Morning Reads for Global Tiger Day (July 29)

Good morning! It’s Global Tiger Day, a day to celebrate tigers (obviously). Though their population is small, there is a reintroduction ongoing in India that’s increased their numbers in recent years. Here’s a bit about that program, and here’s a video with a few things you might not have known about tigers:

Now, let’s get to the day’s news.

Pat Conroy

• The Department of Health has released a new look to its COVID maps after being accused of downplaying the seriousness in the previous version. (Alternate link.)
• As mediation continues, Governor Kemp’s office has withdrawn its injunction against Atlanta’s mask mandate.
• Many eyes are on Jefferson City Schools as they go back to class this coming week in a first-in-the-state experiment in the time of COVID. Masks are optional. (Alternate link.)
• An analysis shows that 11% of Georgia polling places closed an hour or more late during the primary. (Alternate link.)
• David Perdue’s campaign has pulled an ad that appeared to enlarge Jon Ossoff’s nose.
• Joe Biden has added five staffers to his Georgia office.

Alice Walker

• Bill Barr testified before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. It was often contentious.
• Donald Trump has reversed his position on masks and is again promoting hydroxychloroquine.
• Here’s a map of COVID outbreaks on US college campuses as of today, well before fall semester gets underway. (Alternate link.)
• Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling, the Trump Administration has declared it will reject new DACA applications and shorten renewals by a year.
• Donald Trump’s campaign has stopped buying media time in Michigan. (Alternate link.)
• Republicans are now concerned about retaining more than a dozen House seats.
• Democrats are still waiting on Michael Bloomberg to make good on his promise to help unseat Donald Trump.

Flannery O’Connor

• Packages shipped from China to residents in Georgia and elsewhere in the United States now often include unordered seeds. Here’s how the Department of Agriculture says to proceed. (Alternate link.)