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July 27, 2020

Monday, July 27th Edition

Cory Ohlendorf, Editor in Chief of Valet.

There are now 99 days until Election Day.

Cory Ohlendorf , Editor ⋯ @coryohlendorf

Today’s Big Story

Protestors Clash With Federal Agents

Fires and tear gas abound as police protests widen across the U.S.

Across the country, the weekend saw renewed waves of protests in solidarity with Portland activists. Thousands of people took to the streets across the country as demonstrations that had largely died down were suddenly reenergized by the violent clashes between activists and agents dispatched by the federal government, reports Slate.

One of the most intense protests was in Seattle, where a day of demonstrations focused on police violence left a trail of broken windows and people flushing pepper spray from their eyes. At least 45 protesters had been arrested and 21 police officers sustained injuries after being struck by rocks, bricks and explosives. However, most injured officers were able to return to duty.

In Austin, Texas, a peaceful demonstration for Black lives turned deadly on Saturday night. According to the Austin American-Statesman, a driver reportedly barreled toward a crowd crossing an intersection downtown and opened fire, killing a man. A similar attack was carried out against demonstrators in Aurora, Colorado.

Back in Portland, a group of self-identified dads, inspired by the “Wall of Moms” that forms a protective human shield at the front of nightly protests near the courthouse, set out to help clear the air at protests by arming themselves with leaf blowers to dissipate the tear gas fired at protestors, reports the Washington Post.

At one point on Sunday, President Trump tweeted “the ‘protesters’ are actually anarchists who hate our Country,” writing of Portland, “The line of innocent ‘mothers’ were a scam that Lamestream refuses to acknowledge...” Which led CNN’s Josh Campbell to respond: “I interviewed enough of the ‘mothers’ to know they are not a scam.”

↦ FYI: Police also made arrests at growing protests in smaller cities, such as Omaha, Nebraska and Richmond, Virginia.

Global COVID-19 Cases Top 16 Million

Nearly147,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the U.S.

Over 1 million COVID-19 cases were added globally in just the past four days, as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly around the world, reports ABC News. To put that in perspective, it took until April 2, 2020, to reach a million cases totally worldwide.

What's more, many of the cases—in such states as Louisiana, Florida and Missouri—are being tied to community spread. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration, warned Sunday it's going to be “very hard” for schools to open for the upcoming academic year if there is uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus within their communities.

Coronavirus cases are surging in much of the U.S., with an NPR analysis indicating that they are on the rise in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

But a slight bit of good news: Most people are no longer infectious 10 days after they begin having symptoms, so the CDC is now discouraging people from getting tested a second time.

↦ Meanwhile: Congress is bracing for a messy, down-to-the-wire fight over coronavirus relief legislation.

Meet the Spacecraft Heading to Mars

A new space race has begun

This summer, three different missions are setting out on a journey—traveling millions and millions of miles away. Bound for Mars, the trio carry an array of state-of-the-art instruments to explore the red planet.

The spacecraft each come from a different country: China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

According to the New York Times, once all of the missions have launched, the three spacecraft will spend the next several months making their way through our solar system. When do they actually make it to Mars? The ETA is sometime in February 2021.

↦ Dig Deeper: ScienceNews looks into what astronauts will need to survive the dangerous journey to Mars?

The Inspiring Life of Regis Philbin

A lesson in sticking to your goals from TV’s enduring everyman

On Saturday legendary TV man Regis Philbin passed away at home—not from COVID-19—according to a statement shared by his family. He was 88. But I'll bet, like me, you weren't aware of the life this guy lived.

Philbin’s career began in the early 1950s, when he started out as a page for The Tonight Show. He then struggled for years as a news writer, tried his hand at acting and served as sidekick to entertainer Joey Bishop. But with determination and a sharp, spontaneous wit, he climbed to success relatively late in life on talk and game shows.

His on-air streak, which lasted more than six decades, earned him the Guinness World Record for most hours on U.S. television, at 16,700 on-air hours—equivalent to two full years, night and day.

According to the New York Times, he also wrote five books, appeared in movies, made records as a singer, gave concerts and was a one-man industry of spinoffs, from shirts and ties to medical advice and computer games.

↦ FYI: Philbin will be buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery on the campus of Notre Dame.

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A Cooler Face Cover

Give your daily mask a break

It's a fact of life in summer 2020: You've got to have a face covering. And while there are plenty of good face masks being sold these days, the humble bandana is a nice way to switch things up.

After all, you don't want to wear the same kind of shirt day after day, right? A classic banana is an easygoing way to cover your face, but it's also a versatile essential that always comes in handy.

Think of it as the Leatherman tool of the style world. When you don't need it over your face, tie it around your neck to add a weightless layer to a simple T-shirt. Wrap it around your wrist, tuck it haphazardly into a pocket or roll and knot it around your head to keep your hair off of your face.

We've rounded up the best ones to buy right now. And hopefully, when we no longer need masks to go outside, you'll still get use out of these handy handkerchiefs.

↦ Buy: The best bandanas at any budget.

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