Promises to Defund Police, NYC Reopening & NFL Reversal - Monday, June 8th, 2020

The news to know for Monday, June 8th, 2020!

What to know about the effort to "defund the police." Why some protesters have made that their rallying cry and which cities' leaders are now answering their call. We'll explain perspectives from both sides of what's become a national debate.

Also, which countries seem to be doing worse, and much better, in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Plus, the NFL commissioner's reversal, Reddit's co-founder resigns, and a decade-old hidden treasure discovered.

Those stories and more in 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Disbanding Minneapolis PD: AP, KMSP, Minneapolis Star Tribune

NY Police Funding: NY Times, The Hill, Business Insider

LA Police Funding: LA Times, Newsweek, AP

"Defund the Police": Vox, WSJ, AP, Bloomberg

Dems' Police Accountability Legislation: AP, ABC News, USA Today, Reuters

George Floyd Memorial: Houston Chronicle, KHOU, NY Times

Weekend Protest Wrap-Up: AP, WaPo, FOX News, WUSA, Tweet

World Reaches 400,000 Virus Deaths: AP, CNN, Johns Hopkins

NYC Reopening: NY Times, AMNY, NY Post

Biden Secures Democratic Nomination: NPR, Forbes, CNN,

Republicans Endorse Biden: NY Times, CBS News, Reuters

Yelp Search for Black-Owned Businesses: The Verge, Yelp

Reddit Co-Founder Resigns: Alexis Ohanian, TechCrunch

NFL Commissioner Admits Mistakes: CBS News, ESPN, CNN, NFL, Tweet

Conor McGregor Retires… Again: CNN, AP

Treasure Chest Found in the Rockies: ABC News, The Guardian

Monday Monday: Billionaires Cash in During Pandemic: CNN, Institute for Policy Studies