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What We’re Reading Today: No End To Riots, Top FBI Lawyer Fired, China-U.S. Cold War … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

George Floyd Demonstrations, Riots Continue

Trump To Designate Antifa As Terrorist Organization After Violent Protests — Ronn Blitzer, Fox News

Protests Over Death Of George Floyd, Police killings Spread To London, Berlin, Toronto — William Booth And Loveday Morris, Washington Post

Trump’s Right – Antifa Hijacked Protests Of George Floyd’s Death, Turned Them Into Riots — Jim Hanson, Fox News

California Gov. Newsom Declares State Of Emergency For L.A. County Amid Violence in U.S.’ Second-Largest City — Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek

Trump Lauds Use Of National Guard In Minneapolis, Urges Other Cities To Follow Suit — Justine Coleman, The Hill

Russia Scandal Deep-State Corruption

Top FBI Lawyer, Dana Boente, Ousted For Role In Flynn Investigation — Julia Ainsley And Pete Williams, NBC News

Sen. Ron Johnson: There Was ‘Total Corruption’ In Transition Between Obama And Trump Administrations — Andrew O’Reilly, Fox News

More Bad Economics From D.C.

‘Economics Major’ Rep. AOC Says Basic Economics Is Racist And Dehumanizing — Tim Worstall, Washington Examiner

China, China, China

China’s ‘Nervous’ Xi Risks New Cold War, Last Hong Kong Governor Says — Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters

China, Iran Mock U.S. Amid Ongoing Riots: ‘I Can’t Breathe’ — Sam Dorman, Fox News

U.S. Businesses Brace For Damage As Tensions Grow Over Hong Kong — Newley Purnell, Wall Street Journal

U.S., China Face Off As Coronavirus, Trump-Xi Row Roil Ties — Linette Lopez, Business Insider

Three Reasons Why U.S. Should Welcome Hong Kong Political Refugees – Helen Raleigh, Fox News

Business & The Economy

Infected Workers, Parts Shortages Slow Auto Factory Restarts – Associated Press

Congress Repeats Critical Mistake From 2008 Crisis Today – Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Business Insider

China’s Shift Away From Hard Economic Growth Targets Hits Domestically And Globally – Jonathan Cheng, Wall Street Journal

Small Signs Of Life Return To U.S. Economy – Brooke Fox And Fan Fei, Financial Times

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