Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill that will remove the state flag that featured the Confederate battle emblem. A new design will be chosen later. The bill’s passage comes after weeks of renewed backlash toward the flag, which many have decried as a symbol of racism and white supremacy. Source

“It is a dereliction of duty,” Biden said, if Trump didn’t know about intelligence that a Russian spy agency was paying bounties for U.S. troops. Source

The flag was the last in the country to display the emblem. Source

“I think the president has a lot to answer for and we should get the answers quickly,” Biden said Tuesday. Source

Even as the pandemic threatens to overrun the U.S., investors are betting on a swift economic rebound. Source

The new GPS satellites feature higher accuracy and stronger jam-proofing to ensure reliability. Source

Former Governor John Hickenlooper is considered the frontrunner in the primary to face Cory Gardner in November. Source

The New York Public Library’s iconic lion statues, Patience and Fortitude, are now wearing 3-foot face masks. The library will begin opening some locations on July 13, with face masks mandatory for patrons – and the lions are setting example to remind New Yorkers to stay safe. Source

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden rebuked President Trump over reports that intelligence on a Russian spy agency offering bounties to Afghan insurgents to target U.S. troops was included in his briefing material months ago. “It’s an absolute dereliction of duty if any of this is even remotely true,” Biden said in Wlimington Tuesday. Source

Nation’s biggest retailer is removing merchandise criticized as mocking the Black Lives Matter movement. Source