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Coronavirus Cases Are Accelerating Across U.S. “Covid-19 cases are accelerating around the country, reaching new daily highs in states including Texas and Arizona and spurring concerns about prospects for an economic and social revival.” - WSJ
Three Men Indicted on Murder Charges in Ahmaud Arbery’s Shooting “A grand jury indicted three suspects on murder charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man who was fatally shot while out running in southeast Georgia.” - WSJ
Analysts say Barr is eroding Justice Department independence — without facing any real consequence “Tension over allegations of the attorney general’s malfeasance reached new heights Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from two prosecutors, including one who had worked with former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.” - WSJ
Appeals court orders judge to dismiss criminal case against Flynn “The decision blocks U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan from holding a hearing to scrutinize the Justice Department’s decision to drop its long-running prosecution of Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser.” - WaPo
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
A congressional committee has opened an investigation into the sale of the location data drawn from millions of U.S. mobile phones to law-enforcement agencies.
Black Lives Matter murals have sprung up in cities across America over the past few weeks. Here's a look from the ground and above.
THE COMMENT
“The work force that powers our economy today — in times of stability and in crisis — is a low-wage service work force that is disproportionately made up of black women and other women of color, and largely unprotected by our safety net. These workers take care of us in different ways, and it took a pandemic for the nation to recognize they are the critical engine of our economy. But we don’t take care of them. At all.” - Ai-jen Poo and Palak Shah
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