It wasn’t immediately clear if the federal agents knew the mayor was in the crowd when they used the tear gas.
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The Latest: White House, Republicans agree to virus testing but aid bill shifts
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and the White House reached tentative agreement late Wednesday for more testing funds in the next COVID-19 relief package, but deep disagreements over the scope of the $1 trillion in federal aid have forced a shift in strategy. Facing […]
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Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath
Defense Secretary Mark Esper signs a memo prohibiting its display on military installations in a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.
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Rev. C.T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, has died at 95
Vivian’s civil rights work stretched back more than six decades, to his first sit-in demonstrations in the 1940s in Peoria, Ill.
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The Latest: Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they’re unlikely to return to classrooms full time in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic as death tolls reached new highs. It came as many states — particularly […]
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Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials, U.S., Britain and Canada say
They allege that a Russian intelligence unit is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in COVID-19 vaccine development.
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Rising coronavirus infections threaten U.S. economic recovery
Credit card spending has stalled, and more than a million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week.
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The Latest: Virus prompts drastic measures in Texas as death toll grows in U.S.
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. HOUSTON — The spread of the coronavirus surged unabated in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel and funeral morgues […]
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Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores
The company said the policy will go into effect on Monday to allow time to inform stores and customers.
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The Latest: Virus cases still rising in some states amid new restrictions worldwide
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. MIAMI — Arizona, Texas and Florida together reported about 25,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as restrictions aimed at combating the spread of the pandemic took hold in the United States and around the world in an unsettling sign reminiscent of the […]