Important | 1 | | President Donald Trump unveiled a new executive order Monday aimed at curbing police brutality, but the reforms — which improve data collection and ban chokeholds unless the officer feels they’re in danger — have been criticized as far too mild. In France, chokeholds were banned last week, but after days of protests by police, authorities say they can be used “with discernment.” Meanwhile, New York City’s police union accused Shake Shack of serving officers poisoned milkshakes (though an investigation found this to be untrue) and Seattle’s police-free zone is relying on volunteers to keep the peace. | |
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| 2 | | “The pandemic is not over by any means.” So said Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading figure in the White House’s fight against the coronavirus, after Florida, Texas and Arizona set record highs for single-day cases, and the president of Honduras confessed to testing positive. But buzz also began for drug dexamethasone, a cheap steroid that in trials managed to significantly reduce death rates in the sickest COVID-19 patients. U.S. experts are now reviewing whether to recommend the drug, though Fauci warned it was less effective in patients who are less sick than those tested in the trials. | |
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| 3 | | India and China had agreed to restrict the use of guns to reduce casualties as tensions rise along their disputed border in the Himalayas. It didn’t help: India says 20 of its soldiers died Monday in the first deadly border clash between the two countries in 45 years, with some beaten to death. India said China also suffered casualties, though Beijing didn’t offer any comment about what happened at the Line of Actual Control, as the disputed border is known. The incident could strengthen ties between New Delhi and Washington, which has been increasingly aggressive toward China. | |
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| 4 | | One by one, a California judge read the names of the 84 people killed in the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, and to each death, Pacific Gas & Electric CEO Bill Johnson admitted guilt. It’s a highly unusual acknowledgement of corporate malfeasance, but the company will only pay a fine — $3.5 million — and nobody will be going to jail. PG&E, which has been linked to several other high-profile blazes, says it has since improved safety precautions to prevent future fires, though it’ll also continue the unpopular practice of cutting power during dangerous weather to minimize risk. | |
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| 5 | | The U.S. has sued former national security adviser John Bolton over his forthcoming book, arguing it would compromise national security. A suspect has been charged with the murders of Black activist Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, and AARP volunteer Victoria Sims, 75. And hundreds are evacuating ahead of Arizona’s Bush Fire. Coronavirus update: President Trump has predicted a vaccine for the pandemic before the end of the year, though in the same speech he touted an AIDS vaccine — which doesn’t exist. Wear It: The newly launched Reset America section of the OZY Store lets you look good by doing good, with 100 percent of profits being donated to your choice of racial justice organizations. Grab a Reset America T-shirt, backpack and more. And be sure to post your pics on social using #ResetAmerica and #OZYmerch! |
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| Intriguing | 1 | | Last October, someone left a bag on a commuter train in Lucerne, Switzerland, containing gold bars worth an estimated $191,000 and weighing a little over 7 pounds. But after a lengthy investigation, the owner’s identity is still a mystery. Lucerne’s public prosecutor’s office, which confiscated the haul, says it doesn’t currently suspect the gold of being related to a crime. Now it’s gone public in hopes of finding the absent-minded owner, who will have five years to make a claim and attempt to prove the gold is theirs. Read OZY’s dive into France’s most memorable bank heist. | |
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| 2 | | While masks on airplanes are now the norm, many airlines were reportedly letting the rules slide mid-flight. Not for much longer though. An industry group representing United, Delta, JetBlue and other airlines has announced a new policy requiring that passengers wear masks for the entire flight unless drinking or eating. Some airlines are enforcing strict penalties for breaking the rules: United and American will issue temporary bans, though it’s unclear how long they’d last. United will start enforcing its rules on Thursday. OZY’s investigation into how health care workers sourced DIY masks. | |
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| 3 | | You’ve got to get them young. That’s the conclusion of studies that have found that while infants don’t display racial bias, 5-year-old children have already developed it, OZY reports. So what can white parents hoping to be part of the solution do? One key point that arose in OZY’s town hall television show The Time Is Now last week is ditching the idea of “colorblindness.” Instead, parents should emphasize to kids not that everyone is identical, but that everyone is equal — and that difference isn’t scary or bad. | |
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| 4 | | Production of soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful shut down in March due to COVID-19, along with the rest of the TV industry. Since April, it’s been airing reruns only — but today it becomes the first major TV show to resume filming. That includes extensive safety precautions: Not only is everyone wearing masks off-camera and getting regularly tested, but some scenes featuring two actors will use special effects to make it look like they’re next to each other. Furthermore, the actors’ real-life partners will be used as stand-ins for kissing scenes to prevent transmission of the virus. | |
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| 5 | | GOOOOOAL! The British government had set up a voucher scheme during the pandemic-spurred school closures this spring to feed low-income kids who’d normally get free lunches at school. But they had planned to stop for summer break — until Marcus Rashford, a 22-year-old Manchester United striker, launched a campaign to get them to change their minds. The government has now reversed its position and will provide poor children with vouchers worth about $19 a week through the summer. “Just look at what we can do when we come together,” Rashford tweeted after the official U-turn. | |
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