| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: Wisconsin police shooting sparks new unrest, New York sues Trump Organization, and California fights the biggest fires in state history.  DeJoy denies sabotaging election Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he warned President Trump's re-election team that repeated attacks on mail-in ballots have hurt the USPS but denied that recent changes are linked to the Nov. 3 elections. "I'm not engaged in sabotaging the election," DeJoy, a major Trump donor, said Monday to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. "I put word around that this is not helpful," he said, adding he plans to vote by mail. The Democratic-led panel grilled DeJoy over Postal Service changes that led to widespread mail delays since he took over in June and requested the restoration of out-of-service mail-sorting machines and mailboxes. On Saturday, the House passed a bill to reverse the changes and send the agency $25 billion. DeJoy said his "No. 1 priority" is to ensure timely mail and said pinning the cuts on him furthers "a false narrative to Americans." Trump often claims, without basis, that voting by mail would lead to fraud and delay the results of the election indefinitely. During a speech to mark his official nomination, he raised the likelihood of a "rigged election." "It's not fair and it's not right," he complained, even before he thanked delegates at the RNC in Charlotte. "They're trying to steal the election from Republicans. This is the greatest scam in the history of politics." $ignificant figures 125. Wisconsin's governor summoned that many National Guard troops to Kenosha to block more violent protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, who was hospitalized in serious condition. $21.1 million. New York is investigating whether the Trump Organization falsely reported the value of his assets, including an obscure property called Seven Springs near NYC, to claim that much in tax deductions. 137. A 33-year-old man in Hong Kong was infected with a second case of Covid-19 that many days after initially testing positive in what scientists say is the first confirmed instance of coronavirus re-infection. Highly quotable "Your American dream will be dead." Trump said Democrats will force Biden to nominate "super radical, wild, crazy" Supreme Court justices after the GOP officially nominated him for reelection on Day 1 of the RNC. "One-two punch." The Atlantic hurricane season is off to a record start with two active storms, Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura, threatening the Gulf Coast with an onslaught of wind and coastal flooding. "Intoxication by cholinesterase inhibitors." Doctors in Berlin confirmed Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and Putin critic who fell ill last week, was poisoned and may suffer long-term nerve damage. This is not normal Out of control. More than 1 million acres in California have burned and 1,200 structures destroyed as firefighters battle nearly two dozen blazes, including two of the largest fires in state history, forcing thousands to flee.  The future is now Better than VR? Croatia startup Orqa is developing 5G headsets that enable real-time drone navigation, which could lead to remote reality tech that puts users an immersive real-world—not virtual—environment.  What's good Fictional no more. NYC's Central Park will soon get its first-ever statue to depict real women, a 14-foot bronze sculpture of suffrage torchbearers Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.  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: Embattled Belarus leader Lukashenko, in a show of defiance, stepped off a helicopter carrying a rifle past a crowd of protesters into the presidential palace. Thanks for reading!
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