Highlight of the Week
Trump threatens to deploy military guard as protests continue to shake the US
- As the US prepared for more protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, Trump threatened governors to deploy the military on Monday.
- By Monday, 23 states had militarized 17,000 National Guard members.
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Coronavirus updates (as of Monday night)
- COVID-19 has registered 6.3 million cases and 377,000 deaths worldwide. There are over 2.9 million recovered cases.
- The US has accounted for over 1.8 million cases and has surpassed 106,000 deaths. The US has registered over 615,000 recovered cases.
- Georgia has almost 48,000 cases and 2,074 deaths.
Facebook employees stage virtual walkout
- Some staff have taken issue with the company decision to allow Trump’s posts about social unrest to remain on the platform. Facebook says it refrains from fact-checking or removing politicians’ posts on the platform but will take down posts that glorify violence and spread misinformation.
- Twitter, by contrast, has shielded the tweet with a notice saying it violates Twitter’s rules against encouraging violence.
Atlanta protests continue for 4th consecutive night
As protesters continued call for justice, police utilized tear gas ahead of 9 p.m. curfew.
