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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another Daily Record “New coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose by more than 63,000, another single-day record, as hospitals in Texas, California and other states strain to accommodate a surge of new patients.”
Trump’s angry reaction to court underscores political risk “The Supreme Court decisions could give Democrats more ammunition in their attempts to raise ethical questions about a president who has fought relentlessly to keep his financial records out of the public eye.”
Time to shut down again? As cases surge, a growing chorus makes the case. “Governors face pressure from public health experts and local leaders to reimpose stay-at-home orders as the only way to gain control of outbreaks that threaten to send the death count rocketing.”
The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O. Says “The agency also explained more directly that people without symptoms may spread the virus. The acknowledgments should have come sooner, some experts said.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: The Supreme Court Decides on Trump's Financial RecordsThe Supreme Court handed down decisions in two cases seeking the president's financial records. Brent Kendall and Richard Rubin explain the rulings.
Powerful obit in the AZ Republic
How the pandemic has altered spending habits and lifestyle for young people
THE COMMENT
“Are you going to send your kids into a building with no adults? No. So when you're out there demanding that schools open and all of your arguments are about you, about what you need, about what your kids need, but NEVER ONCE mention the dangers to the staff and faculty who will necessarily need to be in those schools, you can see where I'm a little concerned…Do you know what schools look like once school starts? We are a snotty, sneezing, sniffly, coughing mess and that's without spike proteins invading our beings. I'm worried for me. I have parents who are considered elderly (sorry about that, but you are). Parents I have only seen from a distance since early March, except for that super socially-distanced Father's Day. I'm worried for teachers who are parents—what will they do with their kids whose school schedules might be wildly different than that of their parents?” - A teacher’s Facebook post went viral regarding her concerns about reopening schools.
THE STRANGEST
THE AV ROOM