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| US sees deadliest day of summer in coronavirus outbreak – live | US sees deadliest day of summer in coronavirus outbreak – live |
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| More than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May | |
| In what observers see as a play for white voters, Trump has tweeted people living their “Suburban Lifestyle Dream” won’t be “bothered” by a fair housing rule meant to combat racial housing discrimination. | |
| Racial segregation in housing is a key driver of the health disparities and chronic health conditions which have made black and minority Americans more susceptible to Covid-19. Housing discrimination has been illegal for decades, but has persisted as a structural legacy of racism and inequality. | |
| The Trump administration repealed the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing last Thursday, according to an announcement by the US Housing and Urban Development agency. | |
| The law required cities and towns to identify areas of racial segregation and make corrective plans, but has been tied up in courts since the end of the Obama administration. | |
| Meanwhile, progressive Democrat US Representative Jan Schakowsky has introduced a bill to repeal an abortion restriction called the Helms Amendment, which has ripple effects the world over. | Meanwhile, progressive Democrat US Representative Jan Schakowsky has introduced a bill to repeal an abortion restriction called the Helms Amendment, which has ripple effects the world over. |
| The Helms Amendment bans US funding for abortion services internationally, much like the Hyde Amendment bans federal funding of abortion services nationally. | The Helms Amendment bans US funding for abortion services internationally, much like the Hyde Amendment bans federal funding of abortion services nationally. |
| There is almost no chance of the bill passing. Even if the bill got a vote in the Democrat-led House, it would die in the Republican-controlled Senate, and Trump would not sign it. | There is almost no chance of the bill passing. Even if the bill got a vote in the Democrat-led House, it would die in the Republican-controlled Senate, and Trump would not sign it. |
| However, the bill could be the opening salvo in a progressive push to expand reproductive rights – a sea change from the tepid support centrist Democrats have expressed in recent decades. | However, the bill could be the opening salvo in a progressive push to expand reproductive rights – a sea change from the tepid support centrist Democrats have expressed in recent decades. |
| One more thing – if the US did repeal the Helms Amendment, the Guttmacher Institute reports it could cost just $10 per person per year to provide sexual and reproductive health services to people the world over. | One more thing – if the US did repeal the Helms Amendment, the Guttmacher Institute reports it could cost just $10 per person per year to provide sexual and reproductive health services to people the world over. |
| That’s just $4.80 more than the US currently spends. | That’s just $4.80 more than the US currently spends. |
| With less than 100 days to the November presidential election, Trump has seen flagging numbers with one group in particular: college-educated white women. Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt explains: | With less than 100 days to the November presidential election, Trump has seen flagging numbers with one group in particular: college-educated white women. Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt explains: |
| Female voters speaking to the Guardian cited everything from healthcare costs to the push to reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic as reasons they no longer support Trump. And many felt flat-out guilt. | Female voters speaking to the Guardian cited everything from healthcare costs to the push to reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic as reasons they no longer support Trump. And many felt flat-out guilt. |
| The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to appear on Capitol Hill today, with a hearing just getting started now. If you want to follow along with the Guardian’s coverage of the anti-trust hearing, check out our liveblog. | The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to appear on Capitol Hill today, with a hearing just getting started now. If you want to follow along with the Guardian’s coverage of the anti-trust hearing, check out our liveblog. |
| All four will address accusations their respective companies constitute monopolies in the areas of online retail sales (Amazon), software (Apple), social media (Facebook) and online search (Google). | All four will address accusations their respective companies constitute monopolies in the areas of online retail sales (Amazon), software (Apple), social media (Facebook) and online search (Google). |
| A bit of perspective from Guardian reporter Julia Carrie-Wong: | A bit of perspective from Guardian reporter Julia Carrie-Wong: |
| Here’s a passage from a commentary article in scientific journal the Lancet, published in April, which seems notable right now: | Here’s a passage from a commentary article in scientific journal the Lancet, published in April, which seems notable right now: |
| Just 15 days ago, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Robert Redfield pleaded with Americans to wear masks, saying, “We are not defenseless against Covid-19.” He continued: | Just 15 days ago, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Robert Redfield pleaded with Americans to wear masks, saying, “We are not defenseless against Covid-19.” He continued: |
| Reuters reports Barr will be tested after he came into close contact with US Representative Louie Gohmert, a conservative Republican from Texas who has refused to wear a face mask on Capitol Hill. | Reuters reports Barr will be tested after he came into close contact with US Representative Louie Gohmert, a conservative Republican from Texas who has refused to wear a face mask on Capitol Hill. |
| US Representative from Texas Louie Gohmert has tested positive for coronavirus. Gohmert is among the most conservative members of Congress and has refused to wear a mask on Capitol Hill. | US Representative from Texas Louie Gohmert has tested positive for coronavirus. Gohmert is among the most conservative members of Congress and has refused to wear a mask on Capitol Hill. |
| Although masks have become a potent political symbol in the United States and the subject of conspiracy theories, they are safe and one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19. | Although masks have become a potent political symbol in the United States and the subject of conspiracy theories, they are safe and one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19. |
| Donald Trump is still “thinking about” banning TikTok, the popular video-sharing social media network. As well, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he would make a recommendation to the administration about whether the app poses a national security threat this week. | Donald Trump is still “thinking about” banning TikTok, the popular video-sharing social media network. As well, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he would make a recommendation to the administration about whether the app poses a national security threat this week. |
