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  • Today, the World Health Organization said "the worst is yet to come" in the fight against the coronavirus, and that "the pandemic is actually speeding up." 
  • Governor Andrew Cuomo has given the go-ahead for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards to take place at Barclays Center on Sunday, August 30th.
  • Reddit has decided to ban the subreddit "The_Donald," its biggest community devoted to Donald Trump as part of its crackdown on hate speech.
  • Chief Justice John Roberts voted today to strike down a Louisiana anti-abortion law, but that doesn't mean his opinion on abortion has necessarily changed.
  • Christopher Nolan apparently doesn't allow chairs on his sets: "His reasoning is, if you have chairs, people will sit, and if they’re sitting, they’re not working," said Anne Hathaway.
  • Chinese scientists have identified a new strain of flu, which is carried by pigs, that has the potential to become another pandemic.
  • Democrats are asking for Trump administration intelligence officials to brief lawmakers on what they knew about a suspected Russian plot to pay bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan.
  • On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver discussed the eviction crisis, including the long struggle with housing in the U.S., why it’s gotten worse in recent months, and how to prevent an impending crisis.
  • Conner O'Malley's Bike Talk Show is the only talk show that matters, and also the most anti-Greg Kinnear talk show in history.
  • Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross are opting out of the 2020 season "for the personal health and safety of themselves and their loved ones."
  • "Don't Wanna" is another reminder that it's not really a new HAIM music video unless the sisters are walking together outside somewhere in L.A.
  • And finally, a puppy hunts the elusive dandelion flower: