New coronavirus cases in the United States hit an all-time high as more than 50,000 infections were reported Wednesday. As the outbreak accelerates across the country, states from coast to coast are slowing or rolling back their reopenings. Carter Evans reports. Source
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Fighting COVID-19 in Texas as cases spike
A Texas nurse who says she almost died from COVID-19 returns to the battle lines as doctors voice concerns over the rising number of cases in the state. Janet Shamlian reports. Source
Priest suspended for comparing Black Lives Matter to “maggots”
“They are maggots and parasites at best, feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families,” Rev. Theodore Rothrock wrote. Source
Landslide kills more than 100 people at a jade mine in Myanmar
Advocacy group says powerful mine owners have created a “dystopian wasteland in which scores of people at a time are buried alive.” Source
Titans Season Ticket Rep Spotlight: Austin Kindred
Meet Austin Kindred, in his second season as a fan services assistant for the Tennessee Titans. Source
24 shot dead in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico
Photos purporting to show the scene suggest those at the center were lying down when they were sprayed with bullets. Source
Why Japan just scrapped a $4 billion U.S. missile defense purchase
Tokyo agreed to buy 2 Aegis Ashore systems under pressure from Trump, but with him now distracted and Japanese residents fuming, the deal is off. Source
Canceled festivals slam New England economy amid COVID-19 pandemic
Maine’s largest festival went on despite the 1918 Spanish Flu, the Great Depression and WWII. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fryeburg Fair has postponed festivities for the first time in 169 years. Source
Biden campaign, DNC out-raise Trump, RNC in June and 2nd quarter
But Trump campaign and RNC still far ahead of Democrats’ suddenly burgeoning coffers in cash-on-hand Source
Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA star
WNBA star Maya Moore put her career on hold to help Jonathon Irons, 40, who was just 16 when he was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Source