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Grief, outrage over George Floyd spreads further
Overnight curfews were enacted in several cities nationwide as authorities sought to stem any violence.
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Minnesota to deploy record National Guard force to contain unrest over death of George Floyd
With a fifth night of protests looming, authorities say they are drastically increasing the state's military presence in Minneapolis.
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SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans
A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel.
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Bioethicist: ‘Immunity passports’ could do more harm than good
The "passports" have been floated as a way to get people who've recovered from COVID-19 back to work. But one expert says creating an "immunodeprived" status is unethical.
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Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage
Despite a few glimmers of hope, most of the economic news was likewise grim, as some of the world's most populous countries reported rising infections and deaths.
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40.8 million out of work in the past 10 weeks, 26% of labor force
Just last week, another 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Violence again rocks Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death; 1 killed
A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night.
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History in the making as House casts proxy votes in pandemic
To mark the history-making moment, Republicans sued to stop the majority from using the system, in which absent lawmakers can instruct those present to vote for them.
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‘We’re running out of time’: Census turns to Congress to push deadlines
Census Bureau officials say they can no longer meet the current legal deadlines for delivering the 2020 census results. Democrats have introduced a bill to grant an extension.
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Biden says Wolf’s reopening plan for Pa. is a model for the nation
Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, received Wolf’s official endorsement on Wednesday and joined the governor for a virtual campaign event.
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Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy
Studies show that social media polarizes its users. The pandemic means more Americans are on it than ever. What does that mean for the landscape of the 2020 election?
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2 U.S. astronauts board SpaceX rocket for historic launch
The launch Wednesday afternoon will be the first of Americans from the U.S. in nearly a decade.
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Nearing 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, U.S. is still ‘early in this outbreak’
"The speed with which this has happened is really devastating," says Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute.
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NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes
The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 — if it is able to resume play.
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Woman fired after backlash from racist Central Park confrontation
“Unfortunately we live in an era...where black men are seen as targets," Christian Cooper said. "This woman thought she could exploit that to her advantage."
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