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CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google Set for High-Stakes Hearing “Big Tech will come under the national spotlight as four of its leaders face questions from members of Congress aiming to rein in what they believe is excessive power in the hands of a few giant companies.”
Barr Defends Deploying Federal Agents to Protests “Attorney General William Barr rejects accusations that he is working to politically boost President Trump by deploying federal agents in Portland and Washington, D.C. in response to protests over racial injustice and through his personal intervention in criminal cases involving the president’s allies.”
Armed conservative groups are deploying to the front lines of the culture war “Across the country, armed civilians have surged into public view — marching on statehouses, challenging Black Lives Matter protests, chasing Internet rumors — and bringing the threat of lethal force to local politics.”
Virus makes a global comeback “Infections are surging, even in places that had boasted of containing them, raising fears that the COVID-19 pandemic could become much worse.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: Blood Ties - Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore and Michael Richland lose their parents unexpectedly in a small plane crash, they must choose between honoring their father’s legacy as a world-renowned cardiologist and health care magnate — or risk it all to tell the truth.
How face masks work and which provide the best protection from COVID-19
Nicodemus, Kansas is just a few hours away from Kansas City. It only has a few dozen residents, but a giant place in Black history. This year, the people who love it must celebrate it from a distance.
New York City’s rat hunters are in high demand right now.
THE COMMENT
“E.U. nations, having largely succeeded in suppressing COVID-19 infections, are returning to something resembling normal life, with schools, shops and businesses reopening. Last week, their leaders agreed on a landmark, $2.1 trillion financial package, including $857 billion in loans and grants for recovery financed by common E.U. bonds — a breakthrough toward a more integrated union. Meanwhile, the Europeans have closed their borders to the United States, where the coronavirus spreads uncontrolled and Congress dithers over soon-to-expire unemployment benefits.” - Washington Post Editorial Board
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