Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

One question still dogs Trump: Why not try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-not-solve-coronavirus-crisis/2020/07/26/7fca9a92-cdb0-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html

Health officials: Results from COVID-19 vaccine trial may be ready by November https://www.rollcall.com/2020/07/27/covid-19-vaccine-trial-update-november/

Opinion | Let’s throw the kitchen sink at covid-19 and get back to normal by October https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-it-would-take-to-get-back-to-normal-by-october/2020/07/27/a8886854-d02d-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html

There Are Many Ways We Haven’t Tried to Test for the Coronavirus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/opinion/coronavirus-testing-antigen-pooling.html?smid=tw-share

Employers Require COVID Liability Waivers as Conflict Mounts Over Workplace Safety https://khn.org/MTEzOTYzNA

Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network https://khn.org/MTEzNTAyMA

Montgomery County, Maryland, released results of a survey that finds most people support wearing a face covering during the pandemic, but a large portion of respondents said they have seen people wearing them improperly. https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/07/survey-majority-in-montgomery-county-favor-wearing-mask-large-number-report-seeing-incorrect-usage/

Local Crab Picking Houses Could Be Cause Of Rising COVID-19 Positivity Rate In Dorchester County, State Officials Say https://cbsloc.al/3hy2v8P#.Xx7n0Sf8HS8.twitter

‘I see a disaster in the making:’ Professors slam reopening plans at Illinois colleges amid COVID-19 crisis, prompting some schools to reverse course https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-colleges-reopening-fall-20200727-4bhnmyx3vneyrgg2flyu7hh7fe-story.html

30,000 Volunteers Begin World’s Biggest COVID-19 Vaccine Study https://khn.org/MTE0MjE0Mw

Giroir Scoffs At Criticism Over Testing Delays; Azar Blames Delays On States https://khn.org/MTE0MjE0NA

Research Boosts Evidence of Masks’ Utility, Some Experts Say https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html?smid=tw-share

Face Masks Continue To Agitate Some https://khn.org/MTE0MjE1NA

CDC Struggles To Address COVID Racial Inequities Without Adding To Stigmas https://khn.org/MTE0MjE0OA

About 4,000 federal employees say they contracted the coronavirus at work — and 60 have died https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/about-4000-federal-employees-say-they-contracted-the-coronavirus-at-work--and-60-have-died/2020/07/26/87ea9b36-cdd9-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html

Data Driven Solutions For COVID-19 In Skilled Nursing Facilities: MDS ‘Section Y’ | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200723.64590/full/#.Xx84_HO9g0g.twitter

Bowser quarantine order includes Delaware, North Carolina https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bowser-quarantine-delaware-north-carolina/2020/07/27/b1c554de-d016-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html

Politics

Joe Biden pays respects to John Lewis at a time of renewed racial justice protests https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-to-pay-respects-to-john-lewis-on-monday-in-washington/2020/07/27/c0864a62-cfb4-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

Lawmakers, Biden honor John Lewis as he lies in state at the Capitol https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/john-lewis-to-be-honored-by-biden-lawmakers-and-the-public-as-he-lies-in-state-at-the-capitol/2020/07/27/c010c720-d008-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html

Perspective | I interviewed John Lewis 45 years ago. His commitment to voting rights never wavered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-interviewed-john-lewis-45-years-ago-his-commitment-to-voting-rights-never-wavered/2020/07/24/073ffcec-cdf2-11ea-89ce-ac7d5e4a5a38_story.html

John Lewis, Lying in State, Is Honored as Part of a ‘Pantheon of Patriots’ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/us/politics/john-lewis-memorial.html?smid=tw-share

Trump administration sending more federal agents to reinforce Portland courthouse https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/portland-protests-trump-federal-agents-reinforcements/2020/07/27/e8a943ae-d023-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

Opinion | What Mike Pompeo doesn’t understand about China, Richard Nixon and U.S. foreign policy https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/25/what-mike-pompeo-doesnt-understand-about-china-richard-nixon-us-foreign-policy/

Opinion | The world is realizing the U.S. is no longer committed to basic standards of decency https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/canada-gives-americas-treatment-of-refugees-a-failing-grade/2020/07/27/3eabeb8e-cdfa-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html

A Virginia school shows that racial inequities aren’t confined to the justice system https://wapo.st/2CSLJmh?tid=ss_tw

Trump will not visit Capitol to pay respects to civil rights icon John Lewis https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/509206-trump-will-not-visit-capitol-to-pay-respects-to-civil-rights-icon#.Xx887mtb8Wd.twitter

National Guard officer says police suddenly moved on Lafayette Square protesters, used ‘excessive force’ before Trump visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/27/national-guard-commander-says-police-suddenly-moved-lafayette-square-protesters-used-excessive-force-clear-path-trump/

