1. Trump’s Private Polling Shows Him Way Behind Biden: Report

  FALLING BACK 

The private figures follow public surveys from this week which have found Trump trailing Biden by double-digit margins.

2. New Unemployment Claims Below 2m for First Time Since March

 FAR FROM OVER 

Total number of Americans who have sought aid since the start of the lockdown is around 42 million.

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 Be there or be square.

3. Now’s a Great Time to Get an Emergency Survival Bag

 STAYING SAFE 

Whether you call it an emergency bag, go bag, bugout bag, or something else, you should probably have one on hand.

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4. Key Witness to George Floyd’s Death: He Didn’t Resist Arrest

 ‘NO FORM OR WAY’ 

Maurice Lester Hall was with Floyd during his fatal encounter with the Minneapolis police.

5. Florida Cop on Leave For Kneeling on Black Man’s Neck: CNN

 TIME FOR CHANGE 

The Sarasota Police Department said it is investigating the incident.

6. Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Statue Will Be Torn Down: Report

 MOVING ON 

The statue will be removed from its massive pedestal in Richmond’s Monument Avenue and put into storage.

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7. Hong Kong Criminalizes Making Fun of China’s National Anthem

 NO LAUGHING MATTER 

The approval came as Hong Kongers are set to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

8. ‘Horrifying’: NYPD Cops Caught Beating Cyclist With Batons

 ‘OH MY GOD’ 

The video appears to show at least three NYPD officers beating a cyclist in the street.

9. Porn Star Killed Man in Psychedelic Toad Venom Ritual: Cops

 bufo alvarius 

Nacho Vidal allegedly acted as a shaman in a ceremony that involved inhaling hallucinogenic excretions from a rare amphibian.

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10. Driver Arrested After Plowing Through Newport Beach Protest

 FAST AND FURIOUS 

No one appeared to be injured.

11. George Floyd Tested Positive for COVID-19: County Autopsy

 COMPLICATIONS 

The virus did not contribute to his death, according to the autopsy.

12. Trump to Sean Spicer: ‘I’ve Done So Much for Religion’

 GODFORSAKEN 

The comment came in response to a question about what faith means to him after his bible photo-op this week.

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13. Mattis Blasts Trump for ‘Deliberate Effort’ to Divide Nation

 CALLED OUT 

He took particular umbrage at Trump’s decision to tear gas protesters for a “bizarre photo op,” which he called “an abuse of executive authority.”

14. MI Rep. Said He’d ‘Load Up a Few More Mags’ for Protesters

 ‘A JOKE’  

Gary Eisen made the comments two days before demonstrations started in his district.

15. Obama Addresses Unrest, Tells Black Americans: ‘You Matter’

 ‘INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY’ 

“There is something different here,” the former president said of nationwide protests against police violence.

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