From Jenna Orkin

Mystery of $2bn of loans backed by fake gold in China

Former French Prime Minister François Fillon sentenced to five years

11 people shot across NYC in less than 12 hours as shootings spike

500 Delta Airline Staff Test Positive for Coronavirus, 10 Dead

Arizona closes bars, gyms and other businesses after 'brutal' increase in Covid-19 cases

Williams College Cuts Price 15%, Cancels Sports Due to Virus

Stanford Grad Who Created The World’s First ‘Robot Lawyer’ Raises $12 Million In Series A

South Pole warming three times faster than rest of Earth: study

Senate strips provision from intelligence bill requiring campaigns to report foreign election help

Facing crisis, Cuba calls on citizens to grow more of their own food

China reportedly passes sweeping national security laws for Hong Kong, further chipping at the city's autonomy

German officials alarmed by Trump's calls with Merkel, kept secret: CNN

Planet Fitness customer tests positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing more than 200 people, health officials say

California, whose coronavirus response was hailed as a success story, is now seeing 5,000-plus cases each day. Here's what went wrong.

From Jenna Orkin

Radiation level increase in northern Europe may ‘indicate damage’ to nuclear power plant in Russia

Russia Developing Coronavirus Treatment That Disinfects the Body With UV Light From Inside

Modern Slavery and Woke Hypocrisy Gatestone Institute (far right publication formerly chaired by John Bolton)

Broadway Will Remain Closed Through the Rest of the Year

1. Connecticut, Rhode Island are only states where cases declining

2. Photos show how one of the world's largest slums defied the odds and contained its coronavirus outbreak

   New Yorkers who travel to Florida, Texas, and other states with high COVID-19 infection rates will lose paid sick leave benefits

   Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas all currently have positive test rates higher than 10%.

   Facebook has bent its hate speech and misinformation policies around Trump since before he was president, report says

   The Washington Post spoke to a dozen current and former employees and viewed previously unreported documents.

   US shale oil giant Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy as the coronavirus crisis claims another energy victim

   Gunmen raided Pakistan's largest stock exchange, killing at least 3 people before police shot them dead, officials say

From Jenna Orkin

Biden Sides With Big Pharma Against Affordable Coronavirus Vaccine Plan

The list of who's most at risk for severe cases of COVID-19 just got longer, CDC says

How the Coronavirus Short-Circuits the Immune System 

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Russian Fighters Help Tighten Rebel Control of Libya's ...

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24 arrested after protest in Beverly Hills, California

• Pence cancels trips to Arizona, Florida due to concerns over spike in coronavirus cases

Boris Johnson is preparing to reimpose lockdown on a British city after a surge in coronavirus cases

Liberal shoppers are hammering Home Depot's conservative roots, but the political reality of the home improvement big boxes is far more complicated

Home Depot and Lowe's both run political action committee that tend to contribute donations to Republican Congressional candidates.

What to do if you're isolated with an abuser during the pandemic, according to women's shelter and anti-domestic violence advocates

Support is available 24/7 on the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or by texting LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474.

The Trump campaign reportedly ordered venue workers to remove thousands of labels meant to encourage social distancing ahead of his Tulsa rally

From Jenna Orkin
Last Saturday, Verkhoyansk claimed a new record: the hottesttemperature ever recorded in the Arctic, with an observation of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit—the same temperature was recorded that day in Las Vegas. Miami has only hit a hundred degrees once since 1896. 

American Airlines Ditches Social Distancing, Will Book Planes At Full Capacity

Satellite images show buildup at site of deadly India-China border clash

'I'm leaving and I'm just not coming back': Fed up with racism, Black Americans head overseas

D.C. statehood approved by U.S. House for first time in history

Weird: Out of Nowhere, Something Just Rocked Earth’s Magnetic Field

The secretive government agency planting 'cyanide bombs' across the US

1. US set another single-day record for new coronavirus cases

2. Skyrocketing infections and an impending second wave of shutdowns proves that reopening the economy won't save the restaurant industry

   A federal judge ordered children detained with their families in US Immigrations jails must be released due to coronavirus concerns

