jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 The Week @TheWeek 10 things you need to know today: 10 things you need to know today: July 8, 2020 The White House officially begins withdrawal from WHO, Trump says schools "must open" this fall, and more theweek.com 7:09 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Sprout Social 1. White House notifies U.N., Congress of WHO withdrawal The Trump administration has notified the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization, White House officials said Tuesday. Congress received the notification, too. President Trump has criticized the WHO throughout the COVID-19 pandemic for not adequately warning the world about the virus, and accused the organization of spreading disinformation from China about the early outbreak. He said earlier this year he would halt funding to the organization. The withdrawal comes as cases in the U.S. continue to surge even while other countries see their virus spread slow. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called the move "chaotic and incoherent," and Republican senators had tried to talk Trump out of the decision. [The Wall Street Journal, NBC News] 2. Trump says public schools 'must open' President Trump said Tuesday that K-12 public schools "must open" for in-person classes this fall, vowing to pressure governors to order a return to normal despite rising coronavirus infections in many states. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday scoffed at proposals to open public schools in some districts for just a few days of in-person instruction per week because of the coronavirus pandemic. "School must reopen, they must be fully operational," DeVos said in a call with governors. Trump said Democrats were pushing to keep learning virtual "for political reasons, not for health reasons." Health officials acknowledge that reopening school buildings is important to students' educational development, and access to meals and mental health services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month issued guidance suggesting staggered schedules, separating desks, and other social distancing measures. [ABC News, The Associated Press] SPONSORED CONTENT FROM SMARTASSET 7 mistakes everyone makes when hiring a financial advisor Working with a financial advisor is a crucial part of any retirement plan, but most people make these avoidable mistakes when hiring one. READ MORE 3. Trump's niece claims he paid someone to take his SAT exam President Trump's niece Mary Trump says in her memoir, Too Much and Never Enough, that the president paid someone to take the SAT for him when he was in high school. She says in the book, set for release next week, that the proxy's scores were enough to get Trump into Fordham University and then the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania — an education Trump brags about to this day, The New York Times reports, citing an advance copy of the book. Mary Trump, a psychologist, also warns against armchair diagnoses of the president and shares that Trump's sister had huge doubts and criticisms of his 2016 campaign. The Trump family has tried to suppress the memoir's publication, but publisher Simon & Schuster announced Monday it will come out two weeks early. [The New York Times] 4. Brazil's president tests positive for coronavirus after downplaying threat Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19. The news came after Bolsonaro downplayed the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, even dismissing it as a "little flu." Bolsonaro said he got tested Monday after starting to feel sick on Sunday. "Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the population sooner or later. It was positive for me," he said, adding that his wife, first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, also had been tested. He said he would continue working via videoconference. Bolsonaro added that he had been treated with azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine, a drug both he and President Trump have boosted as a coronavirus treatment. [CNN] 5. U.S. to pay Novavax $1.6 billion to fast-track vaccine development The federal government is paying drug maker Novavax $1.6 billion to speed up its effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. The commitment to Novavax, a Maryland company that has yet to bring a product to market, is the biggest yet under a government coronavirus vaccine and treatment push dubbed Operation Warp Speed. The money will be paid to Novavax to produce 100 million doses of its vaccine by the start of 2021, provided the vaccine clears clinical trials. The deal brings to $4 billion the federal government's investment in companies working on vaccines to prevent COVID-19. British drugmaker AstraZeneca got $1.2 billion to help it develop its vaccine, and Moderna Therapeutics, another company that has never brought a product to market, has received more than $500 million. "We are grateful to the U.S. government for its confidence in our technology platform," Novavax CEO Stanley C. Erck said. [The New York Times] 6. WHO to examine aerosol transmission of coronavirus after warning The World Health Organization said Tuesday that there was "evidence emerging" of airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus. The announcement came after a group of scientists urged the WHO to review the evidence and revise its guidance on how the coronavirus spreads. "We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19," Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the COVID-19 pandemic at the WHO, said in a briefing at the Geneva-based agency's headquarters. In an open letter published Monday in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, 239 scientists in 32 countries spelled out evidence suggesting that the virus floating in the air, not just in droplets that fall on surfaces, could infect people as they breathe. These exhaled particles can remain in the air due to their smaller size. [Reuters] 7. Facebook, Zuckerberg fail to sway ad-boycott organizers Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday met via Zoom with civil rights groups that organized the Stop Hate for Profit campaign, which has called for companies to pause ads on Facebook and demand it