Tuesday, July 21 top news briefs
Hello! It is Tuesday, July 21. Here are today’s top news briefs.
Dr. Fauci will throw first pitch for Nationals
Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw the first pitch for the MLB team Washington Nationals on opening day on Thursday night. The Nationals are the defending World Series champions and will play against the New York Yankees. The Nationals said they asked Dr. Fauci to do this honor because he is a “true champion for our country during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The MLB will have a shortened season with only 60 games and teams will play 40 out of 60 of the games against their own divisions to limit travel. There will be no fans. It’ll only be available on TV. Players will be tested for the coronavirus multiple times per week. Spitting and post-game showers are banned. Baseballs will be discarded after it’s been touched several times. The regular season will end on September 27, and the playoffs will begin after that.
Body found in Minneapolis pawnshop that was burned down
Law enforcement in Minneapolis said they discovered a body under the wreckage of a pawn shop that was burned down during riots after George Floyd’s death. The body was found Monday morning after two months. Authorities said they would identify the deceased individual after an autopsy and said the body appears to have suffered “thermal injury.” Last month, a 25-year-old man named Montez Terrill Lee was charged with arson after videos showed him pouring liquid inside of the pawn shop and saying”We’re going to burn this place down.” It is possible that the death will be ruled a homicide and it could lead to murder charges for Lee.
St. Louis couple charged with felony weapons count
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the couple who was seen pointing their firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters who marched on the street in front of their mansion, have been charged with a felony count of unlawful use of a weapon. A prosecutor said it was illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner to those who are participating in a nonviolent protest. The charges doesn’t require the couple to be arrested but for them to appear in court, and the charges can be dismissed if the couple gets counseling. The McCloskeys and their attorney said they did not commit any crimes and was defending themselves from a mob. The Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he supports the couple and he would pardon them if they are convicted.
Covid-19 cases rising
Here are some updates on Covid-19. There are now 3.8 million cases in the U.S. with 140,000 deaths.
We see on this map that the hot spots are mostly concentrated in the southeastern U.S. The New York State and region is cooling off. It was the opposite several weeks ago.
In April, May, and June, there were about 20,000 to 35,000 new reported cases per day. But in July, new reported cases have spiked and stayed around the 60,000 mark. The worst day was on July 16 when there were 75,000 new cases. However, the number of deaths is lower now than it was a few months ago. However, it is possible that the number of deaths will spike later on especially now that we have more people infected.
Cases are sharply spiking in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Nevada, Texas, Mississippi, Idaho, and Tennessee.
President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force will resume their daily briefings. DPAN.TV will provide real-time captioning and interpreting and they will be shared on “The Daily Moth”s Facebook page.
Suspect identified in federal judge family shooting
The FBI has identified the suspected gunman who shot and killed U.S. District Judger Esther Salas’ son and injured her husband on Sunday night in New Jersey — Roy Den Hollander. Hollander is himself dead of an apparent suicide. Hollander was an attorney and had a website in which he labeled himself as an “anti-feminist.” He was involved with a legal case that was taken up by Judge Salas — but that case didn’t go into his favor. Hollander wrote rants against Judge Salas, criticizing her because she was a “Latina appointed by Obama.” He also wrote that he thought a solution to problems in the world would be for individual men to kill others who did wrong to them and then commit suicide. That’s what Hollander did, shoot others and then commit suicide. The judge’s son, Daniel Anderl, was only 20 years old and a student at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Judge Salas survived (she was in the basement at the time). Her husband is in the hospital in stable condition. Judge Salas is now under a 24-hour protection by US Marshals.
First ballots for 2020 election in six weeks
We’re only six weeks away from the first ballots for the 2020 election. Many states will start sending or accepting absentee ballots (voting by mail) in September. Those states include important battleground state such as Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. This means that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have only a few weeks left to convince voters who are on the fence about choosing either way.
That’s all for today. Check out our Deaf News videos. See you tomorrow and stay with the light!
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dr-anthony-fauci-to-throw-first-pitch-for-nationals-on-opening-day
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/what-you-need-to-know-mlbs-return