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Unemployment claims are still high but have eased substantially. “Employers added to payrolls in May but only offset about one in 10 jobs lost in April and March. Recent data indicate a higher volume of workers are moving in and out of jobs, said Roiana Reid, an economist at Berenberg Capital Markets.” - WSJ
Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder “A district attorney’s office in Atlanta announced 11 charges against Garrett Rolfe, the police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks last week, including felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.” - WSJ
Bolton Book Offers Scathing Rebuke of Trump as DOJ Escalates Efforts to Block Publication “In his new book, former White House national security adviser John Bolton echoes allegations at the center of President Trump’s impeachment trial. The Justice Department filed an emergency request for a temporary restraining order and injunction to block publication of the book and prohibit its publisher from disseminating it.” - WSJ
As Trump warns of leftist violence, a threat emerges from right-wing boogaloo movement “There's little evidence of the president’s claims about leftist groups. Meanwhile, prosecutors have brought charges against boogaloo supporters whose arrests were often accompanied by the seizure of weapons.” - WaPo
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: A dramatic rise in the stock market has an odd feature: Stocks in bankrupt companies and other risky bets are also climbing. WSJ's Gregory Zuckerman explains what has individual investors, many of them new to the market, jumping in.
At least four members of Congress have reaped benefits in some way from the half-trillion-dollar small-business loan program they helped create.
What we now know about how you catch Covid-19: The worst spots are crowded events, poorly ventilated areas and places where people are talking loudly
THE COMMENT
“Mr. Pence has never shied from over-reassurance. “We’re ready for anything,” he proclaimed March 2. They were not ready when the supply chains broke. On March 9, he said, “the risk of contracting the coronavirus to the American public remains low, and the risk of serious disease among the American public also remains low.” Since then, 119,348 Americans have died. In April, Mr. Pence said the pandemic could be “largely in the past” by early June. Here we are in mid-month — and it is not. On June 15, Mr. Pence said cases in Oklahoma — scene of Mr. Trump’s upcoming campaign rally — had “declined precipitously.” On June 13, Oklahoma reported its highest one-day total since the pandemic began.” - Washington Post Editorial Board
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