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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts votes in favor of Women’s Rights

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John Roberts, the Chief Justice of Supreme Court voted to keep abortion clinics legally open in the state of Louisiana. This has led to great outrage in the conservative groups while the liberal groups have celebrated the win.

In the 5-4 opinion, Chief Justice Roberts voted to strike down the law that forbid doctors from abortions unless they had local hospital admitting rights, which if affirmed as legal, would have left Louisiana with just one abortion clinic in the entire state.

Women’s right to abortion and choice regarding their own sexual health has been on the chopping block for every major election cycle, with the Republicans yelling to end all abortions or any access to contraceptives, and the Democrats yelling for the opposite.

Most of the South and Midwest have restricted abortion by law, and Louisiana’s abortion law is identical to Texas’ abortion law, in that it attempts to prevent surgery by abortion by restricting doctors from being able to perform the surgery through legal means.

Many red states have banned abortion at the point when fetal heartbeat could be detected, which some have interpreted to be as early as six weeks of pregnancy.

As certain states continue to beat down on women’s right to sexual healthcare, this decision was a much needed strengthening of Casey v. Planned Parenthood, and preventing states from imposing even further “undue burden” on the women’s reproductive freedom.

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Texas Finally Halts Reopening Amidst Coronavirus Panic

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On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abott of Texas finally halted any further effort to reopen the state, instead focusing on obtaining extra hospital beds and ventilators for the incoming COVID-19 patients. Texas is one of three states currently seeing record number of positive coronavirus infections, the other two being California and Florida.

Head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the US has only counted about 10 percent of coronavirus infections, meaning up to nearly 20 million Americans could have been infected so far.

Official numbers show an infection of 20 million people with 122,481 deaths.

Florida and Texas recorded a new high of 5,000 new cases on Tuesday, while California reported more than 7,000.

This is a concerning trend, as those three states count for 27.4% of the total population of the people living in the US.

At the moment, all elective surgeries are put on hold to deal with the influx of covid-19 patients.

Meanwhile, New York, one of the earliest hotspots for the coronavirus pandemic, has been seeing continued decrease in the reported number of hospitalizations for COVID-19, falling to less than 1,000.

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Travelers from Coronavirus Hotspots Heading to NY, NJ, CT Subject to 2Wks Quarantine

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said travelers from coronavirus hotspots: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah and Texas to New York will be imposed for two weeks quarantines due to these states’ coronavirus cases are surging sharply. New Jersey and Connecticut joined New York in enforcing 2Wks Quarantine.

Major Airlines are cooperating with their decisions, and American Airlines is waving charge fees for travelers who want to fly on different dates until Sept.30. Although airline travelers have increased recently, the restriction will cause minor hindrances in peoples’ decisions to travel.

All airlines’ shares drop slightly in light of this news. Airlines have reduced services to certain destinations and some bases have closed since pandemic has started. Air travel is especially sensitive in New York City, state of New Jersey, and Connecticut, as they suffered a huge infection rate and death rates initially and are working to control Coronavirus rates.

As states reopen, west coast, south, midwest, and southeastern regions are all seeing a heightened rate of people testing positive for coronavirus, with Arizona, Florida, and Texas seeing some of the highest rates.

American Airlines said, ”For those traveling domestically, we strongly encourage all of our customers to check with state and local governments in the places they are traveling to so they fully understand and are able to comply with any requirements upon their arrival,”

“We will continue to evaluate our schedule and adjust as needed based on demand, government travel restrictions and federal health guidelines,” Delta airline said in a statement.

Airlines Industry is struggling with this pandemic and compared to same time of the last year, is operating with at least 80% reduced service in both domestic and international lines.

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Massive Saharan Air Layer To Hit US Soon

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Caribbean is suffering from one of the worst dust storms in recent history, from of all places, The Sahara. Sahara Air Layer is a massive dust storm that forms in early spring, summer, and late fall, and it crosses the North Atlantic every three to five days, occupying a 2 to 2.5-mile thick layer of the Earth’s atmosphere with the base about 1 mile above surface.

Over the weekend, the blue skies of the Caribbean were dusty brown gray with the Saharan dust. Along with the horrible sky, the Caribbean is seeing one of the worst air quality in recent history.

The dust storm is expected to hit Texas by Thursday, and spread across other parts of the country, to include the mid-Atlantic. While this dry air is likely to weaken tropical storms and hurricane developments, it could cause allergic issues for those who are sensitive.

