Some headlines that caught our eye.
COVID-19 Milestone
Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 500,000 mark, Johns Hopkins University research shows — Fox News
Newsom orders bars closed in 7 California counties including L.A. due to coronavirus spread — Los Angeles Times
COVID-19 is among the leading causes of death worldwide so far in 2020, but beware of incomplete graphs — Health Feedback, Via Google News
Joe Biden’s Live Stream Cut Right After Claiming 120 Million Americans Have Died Because of COVID-19 — YouTube
Politics, Election & Russia Investigation
How the Trump Campaign Is Drawing Obama Out of Retirement — New York Times
Biden VP hopeful Karen Bass slammed over past praise for Fidel Castro: report — Fox News
Devin Nunes identifies ‘good sign’ from John Durham’s Russia investigation — Washington Examiner
Jonathan Turley: Think twice about why the media attacks William Barr — The Hill
Attorney General Barr forms panel on ‘anti-government extremism’ — YouTube
Big Business, Social Media, And ‘Hate Speech’
Starbucks pauses all social media ads over hate speech concerns — Endgadget
Pepsi quietly joining Facebook ad boycott by CocaCola, Unilever: sources — Fox News
From Coca-Cola to Ben & Jerry’s: Here is why big companies are boycotting Facebook ads — The Free Press Journal
Economy’s Struggles
Americans Hold Huge Pile of Cash That’s Key to Economic Recovery — Bloomberg
Chesapeake Energy, a pioneer in the U.S. shale revolution, files for bankruptcy protection — CNBC
Will There Be More Small Business Relief? Data Shows It’s Sorely Needed — The Motley Fool
Long Read For Today
Surrounded by Government Failure, Why Do People Still Believe? — American Institute For Economic Research
Using these vague “policy violations,” Google is now threatening to demonetize us. It’s part of Big Tech’s effort to silence conservative voices.