Coronavirus
– The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong?
Business/Economics
– Target Closes 175 Stores Nationwide In Wake Of George Floyd Protests, Looting
– Restaurant Chains That Won’t Make It Through the Year
– The stock market isn’t reflecting reality… yet, warns Citigroup
– Retailers, Battered by Pandemic, Now Confront Protests
– Pier 1 is officially going out of business
– Corporate America Sides With The Looters
– ADP Employment Data Massively Beats Expectations
– April Factory Orders Crash By The Most In American History
– ADP Employment Data Massively Beats Expectations
– US black-white inequality in 6 stark charts
– Nearly 43 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits during the pandemic
– “We Still Expect To Be Paid” – America’s Largest Mall Operator Sues Gap For $70M In Back-Rent
– Jobless claims, total unemployment level worse than expected
– U.S. unemployment fell to 13.3% in May and the economy added 2.5 million jobs, a surprising upswing after pandemic-related declines.
– 3 Reasons to Pause Before Celebrating Today’s Surprising Jobs Numbers
Protests/Riots
– Donald Trump puts Army on four hour notice to deploy to US streets for first time since LA riots in 1992 as 19-year-old demonstrator is shot dead in Detroit and Minneapolis erupts for fourth night
– CNN Center in Atlanta damaged during protests
– George Floyd protests spread nationwide
– Nationwide Chaos: NYPD Precinct Attacked, CNN Vandalized, Treasury Breached As Mayors Beg For Calm
– Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
– Target, CVS shut Minneapolis stores after rioters ravage retailers
– California Protesters Knock Officer Unconscious, Shut Down Highway 101
– White House Placed on Lockdown Amid Protests Nearby Over George Floyd’s Death
– Floyd Autopsy Doesn’t Support Strangulation As Cause Of Death
– Protests over police killings rage in dozens of US cities
– National Guard troops sent to Atlanta; city invokes curfew
– Police arrest 70 in Atlanta as protesters defy curfew
– Another night of chaos and fury as protesters come out despite curfews
– As protests escalate, curfews have been imposed in some of the U.S.’s largest cities, including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago and Philadelphia.
– George Floyd: protests and unrest coast to coast as US cities impose curfews
– Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control
– Protests turn violent across the nation
– George Floyd Protests Rage in Cities Across the U.S. as Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets
– Killer Mike Delivers Emotional Speech to Atlanta Protestors at Mayor’s Press Conference
– Rioting across the nation leaves cities reeling as hundreds arrested, National Guard called in, businesses damaged and at least 3 dead
– Chicago mayor tells Trump ‘F-U’ after tweet about Minneapolis looting
– Machete-wielding man attacked by Dallas mob in shocking video was ‘allegedly protecting neighborhood’: police
– America Wakes Up After A Night Of Chaos And Destruction: 1,700 Rioters Arrested In Three Days
– NYPD officer rams into crowd of George Floyd protesters in Brooklyn
– “It’s A Setup”: Mysterious Brick Piles Appear Throughout Major Protest Cities
– Ahead Of The 3rd Night Of Riots: Looting, Violent Protests Begin In Phildadelphia
– Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond With More Force
– More journalists injured covering George Floyd protests
– Around 4,000 people were arrested during protests since George Floyd’s death, and at least 40 cities are imposing curfews
– Day of peaceful New York City marches gives way to chaos after dark
– US Anti-racism Protests Stretch To Distant New Zealand
– Michigan Sheriff Took Off His Helmet and Marched With Protesters
– More than 50 Secret Service agents are injured in clashes outside the White House: Rioters throw Molotov cocktails in DC while looters trash Gucci and Chanel stores in NYC on a sixth night of violence in cities across the US
– As cities burned, Trump stayed silent — other than tweeting fuel on the fire
– Curfews and Soldiers Can’t Contain the Nation’s Chaos
– George Floyd: Protests double overnight as violence spreads to 140 cities
– Woman carrying entire Cheesecake Factory cheesecake during Seattle protests becomes Internet sensation
– NYC Announces 11pm Curfew As Cops Blast De Blasio For Kowtowing To Looters
– ‘Anonymous’ Hacks Chicago Police Radios; Play NWA’s “F**k The Police” During Riots
– Multiple Dead/Injured As Rioters Target Cops After Trump’s Threat Of Military Force Fails To Deter 7th Night Of Violence
– Tense protest turns emotional as 60 North Carolina police kneel before demonstrators
– Virginia governor REFUSED to send his National Guard to Washington D.C. to help restore order after request from the White House – which also mulled taking over city’s police force
– 52 arrested on 5th night of Atlanta protests
– 77-Year-Old Retired Police Captain Murdered By Looters
– Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd’s death
– Washington DC Mayor Scraps Curfew, Calls For Withdrawal Of National Guard Troops, As Nation Braces For More Unrest
Politics
– Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
– Trump tweets Antifa will be labeled a terrorist organization but experts believe that’s unconstitutional
– Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests
– Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church
– Bishop Budde calls Trump photo at St. John’s Church ‘antithetical to the teachings of Jesus’
– Trump Wants Show Of Force To Cure National Crisis
– Media Lied; Police Confirm No Tear-Gas, Flash-Bangs Used Ahead Of Trump’s Church Visit
– Trump Admin Bars Chinese Passenger Planes To US
– Trump: I Was in the Bunker for ‘an Inspection’
– Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans
World
– China threatens to ATTACK Taiwan: One of Beijing’s most senior generals warns the military will use force if there is no other way to stop island becoming independent
– Thousands in London Join Cities Across the U.S. in Protesting the Death of George Floyd
– China’s Foreign Ministry Tweets “I Can’t Breathe!” As America’s Rivals Troll US Over Unrest
– Bodies Are Being Left in Hospital Beds in Mumbai as Coronavirus Overwhelms India’s Financial Capital
– Tiananmen: Police ban Hong Kong vigil for victims of 1989 crackdown
– Coronavirus: Sex during lockdown with someone outside your household is illegal from today
– George Floyd Reverberates Globally: Thousands Protest In Germany, U.K., New Zealand
– UK Home Prices Fall At Fastest Pace In Decade
Space
– SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight
– SpaceX docks to the International Space Station
Food
– A Mile-Long Line for Free Food in Geneva, One of World’s Richest Cities
– US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high
Earthquakes
– Swarm of earthquakes rattle area near Yellowstone National Park, USGS says
Pests
– Apocalyptic swarm of deadly mutant ticks invade Russia with 2,125 children attacked
