Early Addition: Hong Kong Arrests A Pro-Democracy Media Mogul

by Jen Chung

Published August 10, 2020

A man wearing a mask poses for a selfie with a Times Square Batman — Times Square is still Times Square, August 8, 2020
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Hong Kong authorities arrested media mogul Jimmy Lai, who supports democracy efforts and runs a tabloid newspaper; his two sons; and four staffers, claiming foreign collusion under the new national security law.
A man was fatally shot in the head at Lincoln Terrace Park in Brownsville.
A "pop-up" party with around 300 attendees at a NJ house was busted by police; organizers had charged women $40 and men $50 for admission.
Kodak was going to get a $765 million loan to make pharmaceuticals, but then questions emerged about executives' stock options and the whole "what experience do they have in making pharmaceuticals" thing.
Slate offers a "blow-by-blow" look at how President Donald Trump failed in his coronavirus response, like insisting during a January Fox News interview, "We have it totally under control."
Also, Trump's supporters love working the ref.
The Brooklyn Nets beat Kawhi Leonard and the LA CLippers—and clinched a playoff spot in the NBA Bubble.
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus's authoritarian president since 1994, won a reelection in what he calls a landslide, but the opposition questioned the results, as there were no poll observers.
Tiger King's Carole Baskin is upset about the big cats in Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B's "WAP" video.
Louis CK appeared as a "surprise guest" at Dave Chappelle's socially-distant outdoor comedy show; others at the show include Sarah Silverman, Tiffany Haddish, Common, and Talib Kweli.
Happy birthday to this panda, Hefeng, who lives in Shanghai—I'll be there next year (I hope!):