| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: Minneapolis police officers fired after fatal arrest, Macron orders up billions in aid for France's auto industry, and Costa Rica lifts ban on same-sex marriage.  Twitter fact-checks Trump For the first time, Twitter stamped a pair of President Trump's tweets with a fact-check label Tuesday following years of criticism that it let him spread misinformation. After Trump's false claim that mail-in ballots would lead to "a Rigged Election," Twitter tagged the tweets: "Get the facts about mail-in ballots" and linked to articles and tweets rebutting him. Afterward, Trump accused Twitter of "interfering" in the 2020 election and "stifling FREE SPEECH." Twitter's move is likely to raise questions about Trump's other tweets deemed misleading, particularly as he continued pushing a baseless conspiracy theory Tuesday suggesting MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough murdered a woman who died in his office in 2001. Last week, the woman's widower asked CEO Jack Dorsey to delete the tweets, saying Trump had "taken the memory of my dead wife and perverted it for perceived political gain." Twitter refused to delete thee tweets but said in a statement Tuesday it's "working to expand existing product features and policies" for such cases. More: - In the past, Twitter has added warning labels to Trump's tweets that violate policies but left them up, citing "legitimate public interest."
- There's some dispute over whether Trump gets special treatment from social media companies. Facebook and Twitter deleted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's posts about hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 but left up Trump's posts touting the same drug.
$ignificant figures 11. Covid-19 patients are no longer infectious after that many days of getting sick, according to a Singapore study. Meanwhile, a French study found hospital staff who got mild forms of Covid-19 produced antibodies. $8.8 billion. French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a "historic" stimulus for its ailing auto industry that encourages consumers to buy electric vehicles and trade in older, more polluting cars. $37.4 million. How much 22-year-old tennis player Naomi Osaka earned from prize money and endorsements between June 2019 and May 2020, making her the highest-paid female athlete in history. Highly quotable "No need for us to worry." Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that China's proposed national security law would not threaten the semi-autonomous territory's civil rights. The U.S. is considering sanctions. "I can't breathe." The FBI is investigating the death of a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a bystander's video showed a white officer kneeling on his neck. Four officers were fired. "Temporary pause." The WHO suspended Covid-19 drug trials on the Trump-backed malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine after a study suggested it was linked to heart problems and a higher risk of death. This is not normal Extreme heat. It's so hot in California this week that melting mountain snow may turn streams into icy torrents capable of inducing "rapid onset hypothermia" for those seeking relief, the National Weather Service said.  The future is now Smart medicine. An Israeli hospital unveiled a "smart" simulation room to test new Covid-19 tech, including a robot that enables remote doctor-patient communication and lets patients self-perform simple check-ups.  What's good "Wife and wife." Daritza Araya and Alexandra Quirós were the first lesbian couple to wed in Costa Rica early Tuesday after the country became the first in Central America to legalize same-sex marriage.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week. Follow QuickTake on Twitter , YouTube , Instagram and Facebook . BTW: Watch the incredible moment New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern keeps her cool as a 5.8 earthquake strikes during a live interview. Thanks for reading!
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