Some headlines that caught our eye.
The Politics Of COVID-19 Relief
Dems, White House inch closer on coronavirus relief deal, hoping for agreement by end of week – USA Today
White House threatens executive action if it fails to reach coronavirus relief deal with Democrats — CNBC
McConnell mocks Malibu for seeking stimulus funding to help with electric car conversion — Fox News
Beirut’s Blast
What Is Ammonium Nitrate And Why Did It Devastate Beirut? — Forbes
A Russian ship’s cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years — CNN
Russia Investigation
Ex-US attorney rejects Sally Yates claim Comey went ‘rogue’ on Flynn probe: ‘I don’t buy it’ — Fox News
‘Sally Yates has zero credibility’ — President Trump, Twitter
Alternative Energy
The World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is Finally Being Built — Oilprice.com
Important Safety Tip: Don’t Drink Hand Sanitizer!
15 adults have been hospitalized after drinking methanol-contaminated hand sanitizer. Four died — NBC News
Stay Away From These 115 Hand Sanitizers, F.D.A. Warns — New York Times
Biden’s Basement
Democrats planted false stories in effort to derail Biden investigations, Grassley says — Just The News
Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination — Just The News
Los Angeles’ Self-Inflicted COVID-19 Disaster
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Says DWP Will Shut Off Water And Power At Homes That Throw Large Parties — Deadline.com
COVID-19 Aid Corruption
Millions Worth of PPP Loans Went to Chinese-Owned Companies, Report Finds — Zero Hedge
Supreme Court Is Very Popular
Supreme Court’s approval rating highest in over a decade: Gallup — The Hill
World Stuff
Colombia’s Ex-President Uribe Is Put Under House Arrest, Catches Coronavirus — NPR
HHS Secretary Azar to become highest U.S. Cabinet member to visit Taiwan since 1979 — Fox News
U.S. official’s visit to Taiwan may anger China — Reuters, Via YouTube