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300,000 new US coronavirus infections already in July. Doctors say the virus could spread farther indoors than first thought. Outrage in Indiana -- over the reported attack of a black man threatened with a noose. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for July 7, 2020.
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A British team is leading the race for the one innovation that could, in time, halt the coronavirus crisis. But once a vaccine is approved, who would get it, where, and how fast? An Ethiopian musician’s murder has inflamed the ethnic tensions that threaten the country’s transition to democracy. And a rollicking tale of sloppy spycraft in Fiji.
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At the end of May, California’s oldest prison, San Quentin, had zero reported cases of COVID-19. Now, the facility has more than 1,300. Guards are falling ill. Some inmates are refusing tests, making it difficult to track the severity of the outbreak. One federal judge says the only way to save lives at this point is for the governor to approve a widespread release of inmates.
Guest: Megan Cassidy, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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In which a Victorian food faddist persuades America and Europe to chew each bite of onion over seven hundred times, and John discovers what Woodrow Wilson would look like if he were an embezzler. Certificate #32596.
At the end of May, California’s oldest prison, San Quentin, had zero reported cases of COVID-19. Now, the facility has more than 1,300. Guards are falling ill. Some inmates are refusing tests, making it difficult to track the severity of the outbreak. One federal judge says the only way to save lives at this point is for the governor to approve a widespread release of inmates.
Guest: Megan Cassidy, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Sources:
U.S. Breaks More COVID-19 Records: WSJ, USA Today, Johns Hopkins
California Shuts Down More Bars: LA Times, Reuters, Vox
NYC Reopening: NY Times, WSJ, FOX News
Universities Announce Fall Plans: WaPo, CNN, CNBC
Impact on Foreign Students: Reuters, WSJ, Axios, ICE
PPP Loan Recipients: AP, Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, Politico, Treasury Data
Amy Cooper Charged: AP, Reuters, Axios, Manhattan DA
SCOTUS Rules Against Faithless Electors: NBC News, WSJ, WaPo
SCOTUS Robocall Ruling: NPR, CNET, WaPo
Uber Buys Postmates: AP, NY Times, The Verge, Reuters, Uber,
Online Grocery Shopping Hits Record Sales: TechCrunch, Full Survey
Blackout Day 2020: CNN, USA Today, #Blackout Day2020
Colin Kaepernick ESPN Series: Hollywood Reporter, ESPN, CNN, ESPN Films
Ringo Starr Charity Birthday Fundraiser: Rolling Stone, NY Daily News, Ringo Starr
Back in the day a great stand-up comedy set on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” meant instant success, but so much has changed since then. Greg Fitzsimmons, stand-up comedian and host of the long-running comedy podcast “Fitzdog Radio”, explains that despite the increased competition comedy is still a meritocracy for those willing to work for it.
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