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U.S. coronavirus cases surge to highest level in 2 months
New cases in the U.S. have been surging for more than a week after trending down for more than six weeks.
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Fauci: Next few weeks critical to tamping down coronavirus spikes
About 2.3 million Americans have been infected and some 120,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Baseball’s back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
A team is scheduled to make only one trip to each city it visits in MLB's shortest season since 1878.
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We still don’t fully understand the label ‘asymptomatic’
A new paper finds that many of the people studied developed signs of minor lung inflammation while exhibiting no other symptoms of coronavirus.
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Why there’s a push to get police out of schools
Federal data analyzed shows millions of students, especially students of color, attend schools that have police officers, but no nurse or school psychologist.
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How recommendations of an Obama task force have, and haven’t, changed U.S. policing
The group's report, published in 2015, made 59 recommendations, ranging from the immediately implementable to bigger-picture cultural changes.
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Surging U.S. virus cases raise fear that progress is slipping
There's concern that hard-won progress against the scourge is slipping away because of resistance among many Americans to wearing masks and keeping their distance from others.
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‘None of us have ever been told to slow down on testing,’ Fauci testifies
The committee pressed the health officials for details on why the response has not been more effective and whether Trump prevented health experts from taking action sooner.
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LGBTQ clinics sue Trump administration over discrimination in trans health care
"Everyone deserves easy access to health care, and health care that is respectful of who we are," Bamby Salcedo says.
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WHO chief warns world leaders not to ‘politicize’ pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization is warning that the coronavirus pandemic “is still accelerating” around the globe.
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Vehicle attacks rise as extremists target protesters
From May 27 to June 17, Weil recorded at least 50 vehicle ramming attacks nationwide. Of those, five were by law enforcement and 45 by civilians.
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Trump suggests U.S. slow virus testing to avoid bad statistics
The outbreak has killed about 120,000 people in the U.S., and nearly a half-million worldwide, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.
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Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections
The president ignored health warnings to go through with his first rally in 110 days in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Cities brace for ‘collision course’ of summer heat waves and COVID-19
Spray parks have become popular places for people to cool off in the summer. But fears over the coronavirus mean that some cities are re-evaluating whether to keep them open.
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Statues toppled throughout U.S. in protests against racism
Demonstrators have defaced and toppled statues and busts of former U.S. presidents, a Spanish missionary and Confederate figures as anti-racism protests continue in the U.S.
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