Saturday,  July 18th, 2020

https://www.theweek.com/articles/925913/7-scathing-cartoons-about-push-reopen-schools

https://www.theweek.com/articles/925884/time-dread

 

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces he will donate a quarter of his US$4,806 monthly salary to help health services fight the virus. He also encouraged other public officials to follow his move. (Reuters)

India surpasses one million cases, as the death count reaches 25,000. (BBC)

Tokyo reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases, with 293 new cases. (Voice of America)

Manhattan Beach announces that they will fine people who don’t wear masks. (Los Angeles Times)

Officials in Miami announces that they will impose a curfew at South Beach as Florida tops 10,000 cases. (CBS News)

Military medics are deployed to hospitals in Texas and California as cases surge. (The Chicago Tribune)

Protesters attempt to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park, prompting a standoff between police. (Newsweek)

Major League Baseball announces five more players have tested positive for COVID-19. (ESPN)

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League is expected to change its name. (ESPN)

New York City enters final reopening phase as California, Florida cases surge  New York City, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, will move to its final phase of reopening on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Friday. Malls, gyms, and cultural institutions will remain closed, as will indoor dining. Meanwhile things are going the other direction in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, though the latter two states’ governors said they will not shut down businesses again. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Friday most schools will not reopen in the state. Florida recorded 128 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past day on Friday afternoon, its fourth day of death tolls over 100. And in Texas, FEMA sent in extra body bags and refrigerated trucks to prepare for a surging death toll. Source:  Miami Herald

Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, criticizes President Donald Trump and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf amid reports of federal agents detaining protesters in Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the state. Wolf tweeted the previous day that the forces were sent to the city due to it being “under siege for 47 straight days by a violent mob.” (The Hill)

The National Football League announces 72 of its players have tested positive for COVID-19. (Bleacher Report)

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