• Just recently, California has determined that the Los Angeles Unified School District have broke federal law by keeping $5 million away from Catholic schools
• Out of the 100 eligible private Catholic schools, only 17 have received the district’s $349 million in Title I funds during 2019-2020

Caitlyn Jenner’s gubernatorial campaign piles up debt

• During the California recall race, Caitlyn Jenner’s campaign has raised about $747,000 and spent about $910,000 which leaves the campaign with around $156,000 in debt
• More than a quarter of that money has flowed to fundraising platform WinRed and to enlist the services of former Trump campaign hand Brad Parscale and former Bush press secretary, Ari Fleischer

California sees rising delta variant cases and new mask mandates

• San Francisco and 6 other counties in California’s Bay area have seen a surge in COVID-19 infections and this has prompted them to reinstate mask dates for indoor spaces
• The infection rates in San Francisco has increased by almost 20 times what they were at the lowest point in June
• According to recent state data, new California cases have jumped from fewer than 900 a day at the end of May to more than 9,000 a day

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• After two Bolt EVs in Vermont and New Jersey caught fire, General Motors has issued a warning to owners of the 2017-2019 versions of this vehicle to not park the car inside or charge them unattended overnight
• Starting in November, GM issued a recall for these versions of the vehicle because of the fire risk which covers 69,000 cars

Latin America and the United States continue to surge in Covid cases

• In recent weeks, Latin America and the United States have been consistently seen rising numbers in Covid cases
• Across several countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, the spikes in infections have field violence and instability
• Guatemala, El Salvador, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba have seen large increases in new infections as well 

Ceo of Delta Airline reports that the rise in Covid cases has not impacted bookings

• Ever since the delta variant of coronavirus had begun affecting mass numbers of people, many businesses have had major impacts 
• The CEO of Delta ED Bastian has said that despite the rise in cases, the amount of booking has not been affected and are at or above levels of 2019

The 2022 Jeep Compass SUV has been unveiled

• Jeep’s Compass SUV is the best selling vehicle globally and scheduled to arrive in North America showrooms this fall with a starting price of $24,995
• The new 2022 Jeep Compass now has an upgraded interior and exterior along with standard safety technologies like active emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring

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• A new warning is expected to be announced by the FDA concerning a possible relationship between rare autoimmune disease and the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine
• The CDC has reported that the disease is called Guillain-Barre syndrome and around 100 reports have been detected out of 12.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine

Plan to end lockdown in the UK has been settled by the government despite Delta variant spread

• The easing of lockdown rules has been planned to happen on July 19 in England according to a confirmation from the UK Health Minister Sajid Javid
• Despite the rise in coronavirus cases as a result of the delta variant, the UK government still wants to go ahead with this plan
• Today (Monday), the UK has reported upwards of 34,000 covid cases 

American retailers could see their own stimulus from Child tax credit payments sometime this year

• Beginning this Thursday until sometime in December, Monthly child tax credit payments will be $250 to $300 a child depending on age and families that qualify
• The child tax payments could act as a stimulus for retailers such as Target, Costco, and Walmart as the payments may go towards things like school supplies, clothes, and food

Nordstrom purchases stake in Topshop, Tman, Miss Selfridge, and HIIT owned by UK fashion brand Asos

• To appeal to consumers in their 20s, Nordstrom has bought a stake in Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, and HIIT
• The president of Nordstrom, Pete Nordstrom has said that the collaboration between the company and these brands could help to revolutionize how their department store operator works with brands.

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• With more than 251,000 Covid cases, the second largest continent Africa has seen a 20% increase in just one week and a 12% increase from peak of January
• Along with the countries Senegal and Malawi, there are upwards of 16 African countries that have experienced a surge in Covid cases 
• Due to the slow international vaccine rollout in Africa, less than 2% of the continent’s population has received the full vaccine 

NBA Finals: Suns v. Bucks game 1 gets 8.5 million viewers; 13% increase from 2020

• On ABC, The NBA Finals game has gotten more than 8 million viewers for Game 1 of this championship which is a 13% increase from last year in 2020
• In Milwaukee and Phoenix, the National Basketball Association has reported that the markets have finally appeared in the Finals after decades

• As a gas and Oil Giant in the UK, BP has reported that according to their statistics, some of the most dramatic energy crises in history have not surpassed the intensity of the energy crises happening from 2020 to 2021 during the pandemic
• The company has also reported that last year with the arrival of the Coronavirus came primary energy and carbon emission that failed at their fastest rates since World War II 

Stellantis plans to invest $35.5 billion in Dodge EVs and Ram pickup

• Through 2025, Stelantis has plans to invest a minimum of $35.5 billion into new software technology and electrification of vehicles
• The company now joins other automakers such as Fort Motor, Volkswagen, and General Motors with their announced investments in EVs
• Stellantis as a total of 14 brand which include Open, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, Maserati, and Ram

Personal Lines of Credit at Wells Fargo will be shut down

• In the coming weeks, Wells Fargo Bank will be shutting down all of the existing personal lines of credit and the product is not offered anymore 
• The bank reports that in reviewing their product offerings, they found that closing all Personal Lines of Credit would allow them to focus on credit cars and personal loans
• Wells Fargo has also said that this closure may have an affect on the credit score of those this move affects 

Spectators will be banned from Japan Olympics as the country declares state of emergency

• After a significant rise in Covid-19 cases in the country mainly due to the delta variant, the Olympics will be banning spectators from the games in Tokyo
• After already being delayed for a year because of the pandemic, this poses another hue challenge for the Olympic games

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