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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Carrying approximately a million books within its walls, Powell’s is a place where readers can get lost for hours both in the store, and in the pages of words thoughtfully arranged by thousands of authors. Emily Powell is a third-generation owner of the iconic independent bookstore.“I think the reason we’re so big and so noteworthy 50 years into our history is really the mix of new and used inventory on the shelf together," Powell said. "Very few folks do that in any industry. Certainly, it was unusual in the book industry at the time, and it’s still somewhat unusual still to this day.”Book lovers travel from all over to explore the so-called "City of Books," thrifting for old books with new ideas.“This is one of my favorite books,” Powell said.It could be a rare book, a timely book, or a book you’ve never heard of before.“It really resonates whether you’re a book lover or just someone with an interest in anything. You just have to find your corner of the store and dive deep into that section.”Powell’s is the world’s largest independent bookstore. The owners recently decided to pull their books from Amazon’s virtual shelves. Some say the world’s largest online marketplace has become a threat to local bookstore culture.“They extract a commission but they also ask for certain customer-service treatment and ways of behaving that are not how we would ordinarily run our business,” Powell said.Powell says business with Amazon became more and more costly, and with the pandemic, she says they needed to find a way forward that is sustainable for Powell’s and the community.“We need to be a part of an ecosystem that’s healthy and vital, and so we have to be part of building that ecosystem and hence the choice to cut off our Amazon business,” Powell said.Powell’s isn’t the only independent retailer struggling to compete with a company offering anything and everything at a cheap price with quick and free shipping. Powell’s has been turning to its e-commerce site during the pandemic as online sales have become essential, but not every local bookstore can afford to have its own book-sale website.“Bookshop is an online bookstore that supports local mom-and-pop, brick-and-mortar independent bookstores,” Bookshop founder Andy Hunter said.Andy Hunter started Bookshop in January. It’s a free way for bookstores to create an online shop to sell to its customers.“They can just go to our website, scroll down to the footer, there will be a ‘become an affiliate’ link and then they can onboard and they can create a shop in under an hour," Hunter said. "Really maybe half an hour. It’s as easy as setting up a Facebook page.”We reached out to Amazon for comment on this book-selling trend, but have yet to hear back. Hunter says Bookshop has already captured nearly 2% of Amazon’s market share for books. He’s hoping that percentage will continue to rise.“If we lose independent bookstores, the importance of books in our culture will be diminished,” Hunter said.Powell says spending money at a local bookstore instead of Amazon keeps the dollars in the community. She says choosing to stop sales through Amazon was a difficult decision, but a necessary one."We’ve contemplated it for years because we know that staying with Amazon was not the best choice for our business, but it’s very hard to give up sales that you really need to keep surviving one way or another,” Powell said.Her hope for Powell’s Books is that they can connect people to the value of reading while continuing to evolve with the changes of the future.“We’re so accustomed in our modern age to the idea that the computer is the best way to find anything, but in fact, it’s very difficult to replicate the in-person experience of a bookstore,” Powell said.She says certain books will always stay relevant. 3820

President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal money if schools don’t reopen in the fall. He says the guidelines that his own federal health officials have created for schools to reopen are impractical and expensive. Trump isn't saying what funds would be cut off or what authority he had to make the move.San Diego Unified School Board Vice President Richard Barrera contested the president's authority to cut funding."He does not have that power. The federal aid that’s going to schools is approved by congress and under law, it has to be distributed to schools," Barrera said.In the 2018-19 school year, San Diego Unified received about 5 million in federal revenue, about 7.4% of its general fund budget.Barrera said SDUSD "desperately" wants to reopen campuses August 31, but said reopening can only occur if the viral spread is sufficiently under control and the district has appropriate funding for safety measures.Taking to Twitter to voice frustration, Trump argues that countries including Germany, Denmark and Norway have reopened schools “with no problems.” He's also repeating his claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons, not because of coronavirus risks.I disagree with @CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools. While they want them open, they are asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them!!!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2020In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2020 1805

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will not be visiting the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to pay his respects to Rep. John Lewis.During a press gaggle at the White House ahead of his departure, Trump was asked if he would be visiting the Capitol building, where Lewis is lying in state."No, I won't be going. No," Trump said.Trump will be touring a biotech firm in North Carolina Monday afternoon before returning to Washington in the evening.According to The Associated Press, Vice President Mike Pence and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are scheduled to pay respects Monday afternoon or evening.Funeral services for Lewis took place in Alabama over the weekend. On Monday, his body was flown to Washington and then escorted to the Capitol building by motorcade. Lewis will lie in state Monday evening and will be laid to rest following a funeral service in his home state of Georgia on Thursday. 927

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would sign a pardon for suffragette Susan B. Anthony on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 after she voted in a presidential election. She was arrested about a week later and eventually convicted of "knowingly, wrongfully, and unlawfully" voting without the right to do so. She was fined 0, a fine which she promised to never pay.While Anthony never did pay her fine, her conviction for voting illegally has remained on the books for nearly 150 years.Anthony died in 1906 — 14 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment.Fourteen other women voted alongside Anthony in the election. They were also charged but never faced trial. 763

President Donald Trump has received at least eight different medicines and supplements since he was diagnosed with COVID-19.Several are new and approved under emergency or compassionate use orders, including Regeneron's antibody cocktail. It uses lab-created COVID-19 antibodies to boost the immune response.A late stage trial that has not been peer-reviewed yet suggests the cocktail is safe and appeared to reduce symptoms.“None of the other medicines that he's been given, whether it's Remdesivir, more recently, dexamethasone, none of them have actually been shown to have direct antiviral activity, that is, they don't lower the virus levels directly,” said Dr. George Yancopoulos, a founding scientist at Regeneron.Yancopoulos says they're getting more requests, but “compassionate use” is not intended for widespread distribution. The Food and Drug Administration would have to grant emergency use authorization“And as of course, we all know, when you're fighting a viral disease and it's a race between the virus taking over and your body beating it, and dropping viral levels would be a great indicator that that the battle is going in the right direction and that the patient is winning,” said Yancopoulos.The president also took a steroid called dexamethasone. It's used to treat inflammation and is proven to help people breathe when they need oxygen.“For patients who were hospitalized or getting oxygen, it was extremely effective in helping them walk out of the hospital under their own powers,” said Peter Pitts, President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.Meanwhile first lady Melania Trump, who also tested positive, tweeted Monday that she is feeling good and will continue to rest at home. 1733

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