1.  Four RNC Attendees Test Positive for Coronavirus: Officials

 YOU DON’T SAY 

Health officials in North Carolina previously raised their concerns about a lack of coronavirus measures at the meeting.

2.  GOP Senator Says He Regrets Maskless Night at Trump’s RNC

  ‘LEAD BY EXAMPLE’ 

“I fell short of my own standard,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said in a statement after he was photographed without a mask during Trump’s RNC speech.

3.  The Only Measuring Cup You Should Use Is This Silicone One

 MEASURED SUCCESS 

These OXO measuring cups can be safely microwaved and are designed to keep your hands safe from spills while pouring.

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4.  Handcuffs Removed, Warrant Vacated for Jacob Blake: Attorney

 UPDATE 

Kenosha police said in a Friday update that an outside agency was responsible for handcuffing Blake because he was under arrest.

5.  NBA Playoffs to Resume This Weekend—With a Few Changes

 HOOPLA 

New ads will air during every playoff game, a social justice coalition will be created and arenas owned by the league will be turned into voting venues.

6.  Beeswax Wraps: The Plastic Wrap Alternative You Need

 BEES KNEES 

Ditch your cling wrap to (maybe) save the planet.

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7.  Nevada Man First U.S. Case of Coronavirus Reinfection: Study

 OY VEY 

A not yet peer-reviewed study found the man got the virus in April only to get it again in May—with much worse symptoms.

8.  DeSantis Does U-Turn, Declares Planes Safe From COVID-19

 MIXED MESSAGES 

In March, he warned of “super spreaders” bringing in germs. Now he says flying is “safe for people to do.”

9.  L.A. to File Charges Against TikTokers Who Threw House Party

 PARTY’S OVER 

Bryce Hall and Blake Gray previously had their utilities cut off after throwing a house party, complete with strippers, that violated coronavirus lockdown rules.

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10.  Ohio COVID-19 Cases Plunged After Mask Mandate

 FLATTENING THE CURVE 

New positive tests are down more than a third since Gov. Mike DeWine’s statewide order July 23.

11.  125 Escaped Bison Are Running Wild in Nebraska

  HOOFING IT 

Five of them have already been hit by cars.

12.  TX Protests Continue After Cops Shoot Vet in Wellness Call

 TRAGIC 

Sheriff Javier Salazar said Damian Lamar Daniels had been the subject of four mental health calls before he was killed in a struggle with deputies.

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13.  Zuckerberg Dumped on by Employees Over Militia, QAnon Groups

 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 

CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted Facebook had made an “operational mistake” by failing to remove a militia group’s page with a “call to arms” in advance of Tuesday’s Kenosha protest.

14.  DOJ Closes Emmett Till Investigation for Good: Report

 CASE CLOSED 

The feds have reportedly shuttered their investigation of the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955.

15.  House Panel Moves to Hold Pompeo in Contempt Over Subpoenas

 ESCALATION 

The House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenaed Pompeo for documents he gave to Republicans in their Biden investigation.

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