Naomi Osaka Drops Out of Tennis Tournament to Protest Police Shootings
Naomi Osaka, the world’s highest-paid female athlete, has chosen to drop out of Thursday’s Western & Southern Open in New York in protest of the “continued genocide of Black people,” according to CNN. She said there are “more important” matters today than watching her compete, according to ESPN. “I don’t expect anything drastic to happen …
NBA, WNBA Games Postponed After Players Protest Jacob Blake Shooting
The NBA decided to postpone all three playoff games scheduled for Wednesday night after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take to the court for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake, according to ESPN. The NBA proceeded to postpone all three playoff games after other NBA teams followed …
Best Buy Will Convert Some Stores to Online Shopping Hubs
Best Buy is eyeing some changes in light of the pandemic – with an increasing number of customers turning to online shopping, the big-box retailer will now test a ship-from-store hub model beginning next month. About 250 of its locations will be converted into hubs, which adds up to a quarter of the retailer’s approximately …
States File New Lawsuit Against Postal Service Changes
New York filed a new federal lawsuit against changes that the U.S. Postal Service has made in advance of the election, according to CNN. Hawaii, New Jersey, New York City and the City and County of San Francisco have also joined the lawsuit which was filed Tuesday in Washington, D.C. “This USPS slowdown is nothing …
Kanye West is Off the Wisconsin Election Ballot
Rapper Kanye West has been gathering signatures in an attempt to get on the presidential ballot in some states after announcing his bid last month for the presidency, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, election officials in Wisconsin, one of the key battleground states, now say West will not appear on their state’s ballot because …
California Declares State of Emergency Over Wildfires
Over 367 fires are sweeping across California, burning more than 300,000 acres and threatening local residents and homes, according to CBS News. People are being told to evacuate and California Governor Gavin Newsom has now declared a state of emergency. “Practically every single first responder unit in town is actively working to safely notify, evacuate …
USPS Chief Stops Controversial Changes Until After Election
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has buckled to some pressure, announcing he will suspend the controversial changes he had implemented to the U.S. Postal Service until after the presidential election, according to NPR. “To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded,” DeJoy …
Climate Change Next Door
Among those already grappling with day-to-day consequences of the climate crisis are the fishermen of New England, who in recent years have witnessed the region’s rising temperatures drive vast numbers of native fish to migrate in search of cooler water. Over the last decade, cod and flounder populations have decreased by 80 and 50 percent, …
Democratic National Convention Kicks Off Online
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Democratic National Convention will no longer go according to plan with a large in-person convention in Milwaukee. Instead, it kicks off today with a two-hour virtual event that will have a theme of unity, according to CNN. All the scheduled speakers will give their speeches from different locations …
Lawmakers Called Back to Congress Over Postal Service Changes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling lawmakers back early from their August recess as a result of concerns about how mail-in ballots for the election might be handled under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, according to NPR. There will be a vote later this week on the “Delivering for America Act” that would prevent USPS from …