Twitter Points Users To Fact Checks Of Trump Tweets For The First Time
A link is added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. A Twitter spokesman says the tweet wasn’t deleted because it didn’t discourage voting.
Obituary Writer Aims To Show How Coronavirus Impacts ‘All People In Our Society’
Maureen O’Donnell of the Chicago Sun-Times says obituary writers aren’t able to cover the life of each person who has died of COVID-19. But they do their best to tell “a variety of stories.”
President Trump Says Places Of Worship Should Reopen. Do Faith Leaders Agree?
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews about President’s Trump’s demand that states consider houses of worship essential and allow them to hold services.
Feds Arrest ‘The Mask Man,’ New York Pharmacist Accused Of Profiteering On N95 Masks
“I feel like a drug dealer standing out here,” Richard Schirripa allegedly said as he was recorded selling 16 boxes of N95 masks to a customer on the street, a criminal complaint says.
Renters In Arizona Struggle To Get Federal Rent Relief Assistance
More than 10,000 renters in Arizona have applied for the federal rent relief assistance. But two months later fewer than a thousand have received the money.
Trump Threatens To Relocate The Republican National Convention
President Trump has threatened to relocate the Republican National Convention, which has been scheduled to take place in Charlotte, N.C., in August. He is objecting to the governor’s safety measures.
Midland Center For The Arts Tries To Preserve Historical Documents After The Floods
Recent floods in Michigan have unleashed a torrent of mud that hit the Midland Center for the Arts. Volunteers have spent all weekend packing wet historical documents into freezers.
A Video Of A White Woman Calling The Police On A Black Man In Central Park Goes Viral
A white woman has called the cops on a black man in Central Park after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. The story went viral after he posted a video of her reaction online.
Memorializing Those Who Died In The Time Of COVID-19
Since it’s impossible to hold mass public gatherings to mourn those who have died of COVID-19, people are creating new ways to memorialize the dead.
N.C. Car Wash Worker Tracks Down Owner Of $1,200 Stimulus Check
Charles Thompson had recently moved and said he never expected to get the check. But Antonio Hernandez and his daughter tracked him down. Thompson called it a much needed miracle.
How The Crisis Is Making Racial Inequality Worse
Among the bottom fifth of income earners, who are more likely to be black and Latino, about 35% of them lost their jobs.
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