1.  Biden Won’t Travel to Milwaukee for DNC Over COVID Concerns

 STAYING HOME 

Instead, he’ll accept the Democratic nomination virtually.

2.  Defense Officials: Trump Talking Nonsense on Beirut Blast

  LOOSE CANNON 

Trump baselessly described the explosion as a “terrible attack” with a “bomb of some kind.”

3.  Don’t Freak Out: the Kate Spade Surprise Sale is 75% Off

 AD BY KATE SPADE 

Kate Spade’s Surprise Sale has discounts on new merch and bestsellers, but hurry before the massive sales sell out.

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4.  Trump Will ‘Probably’ Do Convention Speech From White House

 NOT OFFICIAL BUSINESS 

Normally, presidents don’t mix presidential business with campaign events.

5.  Tel Aviv City Hall to Display Lebanese Flag Colors

 ‘HUMANITY BEFORE CONFLICT’ 

“Humanity comes before any conflict, and our heart is with the Lebanese people following the terrible disaster that befell them,” Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai wrote in a tweet.

6.  Brooklinen Won My Heart Again With Their Waffle Knit Towels

 WILL IT WAFFLE? 

I didn’t think it was possible to love a towel as much as I loved Brooklinen towels. And then they launched a waffle knit line.

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7.  Florida Reports Record Single-Day Hospitalization Increase

 SURGE 

The total number of coronavirus cases in the Sunshine State has topped 500,000.

8.  Coronavirus Vaccine Likely Won’t Work in Obese Patients

 ALARMING 

Other vaccines including those for influenza and hepatitis B are less effective among obese people, and scientists predict that the pattern will continue in a coronavirus vaccine.

9.  FBI Seizes Guns at YouTuber Jake Paul’s L.A. Home: Report

 RAID UNDERWAY 

The FBI arrived Wednesday morning to the home with a search warrant, but the agency declined to reveal the reason for the search.

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10.  Pro Poker Player Susie Zhao Met Alleged Murderer at Motel

 TWIST 

“This is not the end of the investigation into Susie’s death but the beginning of the pursuit of justice for her and her family,” Detective Lt. Chris Hild said.

11.  Sexual Assault Survivor Daisy Coleman Dies by Suicide at 23

  ‘BABY GIRL IS GONE’  

Coleman, whose story was featured in the documentary “Audrie & Daisy,” was discovered Tuesday night after her mother sent police to her home for a welfare check.

12.  State Department Watchdog Resigns Amid Agency Turmoil

 NO ACCOUNTABILITY 

Stephen Akard, whose resignation is effective Friday, was appointed acting inspector general after Steve Linick’s abrupt firing in May.

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13.  Woman Hurls Racial Slurs at Black Landscapers in Viral Video

 HORRIFIC 

During the Thursday incident, the unidentified woman called two landscapers the n-word as they were finishing a job at her neighbor’s house.

14.  Gang Member Released Without Bail Suspected in 3 Shootings

 ‘VIOLENT SPREE’ 

Darrius Sutton is allegedly tied to numerous shootings over the last year and reportedly injured seven people.

15.  48% of Inmates in AZ Prison Test Positive for COVID in 1 Day

 CRUEL AND UNUSUAL 

Inmates staged a peaceful walkout last week over their concerns about the virus.

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