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Permanent job losses to rise, economists predict, putting recovery at risk “As furloughs turn into firings, permanent unemployment could approach Great Recession levels, according to a study from Harvard and Federal Reserve economists.”
Jerry Falwell Jr. Says He Has Resigned as Liberty University President “Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president of Liberty University late Monday night, following a tumultuous day during which he tussled with the university’s board of trustees over his future at the school.”
Blanket business shutdowns—which the U.S. never tried before this pandemic—led to a deep recession. Economists and health experts say there may be a better way.This is the latest in our Covid Storm series exploring the causes of the catastrophe and the bungled response.
China's economy is bouncing back—and gaining ground on the U.S.
New York attorney general investigating Trump's assets. “The state's top prosecutor is looking into whether the Trump Organization and President Trump improperly inflated the value of his assets in financial filings.”
Gulf states brace for Laura, as Marco dissipates “The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch stretching from an area in Texas near Houston to western Louisiana as the two states prepared for Tropical Storm Laura to strengthen to a hurricane before making landfall later this week.”
Kenosha Protests Over Jacob Blake Police Shooting Turn Violent “Demonstrations in Kenosha, Wis., became violent as hundreds of protesters clashed with law enforcement, marking a second night of unrest after a Black man was shot multiple times in the back by police.”
Belarus Detains Two Members of Opposition Council “At least two members of an opposition-led council formed to help the transfer of power to a new government following Belarus’s presidential vote were detained, raising fears that longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has no intention of ceding power.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: Netflix's $10 Million DepositNetflix deposited $10 million into a Mississippi credit union as part of an effort to fight racial inequality. We speak with the credit union's CEO about why it matters.
Naomi Osaka on Fighting for No. 1 at the U.S. Open and Why She’s Speaking Out
THE COMMENT
“It was a veritable festival of fear — made all the more intriguing because it was delivered by the incumbent president’s party, much of it from an ornate hall near the White House, the Mellon Auditorium, named for a robber baron. Four years ago, Trump pledged to end “American carnage.” Now he’s asking for another four years to put an end to all the additional American carnage he created in his first four years. The difference is his leadership has turned the dystopian America Trump pictured into more of a reality.” - Dana Milbank
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