However, the dust storm will also bring beautiful sunsets and sunrises, so those who aren’t sensitive may want to document the event with the cameras.

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Social Distancing and Presidential Rallies

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More than 119,923 Americans have died from the Coronavirus according to CDC as of June 22, 2020. Infection rates are climbing in areas previously marked as low: Florida, Texas, and Arizona. As the temperature climbs, many people are opting out of using masks or face coverings, going to the beach, or even the bars in many of these states.

It is true that compared with infection rates, deaths aren’t as many. But what about organ issues? On June 22, 2020, The Hill reported that about 40 percent of those infected by the Coronavirus (exclusive of fatal cases) were often left with life altering kidney failures necessitating the need for dialysis. This is known to affect people of all ages, and even those without preexisting kidney conditions. However, with high diabetes patients in the US, this is likely to have a terrible after-effect on the general population.

Last Saturday night, Trump campaign had a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trump campaign expected a large turnout and was disappointed. That being said, the empty seats could have served as a good example of social distancing measure, spreading the crowd out and showing an effective approach by the Trump administration on handling public events while maintaining appropriate government-promoting social distancing measures.

As re-election approaches in November, we are all aware that there is little time left for his promotion, particularly due to COVID-19. However, blaming test frequency, other side, or any number of factors only serve to make him look less attractive to the population that might have thought him more suitable than the alternate option, Mr. Biden.

Mr. Trump needs to remember that he is not in the same position as he was in 2016, when he was running as the President for the first time. He is an incumbent, and the current President of the United States. As the current leader of the country, he needs to juggle the responsibilities of the office while also promoting his chances for a second term. These rash justifications and rationalizations only serve to make him look unprepared and weak against those opposing him.

Most importantly, thinking twice and saying it once may be the solution for 2020.

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Passenger Refusing Face Mask Kicked off of Plane

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American Airlines refused to fly with a passenger who refused to wear face mask. Brandon Straka sought to fly from New York to Dallas on Wednesday but refused to wear a mask. Thus, American Airlines deplaned him and flew without him.

This is the first known incident involving passenger being kicked off for not wearing a face mask associated with coronavirus pandemic.

While wearing a face mask is not the law, airlines have instituted their own mask requirements for crew, engineers, and passengers to maximize safety while still operating at limited capacity.

As more employees test positive for coronavirus and reopening has led to alarming incline of coronavirus infections in various parts of the country, several major airlines have pledged to take a harder stance on enforcing face mask policies. This is also partially for customer safety, airlines have stated.

American Airlines says the incident happened at Flight 1263 from New York’s LaGuardia to Dallas’s Fort Worth. The customer, Mr. Straka, declined to wear a face covering.

American Airlines says, “After he refused to comply with the instructions provided by the flight crew, our team members asked him to deplane. He deplaned and the flight departed the gate four minutes late at 12:34 p.m., eastern time.”

Straka was rebooked on a later flight after he agreed to comply with company policies, AA said.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said in congressional testimony Wednesday, “for their own protection and the protection of those around them, face coverings are especially important in situations where social distancing is not feasible.” Passengers are expected to wear masks when directed by flight attendants, as they are in a space where social distancing is not only impossible, but due to the circulation inside airplane cabins, the risk can be heightened.

It is important to note that while some states are seeing a decline in infections, other states are not, and the coronavirus is now showing up with vengeance in areas not formally a hotspot. Therefore, it is especially important to keep oneself as safe as possible during this uncertain times. This could be more dangerous than the first wave, as most people have become somewhat accustomed to the existence of coronavirus and take a lackadaisical attitude toward safety. Be more vigilant, and stay safe, even if that means having to wear a face mask on a plane.

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Garrett Rolfe FMR Atlanta police officer charged with felony murder charge

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In the midst of exploding rage from whole nation due to unjust killing by police officers, more bad news arrives from bad acts by police officers in Atlanta, GA.

According to The Washington Post, 1,002 people were shot and killed by police in 2019, and police killed 1,098 people in mappingpoliceviolence.org. According to this website, “Black people were 24% of those killed despite being only 13% of the population.”

Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe shot and killed Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot last week and was charged with felony murder, while the other officer, Devin Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced Wednesday.

Officer Rolfe faces 11 charges for shooting Brooks 3 times, twice in the back.

After Rolfe shot Brooks, Rolfe said “I got him” and kicked him. Brosnan then stood on Brooks’ shoulder. Howard said.

