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Two of the president’s ideas are useless, and none will rescue the economy. But some could actually help.
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Shortages threaten Trump’s plan for rapid coronavirus tests
Manufacturers of antigen tests say they are nowhere near able to meet demand.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus
The governor initially tested positive for the virus ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Shortages threaten Trump’s plan for rapid coronavirus tests
Manufacturers of antigen tests say they are nowhere near able to meet demand.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus
The governor initially tested positive for the virus ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Trump’s economic comeback is becoming a slowdown and likely a stall-out
The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.
A growing side effect of the pandemic: Permanent job loss
More jobs are disappearing for good, dashing hopes of a rapid economic rebound.
Landmark Fed business rescue struggles amid economy’s woes
The problem? The Main Street lending program isn’t set up to bail out the companies that need it the most.
Coronavirus’ lost generation
For young people who grew up amid financial crisis, the pandemic is dashing hopes of job security and a comfortable future.
“The World’s Most Dangerous Man”: Mary Trump on Her Uncle, President Trump, & Why He Must Be Ousted
“In my family, being kind was considered being weak,” says Mary Trump, President Trump’s niece, a clinical psychologist and author of “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.
Trump Schooled Online After Claiming ‘1917’ Flu Pandemic ‘Probably Ended’ WWII
World War II began in 1939. And the Spanish flu pandemic began in 1918.
Florida teacher writes her own obituary as schools plan to reopen during COVID-19 pandemic
Days after more than 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus in July, some teachers have taken to penning their own obituaries to get officials to delay school reopening plans. Whitney Leigh Reddick, a Florida special education teacher, wrote in a Facebook group dubbed the Duval Schools Pandemic Solutions Team Tuesday that in her 33rd year of teaching she “left us while alone in isolation and on a ventilator at a Duval county hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
Oklahoma woman went from not knowing how to sew to donating 4,500 masks amid pandemic
In a news cycle that can feel endlessly distressing, good news can sometimes come in the form of people looking out for one another in their communities. One example comes from Durant, Oklahoma, where one woman gave away more than 4,500 face masks from her porch, as reported by local outlet KXII.
Collins toes the Trump line on his unconstitutional COVID-19 ‘executive orders’
Sen. Susan Collins is concerned. While her colleague from Maine, the independent Sen.
Police respond to 911 of Black teens with skateboard by bringing heavy artillery
Video has begun to spread around the internets purportedly showing LA County, California law enforcement training their guns (including what appears to be an assault rifle) on three Black teenagers while bystanders plead with police, telling them that they are threatening the wrong people.
Democrats seize on Trump’s payroll tax deferral as an attack on Social Security, Medicare
Entitlements are a key issue for older voters.
Democrats seize on Trump’s payroll tax deferral as an attack on Social Security, Medicare
Entitlements are a key issue for older voters.
Trump: Executive order on pre-existing conditions is ‘a signal’
Trump and Republicans are vulnerable on health care issues.
Trump: Executive order on pre-existing conditions is ‘a signal’
Trump and Republicans are vulnerable on health care issues.
Tuesday primary preview: QAnon ally could secure her ticket to Congress in safely red Georgia seat
Primaries are taking place on Tuesday in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin for congressional and state offices. Georgia is also holding runoffs in races where no candidate cleared 50% of the vote in the state’s June primary.
As we always caution, we may not know all the winners on election night.
FEC Commissioner Warns There’s A ‘Substantial Chance’ Winner Isn’t Called On Election Night
Extra care will need to be taken amid added challenge of COVID-19 to “ensure that everyone’s vote counts,” said FEC head Ellen Weintraub.
Trump Removed From Press Conference After Shots Fired Near White House
Reporters in the briefing room said the president was led out by a Secret Service agent. A shooting about a block away left an agent and “male subject” injured.
Trump’s bet on a pre-election rebound meets a new test
Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.
Ed Markey Slams Ted Cruz’s Comments In Senator Spat Over Coronavirus Relief
“It’s not a goddamn joke,” the Democrat tweeted after the Republican said maybe everyone should get $1 million, three soy lattes “and a foot massage.
How a Small Brewery Can Survive COVID-19
Here is one more item about a bellwether business category that until recently had been an indicator of downtown renewal and locally focused entrepreneurship—and which now is figuring out how and whether it can survive.I am talking about the small, independent, start-up breweries and distilleries whose numbers have increased by the thousands in the past decade—but many of whose members are now just trying to hang on.
The Atlantic Daily: Brace for a Potential ‘Blue Shift’
GETTY / THE ATLANTICThe pandemic is complicating the very act of voting. As Election Day 2020 approaches, prepare for problems—and a possible last-minute twist as the votes are tallied.Our writers explain:Brace for a potential “blue shift” in the days after the election.In recent cycles, votes counted last have tended to skew Democratic—sometimes to the point of reversing the outcome.
Help! My Friends All Gossip About Wanting to Bang My Hot Husband.
And apparently they don’t think I’m good-looking enough for him.
The Socially Distanced “Sport” That’s Perfect for Families
It’s fun, gets you outside, and doesn’t require too much exertion.
A Growing Oil Spill Off the Coast of Mauritius
The MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship loaded with about 4,000 tons of fuel oil, ran aground off the coast of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, on July 25. After sitting on a reef for days, battered by waves while awaiting salvage workers, the vessel has leaked an increasing amount of oil near a marine park and populated beaches. Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency,” as the growing spill threatens nearby reefs and lagoons.