Shortage
Restaurants know the only way they’ll survive the winter is to somehow function alfresco.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Parents Shame Me for Expressing Negative Emotions
Parenting advice on negative emotions, teenage skin care, and herd immunity.
These Are Your Presidential Debate Moderators
The Trump campaign claims some of them are “clear opponents of President Trump.
‘That’s certainly not my approach’: Fauci rejects pursuing herd immunity
“We certainly are not wanting to wait back and just let people get infected,” he said.
‘I Moved on Her Very Heavily’: Part 2
In her 2019 memoir, What Do We Need Men For?, E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of rape, in a Bergdorf’s dressing room in the mid-1990s. After the president denied ever meeting her and dismissed her story as a Democratic plot, she sued him for defamation. Carroll was not, of course, the first woman to say that Trump had sexually harassed or assaulted her, but unlike so many other powerful men, the president has remained unscathed by the #MeToo reckoning.
These Items Will Keep Outdoor Socializing Pleasant, Even in Winter
You don’t have to head inside when the temperature drops.
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Please Tell Me I Can’t Get COVID-19 Again
Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, James Hamblin takes questions from readers about health-related curiosities, concerns, and obsessions. Have one? Email him at paging.dr.hamblin@theatlantic.com.Dear Dr. Hamblin,I was hospitalized with COVID-19 for two weeks in March. I was very lucky to avoid needing a ventilator, but the road to recovery has been long and confusing.
Kenosha Journalist Quits over Coverage of Jacob Blake Protests, Citing Ignorance, Lack of Diversity
The mainstream media’s role in perpetuating racism has come under increased scrutiny during the nationwide uprisings against injustice, leading to resignations and firings at news outlets across the country and calls for more diverse newsrooms.
“We Feel Betrayed”: NYC Reaches Deal with Teachers to Reopen Schools & Avert Strike, But Is It Safe?
New York unions representing teachers and principals have reached a deal with the city over how to reopen the largest public school system in the United States, averting a planned strike by educators. “We feel betrayed, and we feel as if it’s an inadequate plan,” says Aixa Rodriguez, a Bronx-based high school teacher.
The End of Oil? Pandemic Adds to Fossil Fuel Glut, But COVID-19 Relief Money Flows to Oil Industry
As the coronavirus pandemic contributes to a glut of fossil fuels, groups like Greenpeace are calling on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to ban fossil fuel interests from his campaign and administration, if he wins, even as he recently declared at a campaign stop that he “will not ban fracking.” We discuss the politics of fossil fuels with reporter Antonia Juhasz, who says the end of oil could be near, and look at how the industry has profited from the COVID bailout.
Help! How Do I Stop Being So Mean?
I try to be nice, but mean words just slip out of my mouth sometimes. Now I have no friends.
The Pandemic Is the Perfect Time for a Parents Revolution
Parents are scrambling to sort out child care. What if they had a massive lobby in D.C.
Why Is the Maker of Fortnite Fighting With Apple and Google?
It’s a surprisingly principled stand by a multibillionaire.