3. The Hershey Co. will halt spending on Facebook in July and cut its spend on the platform by a third for the remainder of the year

4. Jon Stewart says he doesn't remember Republicans being mad about erasing history when the Saddam Hussein statue was toppled in Baghdad

5. Racism in the entertainment industry: 'The Simpsons' will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters

   The UK may be about to blow $600 million on the wrong satellites as it tries to solve losing access to the EU's satellite navigation system

From Jenna Orkin

Texas' Largest Hospital Reaches 100 Percent ICU Capacity

Former Police Officers 'Openly Plotting' To Kill BLM Activist Shaun King

How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuse

In 2017, a Reuters a special report on police-union contracts in eighty-two cities found that most required departments to erase disciplinary records, in some cases after only six months. 

'Godzilla' Sahara Dust Cloud Heading for U.S. May Be Biggest for 50 Years

COVID-19 and the economy: Where do we go from here? Gail Tverberg

Fear in the JFK Assassination, Part 2 (of 2)

Carbon Footprint of What You Eat

18 Million Barrels Of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Are Stuck At Sea

Illinois Gun Permit Applications Soar 500% As Frightened Liberals Embrace 2nd Amendment

1. US set another single-day record for new coronavirus cases

2. Why 1 million pigs could be euthanized due to COVID-19-related supply chain issues

   Australia's army is helping with door-to-door free testing in neighborhoods seeing a spike in coronavirus cases

   Biden is crushing Trump in key swing states, and his polling among white voters could spell real trouble for the president

   Lobbyist Jack Abramoff to plead guilty in cryptocurrency fraud case

3. Maps reveal what 8th continent, Zealandia, looks like underwater

From Jenna Orkin

Russia Vows to Back Venezuela in Fight Against 'Regime Change' by U.S.

Fact check: It's true tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war

Coronavirus-stricken U.S. faces another problem: A massive dust cloud from Africa
Texas Covid-19 cases hit all-time daily high as Houston hospitals near capacity

Uruguay and Paraguay buck Latin America coronavirus trend

Unarmed National Guard activated and on standby to help protect D.C. monuments

Police are using sonic weapons against protesters that can cause permanent hearing loss

May - Thousands continue to wait in miles-long lines for food in South Africa

5 Weird Concepts to (Theoretically) Supercharge Mask Fabrics

A Black man in Detroit was arrested and detained for 30 hours after being falsely identified by facial recognition

Wirecard has filed for insolvency after a devastating scandal that saw $2 billion go missing and its ex-CEO get arrested

GNC is closing 248 stores after filing for bankruptcy. Here's the full list.

New research finds Andrew Yang's plan for social media firms to buy users' data would cost Facebook 'a whopping $250 billion' — and that many users wouldn't sell at any price

The number of US software firms expanding to Europe collapsed 50% after the UK's Brexit vote and has yet to recover

US Sets New Record For Largest Daily Jump In COVID-19 Cases As 39k Infected: Live Updates

California just reported a record number of new coronavirus cases — and it could roll back its reopening if the surge continues

CDC, major vaccine manufacturers ramp up production of flu shots as the US braces for the potential simultaneous impact of the coronavirus and the seasonal flu

Walt Disney World employees are petitioning for the theme park to delay its reopening date as Florida coronavirus cases surge

t's unlikely that COVID-19 could spread through packaged meat, but that's not stopping China from suspending exports from a Tyson plant in Arkansas

A Florida sheriff credits Scottish police training techniques with a drop in use of force cases in his county

And...

Judge rules that GOP Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Twitter over tweets made by parody accounts pretending to be his mother and his cow

From Jenna Orkin

India, China agree to disengage in Ladakh; will work out modalities

Exclusive: Trump cold on Guaidó, would consider meeting Maduro

Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported

The Federal Reserve is Getting Desperate

US moves to exempt companies from reporting harmful chemical releases

NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog

Hospitals and Health Systems Face Unprecedented Financial Pressures Due to COVID-19

Fear in the JFK Assassination
Archive: Newly Released JFK Documents Raise Questions About Medical Evidence 

AOC wins primary, beating Wall Street-backed Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