Congress pays respects to ‘revered and beloved’ John Lewis in a Rotunda memorial service like no other https://www.rollcall.com/2020/07/27/congress-pays-respects-to-revered-and-beloved-john-lewis-in-a-rotunda-memorial-service-like-no-other/

Perspective: As President Trump threatens to send federal troops to U.S. cities, he’s also attacking a fair housing rule as a threat to local authority that would “abolish the suburbs” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/the-mixed-messages-in-trump-s-latest-war-on-cities

Mary Trump Interviewed on Washington Post Live 7/27/20 ​https://www.washingtonpost.com/post-live-mary-trump  

Maryland’s Republican senators back Gov. Larry Hogan on refusal to close businesses, attribute coronavirus spike to protests https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-senate-republican-letter-20200724-7kjus4ebc5cstnaf567baoizuu-story.html

Md. Joins Suit Seeking to Block Trump’s Latest Census Maneuver https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/07/25/md-joins-suit-seeking-to-block-trumps-latest-census-maneuver/

Opinion | Maryland legislators must reconvene now. Our lives depend on it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/maryland-legislators-must-reconvene-now-our-lives-depend-on-it/2020/07/23/d62ba7c2-cb5e-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html

Opinion | 27 U.S. mayors: Want to address systemic racism? Start with housing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/24/27-us-mayors-want-address-systemic-racism-start-with-housing/

Trump, Trailing In Polls, Turns To An Old Campaign Standard: Health Care https://khn.org/MTE0MjE1NQ

40% Of LGBTQ Youth Report Having Suicidal Thoughts https://khn.org/MTE0MjE1Mw

National Guard officer says police suddenly moved on Lafayette Square protesters, used ‘excessive force’ before Trump visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/27/national-guard-commander-says-police-suddenly-moved-lafayette-square-protesters-used-excessive-force-clear-path-trump/

Why the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies are the United States’ loss and the rest of the world’s gain https://brook.gs/32BFlu7  

African American mayors lay out plan for police reform without ‘defunding’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2020/07/27/african-american-mayors-lay-out-plan-police-reform-without-defunding/

Spin, deride, attack: How Trump’s handling of Trump University presaged his presidency https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/spin-deride-attack-how-trumps-handling-of-trump-university-presaged-his-presidency/2020/07/24/7d3a327a-bfb8-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

Finance

Disinvestment in Black and Latino Chicago neighborhoods is rooted in policy. Here’s how these communities continue to be negatively impacted. https://www.chicagotribune.com/living/health/ct-life-inequity-data-policy-roots-chicago-20200726-r3c7qykvvbfm5bdjm4fpb6g5k4-story.html   

2020 is the summer of booming home sales — and evictions https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/27/housing-inequality-coronavirus/   

The State of Women's Economic Rights Worldwide https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/womens-economic-rights-worldwide/   

16 States Go Ahead With ‘Back to School’ Sales Tax Holidays https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/your-money/back-to-school-tax-holiday-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share

‘Less Optimistic’ and ‘More Cautious’: Top C.E.O.s Fret as Virus Cases Rise https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/business/coronavirus-ceos-economy.html?smid=tw-share

Patient, Can You Spare a Dime? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/health/hospitals-donations-patients.html?smid=tw-share

Pandemic Luxury: ‘Concierge-Style’ Coaches and $350 Movie Tickets https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/business/coronavirus-luxury-economy.html?smid=tw-share

How to Prepare to Retire Earlier Than You Planned https://bit.ly/32M6f2t

Turning manure into money: Farmers and utilities are burning methane for energy — and curtailing a powerful greenhouse gas https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/06/16/climate-solutions-manure/      

Frosh pushes for moratorium extension on evictions and debt collection actions https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frosh-pushes-for-moratorium-extension-on-evictions-and-debt-collection-actions/2020/07/27/99875ed4-d01c-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html

2020 is the summer of booming home sales — and evictions https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/27/housing-inequality-coronavirus/

Congress has battled airlines, banks, tobacco and baseball. Now it’s preparing to clash with Big Tech. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/27/congress-tech-hearing/   

About 4,000 federal employees say they contracted the coronavirus at work — and 60 have died https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/about-4000-federal-employees-say-they-contracted-the-coronavirus-at-work--and-60-have-died/2020/07/26/87ea9b36-cdd9-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html

PPP was intended to keep employees on the payroll. Workers at some big companies have yet to be rehired. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/27/ppp-was-intended-keep-employees-payroll-workers-some-big-companies-have-yet-be-rehired/

Google employees will work from home until at least summer 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/27/google-remote-workers-july-2021/      

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