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SHOULD I CALL 911 IF...? There's a lot to explore within HuffPost's new project. It examines 16 scenarios that commonly involve dialing 911 and whether there are alternatives to making that call, which could lead to fatal interactions with police. George Floyd, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice — police killed each of them after someone dialed 911 to report a trivial, routine, nonviolent concern. [HuffPost]
TRUMP'S BIZARRO COVID UNIVERSE The first night of the RNC tried to present a version of reality in which America's response to the coronavirus was swift and effective. But by almost every measure used to gauge a country's well-being, the United States under Trump has failed its coronavirus test. [HuffPost]
ST. LOUIS GUN COUPLE SPEAK Mark and Patricia McCloskey, in prerecorded remarks for the RNC, defended pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters and falsely claimed the Democrats want to "abolish the suburbs." They face felony charges for unlawful use of a weapon. [HuffPost]
NY AG PROBES TRUMP ASSETS New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James asked a court to enforce subpoenas, including one for Eric Trump, in an investigation into whether the Trump Organization and its agents improperly inflated the value of some assets. [HuffPost]
POSTAL BOSS DELIVERS SASS House Democrats grilled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about changes he's made to the U.S. Postal Service and his connections to Trump. In a particularly lively line of questioning, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) quipped about Roger Stone. [HuffPost]
FURY GROWS OVER LANDS CHIEF Senate Democrats have called for anti-public lands extremist William Perry Pendley to be removed from his leadership post at the Bureau of Land Management. The Interior Department continues to split hairs about his position. [HuffPost] | 
