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Trump says children unlikely to catch coronavirus, unconcerned about reports of infections | TheHill (Facts don’t matter and when kids, parents, teachers, staff die from his pushing – “It is what it is…”)

Trump downplayed a new report showing nearly 100,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of July, and said he does not think it means schools should stay closed. “There may be a case, a tiny, a tiny fraction of death, tiny fraction, and they get better very quickly,” Trump said.

Source: Trump says children unlikely to catch coronavirus, unconcerned about reports of infections | TheHill

US reaches 5 million COVID-19 cases, with 1 million reported in last 17 days

Meanwhile, experts warn that a window of opportunity to control the virus is short, ahead of a likely new COVID-19 surge in the fall.

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Meanwhile, experts warn that a window of opportunity to control the virus is short, ahead of a likely new COVID-19 surge in the fall.

Trump says he is ‘seriously’ considering a capital gains tax cut

All it would do is allow more churn of stocks – zip/zero effect on jobs – put more billions in hands of billionaires.

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President Trump on Monday said he is considering a capital gains tax cut in an effort to create more jobs. The statement comes days after Trump signed executive orders to extend unemployment bene…

Texas coronavirus testing plummets as schools plan reopening | The Texas Tribune (Death from inaction/distraction?)

The number of Texans being tested for the coronavirus has fallen sharply in recent weeks, a trend that has worried public health experts as officials consider sending children back to school while thousands more Texans are infected each day.

In the week ending Aug. 8, an average 36,255 coronavirus tests were administered in Texas each day — a drop of about 42% from two weeks earlier, when the average number of daily tests was 62,516.

At the same time, the percentage of tests yielding positive results has climbed, up to 20% on average in the week ending Aug. 8. Two weeks earlier, the average positivity rate was around 14%.

 

Source: Texas coronavirus testing plummets as schools plan reopening | The Texas Tribune

German firms expect coronavirus restrictions to public life for a further 8.5 months

An Ifo survey has found that some German firms anticipate a year more of restrictions as Europe’s biggest economy fights to recover from a pandemic-induced downturn. The leisure sector is the most pessimistic.

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An Ifo survey has found that some German firms anticipate a year more of restrictions as Europe’s biggest economy fights to recover from a pandemic-induced downturn. The leisure sector is the most pessimistic.

Local NY Black Lives Matter leaders defend actions in viral video at church | TheHill

Grace Baptist Church’s self-proclaimed “bigot” pastor, John Koletas, subscribes to the “Curse of Ham,” a fringe Christian belief that Black people are the descendants of Noah’s son Ham and cursed by God, according to BuzzFeed. Grace Baptist is part of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist movement, which broke off from the mainline Baptist denomination around the turn of the 20th century.

The church, which drew local attention in 2014 after raffling off an AR-15, announced another raffle three days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Word of the giveaway, as well as Koletas’s comments on race, circulated in local Facebook Black Lives Matter groups.

Source: Local NY Black Lives Matter leaders defend actions in viral video at church | TheHill

Mayor: Chicago under lockdown for ‘foreseen days’ after looting | TheHill

Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) declared that Chicago is under lockdown for the “foreseen days” after widespread looting broke out in the city early Monday morning.  The Chicago mayor announced during a Monday press conference that she instituted a community protection program involving a lockdown and increased police presence “for the foreseen days until we know that our neighborhoods are safe.” “These individuals engaged in what only could be described as brazen and extensive criminal looting and destruction,” Lightfoot said. “To be clear, this had nothing to do with legitimate, protected First Amendment expression.”

Source: Mayor: Chicago under lockdown for ‘foreseen days’ after looting | TheHill

India surges past two million coronavirus cases, angry health workers launch a strike | The Star

A total of 10 unions representing the workers, who also include ambulance drivers and cooks at community centers, joined the strike. A majority of them work on contracts with state governments at a monthly salary of about 3,000 Indian rupees ($40.02).

Source: India surges past two million coronavirus cases, angry health workers launch a strike | The Star