An online post by SinoPharm shows pictures of workers it says got vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine candidate and the words “Giving a helping hand in forging the sword of victory.” In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, the state-owned Chinese company is boasting that it gave its employees, including top executives, experimental shots even before the government OK’d testing in people. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) 
FILE – In this Dec. 10, 2018, file photo Nick Cannon poses for a portrait in New York. Cannon’s “hateful speech” and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories led ViacomCBS to cut ties with the performer, the media giant said. “ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism,” the company said in a statement Tuesday, July 14, 2020. It is terminating its relationship with Cannon, ViacomCBS said. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File) 
A vendor adjusts vegetables on his cart on a commercial street in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said lockdowns over COVID-19 pandemic may lead to street protests over economic problems, though in Tehran, authorities have decided to impose some restrictions again over newly spiking reported deaths from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, after stepping off Marine One. Trump is returning from Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) 
A resident wears a face mask during the start of a lockdown due to a rise in COVID cases in the city of Navotas, Manila, Philippines on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Coronavirus infections continue to rise in the country after reopening the economy that is on the brink of a recession while still struggling to combat the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. CHINESE COMPANIES USE WORKERS TO ‘PRE-TEST’ COVID-19 VACCINE
In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting its employees, including top executives, received experimental shots before the government approved testing in people.
2. CORONAVIRUS CAUSES MORE ILLNESS AND DEATH IN MANY COUNTRIES
Bars may be off the menu and many schools look set to remain closed for months to come as the new coronavirus causes more illness and death in many countries and the U.S. South and West.
3. TRUMP WANTS A SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT
President Donald Trump is adamant that he wants another four years in office. It’s less clear what he would do with them.
4. ANALYSIS: RISKS GROW AFTER BLAST HITS IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
A mysterious explosion and fire at Iran’s main nuclear facility may have stopped Tehran from building advanced centrifuges, but it likely has not slowed the Islamic Republic in growing its stockpile of low-enriched uranium.
5. NICK CANNON APOLOGIZES TO JEWISH COMMUNITY
Nick Cannon apologizes to the Jewish community for his “hurtful and divisive” words, a day after ViacomCBS severed ties with him for the remarks made on a podcast.