Early Addition: Movie Theater Chains Sue NJ For Right To Spread COVID-19

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Published Jul 7, 2020

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Ben Yakas

Published Jul 7, 2020

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The Washington Post has gotten to read Mary Trump's upcoming family tell-all/psychological analysis of her uncle Donald Trump, and she writes that Trump is a sociopath whose father abused him and short-circuited his “ability to develop and experience the entire spectrum of human emotion."
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus.
A group of movie theater companies — including AMC, Cinemark and Regal — have filed a lawsuit against the governor of New Jersey claiming a First Amendment right to reopen during the pandemic.
A California appeals court will decide whether removing a juror for expressing support for Black Lives Matter is a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s ban on excluding prospective jurors based on race.
The city received more than 745 social distancing complaints in Manhattan since NYC restaurants and bars reopened for outdoor dining on June 22nd.
Vulture has a fantastic interview with an incredibly open Thandie Newton about her Hollywood frustrations, and it includes a pretty fascinating anecdote about what it's like to work with Tom Cruise.
NYC's unemployment rate is hovering near 20 percent, a figure not seen since the Great Depression.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is boosting the GoFundMe of Greenwich Village bar Kettle Of Fish.
John Mulaney has signed a deal with Comedy Central to produce two new John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch musical comedy specials.
A Brooklyn man has been indicted for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of Egyptian artifacts, some nearly 4,000 years old, stuffed inside dirty suitcases through JFK Airport.
Listen to “Haircut Sphinx,” the rocking new single from Guided By Voice's upcoming Mirrored Aztec.
And finally, raccoons can be cute too (from a safe distance):

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