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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 warAcross 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 comebackInfections are surging, even in places that had boasted of containing them, raising fears that the COVID-19 pandemic could become much worse.”

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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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