Coronavirus
– South Carolina Reports 4th Straight Record Jump As COVID-19 Cases Surge Across The South: Live Updates
– ‘Shameful, not cool, a sign of weakness’: Men are less likely to wear face masks to protect against coronavirus, study finds
– As coronavirus returns, Beijingers face disruption, anxiety
– As Coronavirus Returns to Beijing, Schools Shut and Flights Are Halted
– Brazil Coronavirus Total Tops 1 Million, Second Only To US
Economics/Business
– “Powell Is Now Helpless”: Even A Modest Market Wobble Threatens To Devastate The Real Economy
– The Fed Has Monetized All Treasury Issuance In 2020
– 24 Hour Fitness Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
– Stocks stage biggest turnaround in 3 months to end higher as Fed pledges to buy more corporate bonds
– Quaker Oats to end ‘Aunt Jemima’ brand to promote racial equality
– Fed chair warns of ‘significant uncertainty’ around US recovery
– The Retail Daytrading Euphoria Has Finally Peaked: Here Come The Sellers
– AT&T confirms thousands of job cuts, 250 store closings
– ‘Pandemic pricing’ is here. Rents are dropping across the US
– Papa Powell Sees “Tremendous Human and Economic Hardship†(No V-Shaped Recovery)
– Hertz stock halted for pending news as SEC has ‘concerns’ about stock sale
– Americans Skip Millions of Loan Payments as Coronavirus Takes Economic Toll
– Jobless claims dip to 1.51 million in mid-June, but layoffs remain stubbornly high
– Almost 46 Million Americans Have Now Filed For Unemployment Claims Since Lockdowns Began
– Labor Recovery Stalls, Benefits Not Paid, Massive Unemployment Lines In Kentucky
– Cream Of Wheat Becomes Fourth Brand In 24 Hours To Revisit Packaging Over Racist Origins
– Every CEO And Leader That Stepped Down Since Black Lives Matter Protests Began
– Hertz seeking bankruptcy loan after stock sale fizzled
Government/Politics
– Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
– ‘I made Juneteenth very famous’: Trump takes credit for holiday celebrating Emancipation Proclamation
– Trump presidency in turmoil after bombshell book, Supreme Court vote
Protest/Riots
– Republic Of CHAZ Begins Reparations; White Participants Pressured To Give Blacks $10 Each
– CNN Camera Crew Attacked Outside Atlanta Wendy’s as Rioters Burn It
– 36 arrested, Wendy’s burned after protests over Atlanta police shooting
– ‘All Black Lives Matter’ Painted On Hollywood Street In Honor Of Pride Month, Push For Racial Equality
– White Woman Filmed Setting Fire To Atlanta Wendy’s After Latest Police Killing
– Seattle’s anarchist utopia breaks down, residents report ‘screams of terror’ on the streets
– Protesters pull down statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike in DC
Police
– NAACP Demands Atlanta Chief Resign Over Latest Police Killing Of Unarmed Black Man
– Erika Shields steps aside after 3½ years as APD chief
– Officer Fired, Police Chief Steps Down, Wendy’s Set Ablaze After Atlanta Shooting
– Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated
– African Americans ‘probably ought to be’ shot more by police, a top Tulsa officer said
– Several Minneapolis Police Officers Quit Amid Lack of Support, Low Morale Following George Floyd’s Death
– Entire police SWAT team in Florida resigns after chief takes knee with protesters
– Police Officers All Over America Are Quitting Their Jobs Because Of The George Floyd Protests
– Police killing of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta ruled a homicide
– Three NYPD Officers “Intentionally Poisoned” With Bleach At Manhattan Shake Shack; Company Responds
– Johns Creek investigating police chief after Facebook post on Black Lives Matter
– Georgia cop gets nickname ‘Officer Karen’ after crying over her botched McDonald’s order in viral video
– ‘Higher than usual number’ of Atlanta officers call out of work
– Atlanta Mayor Bottoms: Our Police Morale ‘Is Down Tenfold’ – ‘Streets Won’t Be any Less Safe’ Because of Officers Calling out
– As Atlanta Police Protest, Is “Blue Flu†The Next Pandemic?
– California: half-brother of black man found hanged killed in police shooting
Global
– In Germany, a Smorgasbord of Causes Results in One Vast Protest March
– Taiwan warns off intruding Chinese aircraft for fourth time in nine days
– A Crisis Is Brewing Between India and China. But This Time There Is a Big Difference.
– North Korea ‘to mass troops near border’ and slams ‘mongrel dog’ South Korea after blowing up ’embassy’ building
Technology
– GitHub to replace “master” with alternative term to avoid slavery references
Media
– Google Demonetizes Zero Hedge
Culture
– Not Everyone In Hollywood Supports Cancel Culture: Some Harsh Words for the PC Crowd
Military
– Navy Upholds Ouster of Carrier Captain After Furor Over Outbreak