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U.S. Jobless Rate Fell to 8.4% in August as Payrolls Increased by 1.4 Million “The unemployment rate dropped below 10% for the first time since March as employees headed back to work and the economy settled in for a slow recovery from the pandemic. Still, joblessness remains historically high.”
Suspect in Portland Shooting Is Killed by Law Enforcement “Michael Reinoehl, an antifa supporter suspected in the killing of a right-wing activist last weekend in Portland, Ore., was killed as federal officials moved in to arrest him, according to law-enforcement officials.”
Seven Officers Involved in Daniel Prude Death Suspended “Daniel Prude, a Black man, died of asphyxiation in March after police restrained him and placed a hood over his head. Protests were held after the release of video footage showing the encounter.”
Beirut Rescuers Search for Possible Survivor One Month After Explosion “A rescue team stepped up a search for a survivor of the Beirut port explosion, after detecting a possible pulse amid the rubble caused by the massive blast one month ago.”
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’”In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as “suckers” for getting killed.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: How Extremists Are Taking Advantage of the Protest MovementProtests have taken a deadly turn in the last two weeks. WSJ's Dan Frosch explains why experts predicted this kind of violence would happen.
93 percent of protests this summer were peaceful, report says
Governor’s party is biggest factor on state mask mandates, study finds
THE COMMENT
“There are two obvious differences between 2018 and 2020 (beyond the wild-card logistics of holding a national election in the middle of a pandemic). One is that Trump himself is on the ballot this year. That will surely bring out some true believers who sat out the midterms, but also more Democrats determined to make Trump a one-term president. The other difference is that the issue Trump has seized on is race — a cleavage so fundamental and incendiary since the nation’s founding that it led to the Civil War. Trump has chosen not just to decry violence and property damage, which Joe Biden and the Democratic Party also denounce, but to deny that systemic racism exists — even in policing, even in the killing of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake and all the other victims whose names are emblazoned on Black Lives Matter banners and T-shirts.” - Eugene Robinson
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