They chose not to provide medical aid to Brooks for more than two minutes after Rolfe shot Brooks.

Brooks was at the line of the Wendy’s drive thru to get his order, he stopped at the line and slept. When polices came and knock his car window, and he woke up.

Police asked him to pull over his car to parking lot from the line performed a DUI test.

One of the officers tried to tie his hands, and Brooks took the officer’s teaser gun and used it to them and run away. The shooting happened right after, as revealed by police body cam.

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Powell: “Significant Uncertainty” of economic recovery

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Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman commented on sluggish U.S. economic recovery, and its significant impact on small businesses, lower income, and minority Americans on Tuesday at his semiannual testimony before Congress.

During his testimony, Powell told Congress that while some indicators have shown improvement, recovery was still far off, and that “The levels of output and employment remain far below their pre-pandemic levels, and significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” to the Senate Banking Committee.

Last Wednesday, U.S. officially announced recession. With the pandemic still underway, if there is not much help from the federal level then small business, lower-income, and minority Americans are at risk.

Powell stated, “if economy recovers too slowly, we lose more than just the business. This businesses are the heart of our economy and often embody the work of generations.”

Powell also said, ”Low-income households have experienced, by far, the sharpest drop in employment, while job losses of African Americans, Hispanics, and women have been greater than that of other group,” and “If not contained and reversed, the downturn could further widen gaps in economic well-being that the long expansion had made some progress in closing.”

Powell stressed previously Fed will deploy everything in its power to aid for recovery, but he didn’t mention exactly when and how.

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Rare Giant 65 pound Turtle stumbled into Fairfax County, VA

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It seems that while every Human beings are in quarantine under the global pandemic with coronavirus but wild animals are free from all the rules and regulations.

Patch reported that on May 28, at the residential neighborhood in the Kingstowne area, in the suburban areas of DC region, a huge turtle crossed the road.

Local news source said, it was 65 pound alligator snapping turtle.

Snapping turtle can be found very easily in almost every pond in VA, but this alligator snapping turtle is very rare to be found in Northern VA.

Generally, alligator snapping turtle is native to river drainages flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, Florida panhandle, East Georgia, and East to west Texas.

According to animal police, it was found near a residential pond.

Police took this alligator turtle to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter and named it Lord Fairfax.  Lord Fairfax’s new house is Virginia Zoo in Norfolk now.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries tells residents to research what it takes to care for a turtle before getting one as a pet. Experts believe this alligator turtle can reach weights above 200 pounds.

Snapping turtle can be weights up to 50 pounds.

The turtle is one of longer living animals, and some can be over 100 years old. It is hopeful that Lord Fairfax enjoys his life in Norfolk from now on.

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Fox Compares Joe Biden to John McCain for his “ungentlemanly comments”

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With less than 5 months left of battle for the US presidential election, the two runners are acting very sensitively and delicately with every moment, going against each other.

Last night, Joe Biden, the democratic nominee interviewed with the Daily Show on Comedy Central, and he said ”my single greatest concern [is that] this president is going to try to steal this election. This is a guy who said that all mail-in ballots are fraudulent … while he sits behind the desk in the Oval Office and writes his mail-in ballot to vote in a primary.” This caused a reaction and backlash from the conservative party media, primarily, Fox news network.

Karl Rove, a former deputy White House Chief of staff and Fox News contributor told “The Daily Briefing” on Thursday, as he compared the attitudes of the late Sen. John McCain during his presidential run against Former Pres. Obama, and Joe Biden’s current behavior against current Pres. Trump.

“A woman stood up at a question and answer session that he was having and stood up and said ‘I think Barack Obama is terrible and I think he is an Arab.’ [McCain] said ‘no, he is a decent American with a good family. I just happened to disagree with him on the issues,’” Rove reminded, highlighting the rather objective and gentlemanly behavior John McCain took against misinformed public, hinting, that the statement Joe Biden gave showed the biased, subjective, and ungentlemanly behavior unworthy of the US presidency.

Whether the democratic party supporters agree with Rove is another question, and the fact that Karl Rove is a Fox News contributor, also tilts his opinion towards a bias in support of the Republican party. It is ultimately up to every and each individual voter as to whether Pres. Trump is trying to steal the election, or whether Joe Biden is an ungentlemanly individual. Only the election results in November 2020 will tell how Americans truly feel about the two candidates.

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