US-based motor-racing organisation Nascar says it is investigating after a noose was found in the garage stall of African-American driver Bubba Wallace.
Wallace, Nascar's only full-time black driver, successfully campaigned to get the Confederate flag banned from races. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53132933

The reproduction number (R) of the coronavirus in Germany has risen sharply, the country's center for disease control has said, after an outbreak at a meat processing plant infected hundreds of workers.
The value indicates how much the virus is spreading in the country. A reproduction rate of 1 means each person with coronavirus will infect an average of one other person.
Data published by the Robert Koch Institute puts Germany's R-number at 2.88. Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeatedly said that Germany needs to keep the number below 1 if the country is to successfully combat the virus. - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/europe/germany-coronavirus-reproduction-rate-intl-grm/index.html

Graph shows stark difference in US and EU responses to Covid-19

A reproduction rate of 1 means each person with coronavirus will infect an average of one other person.
Data published by the Robert Koch Institute puts Germany's R-number at 2.88. Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeatedly said that Germany needs to keep the number below 1 if the country is to successfully combat the virus.
In May, Germany's R-number had fallen to 0.75 - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/europe/germany-coronavirus-reproduction-rate-intl-grm/index.html

There was no melt down in Tulsa people. You can front all you want, I watch entire speech #DickStain isn’t going away without a fight. - https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/status/1274541502929047552

WHO announced Sunday evening that over 183,000 people had tested positive for coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, the largest ever single-day increase in COVID-19 cases.
Two-thirds of the new cases came from North and South America, which contributed over 116,000 confirmed infections. Brazil alone saw over 50,000 new confirmed cases in that period. - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7qzkx/these-countries-are-still-seeing-large-increases-in-coronavirus-cases

FAUCI: ‘FRUSTRATING’ THAT AMERICANS DON’T LISTEN TO MEDICAL ADVICE: Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIH, Dr. Robert Redfield of the CDC, and Dr. Stephen Hahn of the FDA testify before the House Energy and Commerce committee on the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Dr. Fauci told CBS News that it is ‘frustrating’ that coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S. because Americans are not following the necessary guidelines and responding to science. - https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=262688195011362

More than 8.7 million Americans with COVID-19 went undiagnosed in March, study says - https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article243721007.html

The photo, which was upsampled from a pixelated image of the former president, depicted him as a white man and was created through artificial intelligence—bringing up the question of bias in machine learning generative models. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kpxyy/this-image-of-a-white-barack-obama-is-ais-racial-bias-problem-in-a-nutshell

As the coronavirus spreads, soaring demand for oxygen is bringing out a stark global truth: Even the right to breathe depends on money. In much of the world, oxygen is expensive and hard to get — a basic marker of inequality both between and within countries. - https://apnews.com/df97326ec00fb7cc4abf5b3821ace984

Former defense secretary William Cohen, a veteran Republican senator, says a second Trump administration would mean the end of American democracy. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/06/23/amanpour-cohen-bolton-trump-second-term.cnn

Pulitzer prize-winning author Anne Applebaum and Dean of SAIS at Johns Hopkins, Eliot A. Cohen talk about why Republicans aren't willing to speak up as President Trump challenges American norms. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/05/intv-amanpour-anne-applebaum-republican-trump-eliot-cohen.cnn/video/playlists/amanpour-trump/

Edward Snowden and Naomi Klein Discuss The Creeping Surveillance State - Surveillance Pandemic https://youtu.be/KLTXwUwRRlo

′ Undemocratic forces only wait for economic crises to abuse them politically ′′ were the words of Chancellor #Merkel who went around the world.

Authorities in South Africa have warned surfers and swimmers to be aware of sharks along the Southern and Eastern Cape coastlines.
Drone footage from Plettenberg Bay captured one group of boarders' close encounter with a great white.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-53180526/curious-shark-sends-surfers-in-south-africa-to-shore

Governments were stepping up testing and warily considering their next moves Monday as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases surges in many countries. - https://apnews.com/3838b5b207c68546b22f9bd9d62e2e36

Frankfurt Airport coronavirus test center opens
The scheme was launched in the hope of reopening air travel and "support a return to a new normal." It could help travelers avoid quarantine at their destination - https://www.dw.com/en/germany-frankfurt-airport-coronavirus-test-center-opens/a-53980153

Los Angeles will close beaches and ban fireworks displays over the holiday weekend. California officials are warning further restrictions may be necessary to curb a troubling spike in coronavirus cases in much of the state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s prepared to impose targeted shutdowns of countie - https://apnews.com/9f37cc59124da857dd705749051703c7

The European Union on Tuesday extended a ban on travelers from the United States and most other countries beyond July 1, citing epidemiological factors for the decision.
Over the past month, the US has seen its number of cases steadily rise after most states eased lockdown measures. A lack of interstate coordination and an uneven response from the federal government has contributed to several new outbreaks across the country.
Other countries on the list include Brazil, Russia and India, which have seen their number of positive cases surge in recent weeks. The US, Brazil, Russia and India are the countries with the highest number of confirmed cases in the world. https://p.dw.com/p/3eWKx