change the way it deals with hate speech on the platform. After the meeting, one of the organizations, Free Press, released a statement expressing disappointment that they "didn't hear anything today to convince us that Zuckerberg and his colleagues are taking action," while NAACP President Derrick Johnson told The New York Times "there was just no response" to the campaign's list of demands. Color of Change head Rashad Robinson said Facebook seemed to be "expecting an A for attendance." [The New York Times, CNN] 8. Amy Kennedy wins nomination to challenge former Democrat now backing Trump Amy Kennedy — a former schoolteacher whose husband, former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, is a nephew of former President John F. Kennedy — beat Brigid Callahan Harrison in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District primary, winning the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew. Van Drew is a freshman congressman from southern New Jersey who left the Democratic Party and joined Republicans in late 2019 after voting against impeachment and pledging his "undying loyalty" to President Trump. Kennedy's win marked a setback for longtime New Jersey powerbrokers who had backed Harrison. The primary was conducted mainly with mail-in ballots, making it a key early test of the voting method that is becoming increasingly common under social distancing efforts aiming to curb the spread of the coronavirus. [CBS News, The New York Times] 9. Deutsche Bank to pay $150 million for ignoring Epstein suspicions Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay a $150 million fine for letting financier Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, make payments to Russian models and make suspicious withdrawals averaging $200,000 per year. The fine is part of a settlement between the German bank and the New York State Department of Financial Services. It is the first settlement with a financial institution related to the notorious sex offender. "For years, Mr. Epstein's criminal, abusive behavior was widely known, yet big institutions continued to excuse that history and lend their credibility or services for financial gain," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said in a statement. The case was the latest setback for Deutsche Bank as it struggles to restore its reputation and finances after five years of losses. [Reuters] 10. Mary Kay Letourneau dies of cancer at 58 Mary Kay Letourneau, the former Washington middle school teacher who married a former student after being convicted of **** him, has died of cancer, her family confirmed in a statement Tuesday. She was 58. In 1997, the Seattle-area teacher was convicted of second-degree child rape of her former student, 12-year-old Vili Fualaau; she was 34 at the time. Letourneau was paroled in 1998 and prohibited from having any contact with Fualaau, but twice became pregnant with his children before he was 15. After her release, she was found with him in a car, and was returned to prison to serve the remainder of her seven-year sentence. Letourneau and Fualaau married in 2005, and divorced in 2019. She had four children from her first marriage and two with Fualaau. [People, NBC News] Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 ABC News @ABC Congress is in recess for two weeks. Here’s where they left off on COVID-19 relief: Congress is on recess for 2 weeks. Here’s where they leave off on COVID-19 relief. abcnews.go.com 1:29 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialFlow Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 NPR Politics @nprpolitics Trump's Drive On Division And Fear May Not Be A Winning Strategy Come November Trump's Drive On Division And Fear May Not Be A Winning Strategy Come November A month into Trump's latest law-and-order, fear-the-anarchists push, there is little indication in polling that it is working. npr.org 5:02 AM · Jul 8, 2020·dlvr.it Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Daniel Dale @ddale8 Donald Trump is running as a warrior against "cancel culture." I made a list of some of the people and things Donald Trump has tried to get canceled. It is long. A list of people and things Donald Trump tried to get canceled before he railed against 'cancel... President Donald Trump is now campaigning as a warrior against what he says is a left-wing "cancel culture" that seeks to get people punished or banished for supposedly objectionable words or acts. cnn.com 4:00 PM · Jul 7, 2020·Twitter Web App 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Daniel Dale @ddale8 *Some* people and entities Trump has tried to get canceled: Touré Univision Debra Messing Macy's Kneeling players NYMag Charles Krauthammer Katy Tur CNN WSJ editorial board Rich Lowry Karl Rove Vanity Fair Glenfiddich Bill Maher Rolling Stone Mexico 4:05 PM · Jul 7, 2020·Twitter Web App 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 "In common language he is evil." How long have some of us been saying this only to be accused of having TDS! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 NBC News @NBCNews Nearly half the employees at an Arizona ICE detention center have tested positive for COVID-19. Nearly 130 staff at Arizona ICE facility tested positive for COVID-19 One guard has died. Two employees and 14 migrants say a staff shortage has left detainees in cells without access to showers, laundry and other necessities. nbcnews.com 6:14 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialFlow 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Julia E. Ainsley @JuliaEAinsley Nearly half the staff at Eloy have tested positive. Two employees who spoke to me and @jacobsoboroff say they are scared to come to work. Accounts from 14 detainees say they are on extended lockdowns with fewer staff to watch over them 7:00 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Bruce Wolpe @bwolpe Trump has had a tough day. A new book by his niece is hitting the market. @ProjectLincoln is gaming the president's head on who is disloyal from the inside. And now @RVAT2020 has invoked powerful words from Ronald Reagan himself as Americans decide their future. 