Coronavirus
– Cases of coronavirus disease surging along Georgia’s coast
– Lockdowns Return Across India As COVID-19 Cases Near 1 Million: Live Updates
– Walmart Will Require All Customers To Wear Masks Starting July 20
– Kohl’s to require shoppers wear masks starting Monday at stores nationwide, following Walmart, Sam’s Club, Kroger
– Mask mandates catch on as states, businesses try to bypass a toxic debate
– Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tests positive for coronavirus
– California Orders Bars, Gyms & Indoor Dining To Close In Biggest COVID-19 Reopening Rollback Yet: Live Updates
Business/Economy
– US Recovery Stalls As Pandemic ‘Second Wave’ Threatens To Unleash Double-Dip Recession
– Mission Accomplished? S&P 500 Goes Green For The Year
– Covid-19 Is Bankrupting American Companies at a Relentless Pace
– The Sinking Titanic’s Great Pumps Finally Fail
– Monthly U.S. Budget Deficit Soared to Record $864 Billion in June
– ‘I Can’t Keep Doing This:’ Small-Business Owners Are Giving Up
– Elon Musk is now worth more than Warren Buffett as Tesla stock continues to break records
– Delta loses $7 billion in second quarter
– Wells CEO Is “Extremely Disappointed” With First Quarterly Loss Since 2008; Massive Dividend Cut
– It Starts: Mortgage Delinquencies Suddenly Soar At Record Pace
– Over 50 Million Americans Have Now Filed For First-Time Jobless Benefits Since Lockdowns Began
– Weekly jobless claims rise by more than 1 million for 17th straight week
Global
– Chinese Military Exercises Threaten To Invade Taiwan
– Worst China Stocks Selloff Since February Caps Brutal Reversal
Schools
– Los Angeles and San Diego Schools to Go Online-Only in the Fall
– Atlanta, L.A., San Diego to keep schools closed
Local
– North Point Ministries suspends in-person services until 2021
– DeKalb Schools seems set for delayed start to school year
Crime/law enforcement
– Police RAID house of gun-toting St. Louis lawyer couple and confiscate the AR-15 brandished during confrontation with Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home
Sports
– Redskins to Drop Name, Yielding to Pressure From Sponsors and Activists
Money
– Coin Shortage Strikes Walmart, Customers Required To Pay With Card At Self-Checkout
Food
– There Are Already Nationwide Shortages Of Aluminum Cans, Soda, Flour, Canned Soup, Pasta, & Rice
Prepping
– Here’s What 75 Preppers Learned During the Lockdown
Sports
– Washington Redskins “Retire” Hurtful Name & Logo, Will Reveal New Name Later