Chinese nationals with ties to the Chinese government reportedly donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Trump's reelection

GNC filed for bankruptcy and could close up to 1,200 stores

A San Francisco zoo thinks a 50-pound mountain lion that ran loose through the city killed 2 of its wallaroos and a kangaroo

From Jenna Orkin

'Deeply Disturbing': New York Supreme Court Judge Rules Protesters Can Be Detained Indefinitely

"This is suspension of habeas corpus, it is unconstitutional," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

PG&E Dodges 90 Year Prison Sentence for Fire Because It's Not a Person

U.S. Army Soldier Charged With Helping Neo-Nazis Plan Deadly Massacre On Squadmates

Trump Wants You to Tip Restaurant Owners, Not Servers

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj

The coronavirus death rate in the US is almost 50 times higher than that of the flu. See how they compare by age bracket.

Dust-pocalypse Blankets Caribbean, Storm Nears Southern US

NYC Sees 400% Jump In Shootings As Undercover Unit Disbanded

102 Shot, 14 Fatally, In Chicago Father's Day Weekend Massacre

Former Wirecard CEO arrested in Germany, after the company reported that $2.2 billion was missing

Amazon, Google, Twitter, and other tech companies blast Trump's freeze on immigrant work visas

Read the letter that more than 1,600 Google employees sent to CEO Sundar Pichai asking the company to stop selling technology to police forces: 'We want Google to take real steps to help dismantle racism.'

Valentino sues NYC landlord to exit 15-year Fifth Avenue store lease, alleging that the once prestigious shopping area is no longer 'workable' as a luxury shopping destination

From Jenna Orkin

‘It’s going to be an angry mob’: Kentucky cuts number of polling stations by 95 percent ahead of primary voting

How to Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures - NY Times!!
Trump Rally: One probable reason for the inflated ticket registration figure was a concerted effort by teenagers on the social media app TikTok to reserve seats at the rally in an effort to create empty seats. 

Arctic records its hottest temperature ever

COVID-19 is weakening, could die out without vaccine, specialist claims

The ‘pandemic’ destroying the world’s favourite fruit
Most government agencies "still rely on antiquated information security management practices," according to a new annual report from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO).

Meet BlackRock, the New Great Vampire Squid

PETA: Cow's milk a symbol of white supremacy

Stabbing Spree At UK Park Now Labeled Terror Incident 

Nearly Half Of Americans Consider Selling Home As COVID Crushes Finances

FBI reportedly used top spy plane to monitor Black Lives Matter protests

Ethiopian maids are being dumped onto the street by once wealthy Lebanese families who can no longer afford servants

Employers have been abandoning their penniless servants from Africa because the coronavirus pandemic has worsened Lebanon's economic crisis.

From Jenna Orkin

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk 

Russian church launches cathedral dedicated to armed forces

Florida shatters daily record with 3,207 new coronavirus cases

EU proposes emergency leeway on gene engineering rules for coronavirus vaccines

Tennessee newspaper investigating ‘horrific’ end of times ad

Cats and dogs 'could spark a second wave of coronavirus cases' experts now warn

No-lockdown Sweden is compelling parents to send their children to school. Some fear their kids could ultimately be taken away if they refuse.

US vehicle traffic has rebounded to about 90% of pre-pandemic levels as commuters steer clear of public transit, report says

3 people were killed and 3 injured in a stabbing attack at a park in Reading, England, police said

Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another critically injured in the city's no-cop zone

A survey finds more than two-thirds of companies may be working from home forever

These floating homes are designed to withstand rising sea levels while harvesting their own energy and water – here's how they works

A white mob burned down Tulsa's booming 'Black Wall Street' 99 years ago. Meet the young entrepreneurs rebuilding it despite coronavirus — and Trump's impending visit.

Trump wants Congress to pass a law so people who burn the American flag will 'go to jail for 1 year'

The Supreme Court ruled that flag burning is constitutionally-protected free speech under the First Amendment in the 1989 case Johnson vs. Texas

Starbucks is shutting hundreds of cafes and opening futuristic pickup-only stores in their place. Here's what it's like to buy coffee from a pickup-only Starbucks store.