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What We’re Reading Today: Unlocking Lockdowns, ‘Days Stolen,’ Fact-Checking CNN … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

The Virus

Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases — BBC

Adolescents and young adults are paying a high price for Covid-19 prevention — STAT

Science says: It’s time to start easing the lockdowns — New York Post

Georgia Is Open for Business — if by ‘Open’ You Mean Increased Prices and Reduced Service — PJMedia

Newsomlini: California governor thinks he is the absolute ruler of a nation-state — Lloyd Billingsley, American Greatness

The left-wing agenda of Newsom’s reopening task force — Pacific Research Institute, Orange County Register

‘Living Days Stolen’ … A Smarter Way To Measure COVID-19 Deaths — Rich Karlgaard, Forbes

COVID, Hayek, and the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution — Rosolino Candela, The Library of Economics and Liberty

The White House

Three Potential Biden Running Mates Appeared On Sunday Shows. None Were Asked About Sex Assault Allegations — The Daily Wire

CNN, Larry King Live Story On Tara Reade Takes Another Strange Turn — HotAir

Rose McGowan Tweets ‘Tara Reade is Telling the Truth,’ Demands Biden Drops Out — Legal Insurrection

Biden’s Latest Campaign Trail Target Is Milton Friedman. But Why? — Ira Stoll, Reason

White House Press Secretary Fact-Checks CNN’s Acosta: ‘This is False, Jim’ — Western Journal

Misc

Harvard vs. the Family — City Journal

Climate Activists Want Michael Moore’s Doc Panning Green Energy Banned — The Daily Caller

Broadening U.S. Ties With Greenland Is a Smart Move — The Daily Signal

Questions over Kim’s health highlight intelligence limits — Associated Press

Senators to return to D.C. next week after pandemic recess — United Press International

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