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- As mediation continues, Governor Kemp’s office has withdrawn its injunction against Atlanta’s mask mandate.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.)