11:40 PM · Jul 7, 2020·Twitter Web App Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 AP Politics @AP_Politics President Trump is setting a brisk pace in issuing executive orders as he tries to position himself as a man of action. Trump has so far issued 33 executive orders this year, though he was a critic of such actions when running for office. Trump increasingly turning to executive orders, more to come WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is setting a brisk pace lately in issuing executive orders and he’s just getting started as he tries to position himself as a man of action on everything... apnews.com 2:55 PM · Jul 7, 2020·SocialFlow 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 From July 10, 2012 Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Why is @BarackObama constantly issuing executive orders that are major power grabs of authority? This is the latest http://1.usa.gov/Lxe4xg 1:11 PM · Jul 10, 2012·Twitter Web Client 3 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Axios @axios Storylines in Trump's populist sweet spot that carried the news cycle for much of his presidency — immigration, trade, a strong economy — have fallen away during the coronavirus pandemic. As pandemic rages, Trump left without news to rally around Storylines in Trump's populist sweet spot have fallen away during the pandemic. axios.com 7:53 AM · Jul 8, 2020·TweetDeck 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Axios @axios Coronavirus deaths are ticking up in the new hotspots of Florida, Texas and Arizona, even as they continue to trend down nationally. And an analysis says the number of daily deaths could exceed April’s peak by late August. Coronavirus deaths rising in hotspots like Arizona, Florida and Texas With cases skyrocketing, a rise in deaths is inevitable. axios.com 7:23 AM · Jul 8, 2020·TweetDeck 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 CNN Politics @CNNPolitics Republican governors in Florida and Texas are divided on strategy as coronavirus cases surge, showcasing a split within the GOP over whether to follow President Donald Trump's lead https://cnn.it/31X7R92 7:55 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialFlow 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1 As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to Trump's election efforts, according to an AP analysis of federal data. Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans WASHINGTON (AP) — As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trump's election efforts,... apnews.com 8:00 AM · Jul 8, 2020·TweetDeck 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Josh Wingrove @josh_wingrove Trump campaign aide Hogan Gidley, asked on Fox about whatever Kanye is doing: "I haven't spoken with the president directly about Kanye's candidacy, but as the president said, it would be interesting." 7:45 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter Web App Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Josh Wingrove @josh_wingrove Gidley on the NH rally: "The president wants to go in there and talk about all the accomplishments he's done in his first term and how he's made people's lives better. It's the age-old question: Are you better off now than you were before? And the answer undoubtedly is, `yes.'" 7:55 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter Web App 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast You know, four years ago Americans were allowed to go to Europe, to leave the house. 7:58 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Reuters @Reuters Kanye West signaled he no longer supports President Trump and said he had entered the presidential race to win it https://reut.rs/38NDvHP 6:08 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialFlow 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 NPR @NPR "We have an honor code: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do," says Capt. Mary Tobin, a former West Point cadet. "We have an entire program devoted to that. ... That should also happen in regards to issues of racism." West Point Graduates' Letter Calls For Academy To Address Racism Retired Capt. Mary Tobin, a West Point graduate, is mentor to some recent alumni who wrote an open letter to academy leaders. They're part of a long legacy of Black cadets addressing systemic racism. npr.org 5:48 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialFlow 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Sarah Boxer @Sarah_Boxer NPR: West Point grads send school a 40-page policy proposal calling for the academy to address racism & outlining ways to help create an "anti-racist West Point." 8:06 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter for iPhone Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 USA TODAY @USATODAY With the November election four months away, polling shows Biden's support with younger Black voters trailing significantly behind that of older Black voters. Young Black voters say they aren't enthusiastic about a Joe Biden presidency Joe Biden has touted his record supporting the African American community. But young Black voters want to see more from Biden. usatoday.com 8:02 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialNewsDesk Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 The Daily Beast @thedailybeast The Florida man shown going berserk when asked to wear a face mask at Costco has been fired from his job Man Who Went Berserk in Florida Costco After Being Asked to Wear a Mask Fired From Insurance Job The clip shows a screaming Florida man who’s wearing a red “Running the world since 1776” T-shirt. thedailybeast.com 6:44 AM · Jul 8, 2020·SocialFlow 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 ESPN @espn Sen. Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, has written WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to express her opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and ask the league to put an American flag on every jersey. Dream co-owner critical of WNBA's BLM initiative Sen. Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, has written WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to express her opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and ask the league to put an American... espn.com 4:24 PM · Jul 7, 2020·Sprinklr Link to post Share on other sites
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