Arizona is one of the hottest spots for COVID-19 cases in the United States, and President Trump is going there Tuesday for a “Students for Trump” rally in Phoenix. Two additional Trump campaign staffers tested positive for coronavirus after the president’s rally in Tulsa over the weekend, and students planning to attend the Phoenix rally had to agree not to hold organizers or the venue liable if they get COVID-19. Weijia Jiang reports. Source
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Eye Opener: Texas governor urges people to wear masks
As America pushes forward with reopening, coronavirus cases are still rising, and officials, like Texas Governor Greg Abbott, are urging people to wear masks. Also, demonstrators tried to pull down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in downtown Washington, D.C. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
NASCAR rallies around Bubba Wallace at Talladega as FBI joins investigation into noose incident
The Department of Justice is investigating a racist threat against NASCAR’s only black full-time driver. That announcement came one day after racing officials found a noose hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall. Racers rallied around him at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Monday. Jericka Duncan reports. Source
Watch live: Fauci and other health experts testify before House
This hearing will be a hybrid of in-person and remote testimony by top health officials on the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Trump moves to restrict work visas, citing pandemic
A new proclamation will suspend several guest worker programs, including H-1B visas for those in specialized fields like the technology sector. Source
Watch live: Rayshard Brooks’ funeral in Atlanta
Funeral services are being held at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church for 27-year-old man killed by police. Source
Seattle moving to dismantle protest zone after weekend shootings
Officials will begin to wind down the blocks-long span of city streets taken over two weeks ago. Source
Soldier charged with giving information to neo-Nazi occult group
The Department of Justice said Melzer confessed to planning the attack “to result in the deaths of as many of his fellow service members as possible.” Source
City of Fort Bragg, California exploring name change
It’s named for the same Confederate general as the vast North Carolina military base and drawing the same controversy. Source
Inmate reportedly beaten to death by guard while handcuffed
Miami Herald cites numerous sources as saying he was serving four-year term for stealing four cell phone chargers and folding knife. Source