Headlines for August 6, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#56M1D)
- Beirut Blast Destroys Grain Silo and Leaves 300,000 Homeless, Adding to Humanitarian Crisis
- COVID-19 Deaths Surge in Florida and California as New York City Erects Quarantine Checkpoints
- India Records Its Highest One-Day Coronavirus Toll
- Facebook Removes Video from Trump's Account Citing COVID-19 Misinformation
- Security Team Assigned to Family of Dr. Anthony Fauci Amid Death Threats
- Gilead Accused of Neglecting Coronavirus Drug Research in Bid to Maximize Profits
- Kodak Under Investigation for Insider Trading Tied to Massive Government Loan
- Deutsche Bank Gave Trump Financial Records to New York Prosecutors as Part of Criminal Probe
- State Dept. Acting Inspector General Abruptly Quits, Weeks After Trump Fired Predecessor
- Joe Biden to Accept Presidential Nomination from Delaware as DNC Goes Virtual
- Iowa Restores Voting Rights to Formerly Incarcerated People Convicted of Felonies
- Minneapolis Prosecutor Won't Bring Charges Against Officers Who Killed Autistic Man
- Florida Governor Admits Unemployment System Intentionally Discourages Benefit Seekers
- Daughter of Rep. Louie Gohmert: "My Father Ignored Medical Expertise and Now He Has COVID"
- Saudi Arabia Accused of Advancing Nuclear Weapons Program With Chinese Help
- Turkish Women Protest Plans to Withdraw from Treaty Combating Violence Against Women
- AP: 2,000 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Expelled from U.S. Since March
- Daisy Coleman, Survivor of 2012 Missouri Rape Case, Dies by Suicide