A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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"We have dozens, if not hundreds of federal troops descending upon our city. And what they're doing is, they are sharply escalating the situation," Portland Mayor Wheeler says, adding that "we haven't asked them here. In fact, we want them to leave." https://t.co/EfZrzsAloz
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Trump 15 points behind former Vice President Joe Biden among registered voters, 55 percent to 40 percent. https://t.co/SXGjNZvo7U
The passing of civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis has renewed calls to rename a bridge in Selma, Alabama, currently honoring a Confederate general who was a Ku Klux Klan leader. https://t.co/2MGVZXnMEn
Trump again is threatening to veto legislation that would rename U.S. military installations named after Confederate figures. “I don’t care what the military says. I’m supposed to make the decision," he said https://t.co/VM5IyJ7d2W
In another blow to sporting events in the age of coronavirus, Canada is not allowing the Toronto Blue Jays to play home games in Toronto due to the pandemic, according to a statement from the country's minister of immigration, refugees, and citizenship. https://t.co/fEr9TzRHYp
Sweden never imposed a lockdown and now has a coronavirus mortality rate much higher than the U.S., and could face a devastating second wave. https://t.co/WvvB381jMO
Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere should enjoy every opportunity to see the comet NEOWISE as it streaks across the evening sky for the rest of July. Once it disappears from view, NEOWISE will not be visible for another 6,800 years, according to NASA. https://t.co/RZUhJp8zMx
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