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Photo: President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. after the U.S. Labor Department announced the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May. Photo by Chip Somodevilla (AFP/Getty Images) On Friday, the Bureau of Labor …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: The Protests Meet the Pandemic
Protesters deserve a neutral accounting of risk. Conor Friedersdorf argues: “Protesters objecting to police killings deserve warnings as blunt as what protesters objecting to shutdowns got, not politeness that leaves them less prepared to stay safe.” America, meanwhile, is giving up on the pandemic. Alexis and Rob write: “Businesses are …
Read More »Beyoncé Talks America's 'Racial Pandemic' In Speech To Grads
On Sunday (June 7), former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among a group of celebrities who virtually honored the graduating high school class of 2020. The Obamas applauded the students for their perseverance in an academic journey made difficult in the final months by the coronavirus …
Read More »Sorry to This Monument: Brits Give Statue of Prolific Slave Trader a Nice New Home at the Bottom of the Bristol Harbor
Screenshot: CBS News A statue of a prominent slave trader found its proper home on Sunday: at the bottom of a harbor. The overdue relocation came at the hands of Black Lives Matter protesters in the British town of Bristol. Videos of them toppling the statue, rolling it through the …
Read More »Former Ohio Teacher Who Molested 28 First-Graders Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
A former teacher out of Springboro, Ohio was sentenced to just eight years in prison after he was found guilty of molesting dozens of first-grade students. WKRC reports: A jury found John Hopkins guilty of 34 of the 36 charges against him in March. Hopkins molested 28 first …
Read More »The Search for the World’s Simplest Animal
On a sunny pre-pandemic afternoon at the beach near Santa Cruz, California, children shriek as the waves demolish their sand castles, and seagulls squawk over a discarded bag of salt-and-vinegar potato chips. Pelicans, sea lions, and fishermen flock to the end of an old wooden pier, attracted by schools of …
Read More »Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters Dead at 69
Bonnie Pointer, a Grammy-winning singer best known as an original member of the popular 70’s disco group The Pointer Sisters, died Monday morning (Jun 8). She was 69 years old. TMZ reports: Her sister, Anita, tells TMZ, “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the …
Read More »Minneapolis City Council Vows To Dismantle Police Department
The Minneapolis City Council voted on Sunday (June 7) to dismantle the city’s police department after concluding that more attempts to reform the force would not work. Nine of the 13 council members voted in favor of the decision, which constitutes a veto-proof majority, Council President Lisa Bender told CNN. …
Read More »A US recession began in February in the face of coronavirus
In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending …
Read More »Master Real Estate Investor Explains How To Turn Real Estate Equity Into Cash Flow
COVID-19 has hammered or imperiled everything from the likes of Wall Street companies to Main Street entrepreneurs in America, wreaking havoc on the nation’s economy. But master real estate investor Joseph Asamoah has defied the pandemic by sticking to a business model that has worked for over 25 years. His approach …
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