| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: U.S. markets see worst day since March, Trump asks rally-goers to waive Covid-19 liability, and meet the first person to walk in space and reach the deepest ocean point.  Seattle's no-police neighborhood Hundreds of protesters in Seattle have laid claim to several city blocks and transformed it into the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or "CHAZ," hoping to demonstrate what a community can look like without police. The zone surrounds the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct, which had been the site of violent clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and police, who abandoned the area earlier this week over safety fears. Protesters reversed the barricades and have occupied the neighborhood ever since, creating a festival-like scene complete with film screenings, music and poetry performances, street fair vendors, and a "no cop co-op." In addition to police reform, protesters are calling for racial justice and compensation for Native groups who settled there before Seattle was founded. They've also made demands to abolish prisons and allow communities to create local anti-crime systems. Trump labeled the protesters "domestic terrorists" and called on Seattle officials to "take back your city now," saying, "these ugly anarchists must be stopped." It's unclear how long CHAZ will exist but Washington officials have said they want to start a dialogue with protest leaders. $ignificant figures 1,861. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged that many points and the S&P 500 sank 5.9% as reports of increasing Covid-19 cases spooked investors in the worst day for U.S. markets since March. 329%. Demand for Netflix's "Dear White People" has surged that much and interest in "When They See Us," rose 147%, as more Americans seek media dealing with race amid nationwide protests against police brutality. 21. A Norwegian court sentenced Philip Manshaus, 22, to that many years in prison for killing his teenage stepsister and opening fire at the al-Noor Islamic Centre in Baerum, west of Oslo, last August. Highly quotable "I should not have been there." Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley, apologized for joining Trump on his walk to St. John's Church for a photo-op that "created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics." "Precipice of disaster." Houston officials are "getting close" to reinstating stay-at-home orders and reopening a Covid-19 hospital at a football stadium a day after Texas recorded its highest one-day tally of new cases. "Voluntarily assume all risks related to Covid-19." Trump's campaign is asking people attending his Oklahoma rally next week to waive liability—even as he hurtles forward to reopen the country. This is not normal Epic surge. Climate change is expected to cause stronger storms that may trigger more frequent ocean waves that could grow 10% bigger, likely to increase flooding and coastline erosion from Australia to South America.  The future is now Anti-virus air. A Paris restaurant is using a hospital-grade ventilation system that slows air particles from passing between tables or sucks them up via ceiling filters to cut the risk of airborne transmission of coronavirus.  What's good Highs and lows. Former NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan recently became the first woman to reach Challenger Deep, the ocean's deepest point—36 years after she became the first American woman to walk in space. Now, she's the only human to have done both.  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: The RNC announced it will move key parts of its nominating convention, including Trump's acceptance speech, to Jacksonville, Florida. Thanks for reading!
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