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- A treasure chest hidden in the Rocky Mountains by a New Mexico millionaire has been found after a decade of searching and four deaths.
- John Oliver devoted Sunday night's entire episode of Last Week Tonight to an examination of the history of racist police violence.
- Read this troubling Twitter thread from Ebola survivor Dr. Craig Spencer about coronavirus cases trending in the wrong direction in 20 states across America.
- The American Academy of Ophthalmology has launched a campaign with the hashtag #NotOneMoreEye to implore police departments across the country to stop using pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets on protesters.
- Should police forces get a cut of the tax revenue from legalized marijuana?
- A dozen new coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania have been traced back to a New Jersey resident who attended multiple beach house parties at the Jersey Shore during the past two weeks.
- The NY Times looks at the journalistic battles over objectivity and truthful reporting gripping the remaining newsrooms left in America.
- A massive crowd gathered in a Queens parking lot on Sunday for a standup set from SNL's Michael Che.
- Governor Andrew Cuomo rode the NYC subway this morning for the first time in over three years to mark the occasion of NYC's Phase 1 reopening.
- And finally, here's video of a Great Blue Heron in Central Park to take the edge off your Monday:
Scott Lynch / Gothamist
Published Jun 8, 2020
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