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Coronavirus
- Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge
- Israel to remain closed to foreign visitors until at least September
- World virus cases top 15M; US labs buckle amid testing surge

Business/Economics
- Not extending $600 unemployment benefit 'would be a catastrophe,' say former Fed Chairs Bernanke and Yellen
- This is the last week of $600 unemployment benefits
- "Pent-Up Supply" Floods San Francisco Housing Market, Most Since Housing Bust
- The Real Unemployment Rate Is 21%... And Heading Higher
- United Posts Record $2.6BN Loss As Revenue Plunges 87%; 6,000 Employees Agree To Quit
- As debt climbs to record $27 trillion, Congress says it's not time to turn off stimulus spending
- Yelps says more than half of restaurants temporarily closed are now permanently shuttered
- Sick of working from home? Work at a hotel instead
- Permanent business closures are on the rise: Morning Brief
- New signs show the economic rebound is skidding as coronavirus cases surge
- U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Rose to 1.4 Million Last Week
- U.S. new jobless benefit claims rise for first time since late March
- Volume of option trades surpassed that of ordinary shares
- Eviction Moratorium Expires Today, Putting Millions Of Renters At Risk
- Schlumberger Cuts 21,000 Jobs Amid Historic Oil Downturn

Government/Politics
- Pentagon Sidesteps Trump to Ban the Confederate Flag
- US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston
- Houston Police Respond To Suspected Document Burning At Chinese Consulate
- China's Global Times Warns Retaliation For Houston Consulate Closure Will Cause US "Real Pain"
- Trump announces increase in federal law enforcement in more U.S. cities
- China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
- Congress set for brawl as unemployment cliff looms

Protests
- Federal Agents Unleash Militarized Crackdown on Portland
- U.S. Marshals Are Accused Of Gestapo-Like Tactics In Portland, Prompting Fears
- Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
- Portland Mayor Tear-Gassed Amid Protests Over Federal Agents
- Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike

Crime
- Federal judge's son, 20, is shot dead and her criminal defense attorney husband is critically injured after a gunman disguised as a FedEx driver ambushed their home - four days after she was assigned a case linked to Jeffrey Epstein

Race
- New Poll Shows More White Americans Now Oppose Black Lives Matter Than Support

Money/Currency
- A bank is paying people to bring in their spare change to help local businesses amid the coin shortage
- The US Mint is literally begging for spare change

Gold/Precious metals
- Spot Gold Tops $1,900 For First Time Since 2011
- One Bank Warns Buying Gold Is The Only Hedge Left For The "Great Debasement"

Prepping
- 50 Things You Should Get Right Now To Prepare For The Chaotic Events Of The Next 12 Months

Space
- China declares first solo Mars mission launch a success days ahead of U.S. attempt to reach the Red Planet