"But neither protests or more people leaving home explain the surge of new COVID-19 cases, a USA TODAY analysis of counties with at least 100 cases has found. Residents of counties with growth of 25% or more over the previous two weeks left their homes at the same rate as people in counties without a surge of new infections, according to cell phone location data compiled by the company SafeGraph."
"As much of the country presses forward with reopening, a growing number of cities and states are finding that the coronavirus outbreak now has a foothold in a younger slice of the population, with people in their 20s and 30s accounting for a larger share of new coronavirus infections." Millennials (and Gen Z), killing it again.
"Brazil passed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world’s second worst-hit country as it struggles with a tense political climate and worsening economic outlook."
"The coronavirus pandemic reached a new one-day high Thursday with 150,000 new confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization… Almost half of those cases were reported in the Americas, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference."
"AMC reversed course on a controversial policy on Friday, saying it will now require all patrons at its movie theaters to wear face masks in an effort to quell the spread of the coronavirus." Well, good. Now how about the rest?
"The Transportation Security Administration withheld N95 masks from staff and exhibited 'gross mismanagement' in its response to the coronavirus crisis – leaving employees and travelers vulnerable during the most urgent days of the pandemic, a senior TSA official alleges in a new whistleblower complaint."
"Wall Street jitters over a resurgence in COVID-19 cases as states moved to reopen long-stifled commerce and ease social-distancing measures helped drive down major U.S. stock indexes, reversing earlier gains." In case you may still harbor the sentiment that the investment class may be smarter that other people. Nope, they're actually less smart. It's just that they have the money.
"A biracial woman on Friday confronted a white man for ripping down fliers for a Black Lives Matter event in Berkeley, and now a recording of the encounter is going viral."
"Television images showed the statue of Albert Pike, which was located near Judiciary Square, being pulled down with ropes as protesters cheered 'Black Lives Matter.' They then used flammable liquid to set a fire on the statue. Police put out the fire… President Donald Trump said in a tweet, 'The D.C. Police are not doing their job as they watch a statue be ripped down & burn. These people should be immediately arrested. A disgrace to our Country!'"
"Vice President Mike Pence declined to say the words 'Black lives matter' during an interview with an ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania on Friday, instead saying that 'all lives matter.'"
"The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced on Friday that NCAA championship events will not be held in states where the Confederate flag has a 'prominent presence.' The statement targeted Mississippi, writing that it's 'the only state currently affected by the Association's policy.'" Can't wait for the response from all those "free speech" and "free market" types.
How go the Trade Wars? "Europe is facing the prospect of a new transatlantic trade war with its trade chief muzzled and mired in a potential conflict of interest." Some inside baseball.
"The Small Business Administration and Treasury Department, under withering criticism for lack of transparency, shifted course Friday and announced they would disclose details of borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program… Such data would be released for businesses that received loans of at least $150,000, which make up nearly 75% of approved funding, the SBA and the Treasury Department said." I guess someone finally talked with their lawyers.
"China has accused Indian troops of a 'deliberate provocation' in its first official comments on Monday's deadly clash at a disputed Himalayan border… Foreign ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao said the troops had crossed into Chinese territory and attacked, triggering 'fierce physical conflicts'."
"Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, plans to step down and President Donald Trump will nominate the current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission to succeed him, Attorney General William Barr announced Friday evening… But Berman said he learned of the plan in a Justice Department press release and shot back that he has no intention of stepping down." Someone didn't get the memo.
"President Donald Trump warned those protesting his planned rally in Oklahoma they could be treated roughly, an opening threat a day ahead of what he says is the new kickoff of his reelection campaign."
"(Judge) Lamberth said he will consider how the Trump administration determined parts of Bolton's book should be classified after extensive reviews of the book." It's not looking good for the Trump administration.
"Ms Trump, who now serves as a senior White House adviser in President Donald Trump’s administration, was found to have conducted government business over a private server using personal email account 'on hundreds of occasions', according to the watchdog group, American Oversight."
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