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“If more Black kids or more Black adults or any adults that’s dealing with police brutality are getting killed and we’re still outraged, I don’t know if it’s in our best interests to suit up because it looks like we don’t care,” Williams said during a live video chat. … [Read more...] about NBA and players’ union agree on social justice plan

"During the past week we have seen a sharp spike in cases that cannot be accounted for by increased testing. We also are seeing a very troubling increase in hospitalizations that, if continuing, will overwhelm our healthcare infrastructure, not only in metro Atlanta but also in rural Georgia," the letter said. … [Read more...] about As coronavirus cases skyrocket, US marks July Fourth with pleas for people to skip the parties

“I’m having some of the best years of my career, as far as consistency, because I’m using that experience level. I’m using that calmness and ability to project the future in the car, and that’s leading to good consistent quality finishes.” … [Read more...] about Kurt Busch set to make 700th NASCAR Cup Series start in Indianapolis

The economic news was so good yesterday--and so much better than expected--that the president would have been guilty of political malpractice had he not emerged to brag about it. And if the encouraging numbers help his campaign, and hurt Joe Biden, so be it. It’s great news for the country, and Democrats shouldn’t fall into the trap of rooting for calamity to boost their candidate. … [Read more...] about Trump plays up job gains while playing down virus

In foreign airline news, the latest schedule filing from Lufthansa indicates it will bring back San Francisco-Frankfurt service September 2 with three weekly A340-300 flights and will boost its current SFO-Munich schedule from three A350 flights a week to five as of August 2. (Lufthansa this week revived LAX-Frankfurt service with three 747-8 flights a week and will boost that schedule to five days a week in August and seven in September.) Lufthansa’s Swiss International affiliate is planning to come back to SFO August 2, with three weekly 777-300ER flights to Zurich. British Airways’ latest update includes plans to increase San Francisco-London Heathrow and LAX-LHR from one flight a day to two as of August 1. And Air Canada said this week it is suspending service “indefinitely” on 30 domestic routes due to a lack of passenger demand. Click here to see the full list. … [Read more...] about Routes: Oakland terminal reopens, Southwest and Hawaiian revive island schedules + more