| Trump has suggested for nearly a month he might ban the app, which is owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance. TikTok has argued it is apolitical and said Wednesday politicians should focus on “fair and open” competition. | Trump has suggested for nearly a month he might ban the app, which is owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance. TikTok has argued it is apolitical and said Wednesday politicians should focus on “fair and open” competition. |
| The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are scheduled to come before Congress today to testify in a historic anti-trust hearing. | The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are scheduled to come before Congress today to testify in a historic anti-trust hearing. |
| The White House press reports President Trump has boarded Air Force One for a visit to Midland, Texas, where he will visit the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig and attend a fundraiser. | The White House press reports President Trump has boarded Air Force One for a visit to Midland, Texas, where he will visit the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig and attend a fundraiser. |
| Directly in front of the president’s plane was an Air Force jet carrying the body of former Democratic Representative John Lewis to memorial services in Georgia. The president, who did pay his respects to Lewis while his body laid in state in the US Capitol Rotunda, did not appear to acknowledge Lewis’s plane. | Directly in front of the president’s plane was an Air Force jet carrying the body of former Democratic Representative John Lewis to memorial services in Georgia. The president, who did pay his respects to Lewis while his body laid in state in the US Capitol Rotunda, did not appear to acknowledge Lewis’s plane. |
| Lewis was a Civil Rights icon who campaigned for racial justice and equality, sometimes called the “conscience of the Congress”. He died at 80 this month. | Lewis was a Civil Rights icon who campaigned for racial justice and equality, sometimes called the “conscience of the Congress”. He died at 80 this month. |
| Additionally, new polling is coming out about the effect the coronavirus is having on the US presidential election, just as the US is expected to reach a grim milestone: 150,000 Covid-19 deaths. | Additionally, new polling is coming out about the effect the coronavirus is having on the US presidential election, just as the US is expected to reach a grim milestone: 150,000 Covid-19 deaths. |
| A CNBC and Change Research Poll found “Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by three points (48% to 45%) among likely voters in the six major battleground states.” | A CNBC and Change Research Poll found “Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by three points (48% to 45%) among likely voters in the six major battleground states.” |
| The poll found the distance between the candidates narrowed, even as Biden continues to lead in each state, with large majorities worried “things are getting worse” in the coronavirus pandemic. | The poll found the distance between the candidates narrowed, even as Biden continues to lead in each state, with large majorities worried “things are getting worse” in the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Concern remained highest in one of the worst-hit states: Florida. There, 76% of likely voters sampled said they had “serious concerns” about the pandemic. | Concern remained highest in one of the worst-hit states: Florida. There, 76% of likely voters sampled said they had “serious concerns” about the pandemic. |
| A doctor who spread false health information about coronavirus, and who Trump praised as “spectacular” despite her misinformation, has had some of her beliefs captured in a CNN chyron. | A doctor who spread false health information about coronavirus, and who Trump praised as “spectacular” despite her misinformation, has had some of her beliefs captured in a CNN chyron. |
| Here’s more about the doctor from Guardian reporter David Smith: | Here’s more about the doctor from Guardian reporter David Smith: |
| The flag-draped coffin of former Democratic Representative John Lewis, the Civil Rights icon, is scheduled to be transported from the Capitol in Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia this morning. Here’s more from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: | The flag-draped coffin of former Democratic Representative John Lewis, the Civil Rights icon, is scheduled to be transported from the Capitol in Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia this morning. Here’s more from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: |
| Good morning, US live blog readers, it’s going to be a lively day in American political news. We will have a separate live blog for you on all the drama on Capitol Hill as the chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are grilled (via video conference) in a historic anti-trust hearing, which begins at 12pm ET. | Good morning, US live blog readers, it’s going to be a lively day in American political news. We will have a separate live blog for you on all the drama on Capitol Hill as the chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are grilled (via video conference) in a historic anti-trust hearing, which begins at 12pm ET. |
| In this regular live blog, here’s what’s afoot, stay tuned. | In this regular live blog, here’s what’s afoot, stay tuned. |
| More than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus nationwide in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May and the deadliest day of the summer so far. | More than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus nationwide in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May and the deadliest day of the summer so far. |
| The US death toll from Covid-19 is approaching 150,000, while confirmed US cases are now above 4.3m. | The US death toll from Covid-19 is approaching 150,000, while confirmed US cases are now above 4.3m. |
| A total of 21 states are now considered to be in what the federal government considered a “red zone” for concerning rates of infection. | A total of 21 states are now considered to be in what the federal government considered a “red zone” for concerning rates of infection. |
| The Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement, a senior White House official has said. | The Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement, a senior White House official has said. |
| Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about US intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the reports in an interview with Axios on its HBO show. “I have never discussed it with him,” Trump said last night. The full interview airs next week. | Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about US intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the reports in an interview with Axios on its HBO show. “I have never discussed it with him,” Trump said last night. The full interview airs next week. |