In the last two days Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has had to address his state’s continued surge in new coronavirus cases while also trying to tamp down concerns. On Monday, DeSantis said he thought the outbreak in Florida had “stabilized” but that he wanted to get back to case numbers seen in May or early…… MORE
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Democrats hold $30 million ad advantage in battle for Senate control
Democrats in crucial Senate races across the country are swamping the airwaves with ads in the furious battle for control of the chamber, far outpacing Republican spending as their party grows more bullish about their prospects for retaking the majority. In battleground states nationwide, Democratic candidates and outside groups have been inundating the air with…… MORE
Covid-19 testing: A spike in demand, a delay on results
As Covid-19 cases in the US spike, some states, labs and public health departments are warning that turnaround times for diagnostic testing have slowed. The challenges, which stem in part from persistent obstacles in the test supply chain, underscore that while overall US testing capacity has multiplied, the nation’s health system still struggles in some…… MORE
WNBA revolts over Atlanta Dream co-owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s comments about Black Lives Matter
The WNBA is no stranger to issues of social justice. Tuesday, the organization distanced itself from Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, following her objection to the WNBA’s plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement. “The WNBA is based on the principle of equal and fair treatment of all…… MORE
New Hampshire’s GOP governor defends Trump’s rally — but isn’t attending
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu assured reporters Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in the state could be pulled off safely and without a mandatory mask order, even as he was unlikely to attend himself. “We’ve treated all gatherings in the state, from the time the pandemic began to today, the same, whether they…… MORE
What we learned from Mary Trump’s damning portrait of her uncle
Seeking to prevent nothing less than the “end of American democracy,” Donald Trump’s niece Mary lays out a long and twisted saga of mind games and family drama in a new book her family attempted to block. “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man” presents a damning portrait…… MORE
A man was fatally shot while walking with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx
A man was shot dead while walking and holding his 6-year-old daughter’s hand in the Bronx, police said. The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Monday released surveillance footage of the shooting, which occurred on July 5, on Twitter. The video shows a man, identified by police as 29-year-old Anthony Robinson, crossing the street hand-in-hand…… MORE
Eagles’ DeSean Jackson apologizes after posting anti-Semitic quote
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized for a series of anti-Semitic Instagram posts over the weekend, one of which included a quote about Jews falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. Jackson posted a passage to his Instagram Story that claimed to quote Hitler in saying that Black people were “the real Children of Israel,”…… MORE
MLB unveils 60-game season set to begin July 23
Major League Baseball released its 2020 season schedule on Monday. Every team will play a 60-game schedule entirely against teams in their own geographic region to limit travel. The season will open on July 23 with a pair of games. The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will host the New York Yankees at 7:08…… MORE
Justin Timberlake says all Confederate monuments must come down for the US to ‘move forward’
Justin Timberlake has become the latest public figure to call for the removal of Confederate monuments across the US. The musician and actor, who is from Tennessee, shared his thoughts regarding the monuments in an Instagram post on Monday. “There are roughly 1,848 confederate statues of in the US,” he wrote in his caption of…… MORE
