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U.S. states struggle with a shifting pandemic as federal guidance falls silent.

The federal government’s leadership in the coronavirus pandemic has so waned that state and local health officials have been left to figure out on their own how to handle rising infections and navigate conflicting signals from the White House.

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Beijing coronavirus outbreak: city raises emergency level and grounds hundreds of flights

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An inexpensive drug reduces virus deaths, scientists say.

Scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that they have identified what they called the first drug proven to reduce coronavirus-related deaths, after a 6,000-patient trial of the drug in Britain showed that a low-cost steroid could reduce deaths significantly for hospitalized patients.

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Disease experts are warning the virus isn’t going anywhere. Some places in the U.S. might see more lockdowns.

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Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Minnesota Tackles Police Overhaul

Statues have fallen and racist symbols have been removed. But the path to lasting change may run through state legislatures. On Friday, Minnesota will convene a special legislative session to consider changing its criminal justice system.

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‘I should not have been there,’ Milley says of Trump photo op.

The country’s top military official apologized on Thursday for taking part in President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square for a photo op after authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area of peaceful protesters.

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How the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events

Only the worst disasters completely upend normal patterns of death, overshadowing, if only briefly, everyday causes like cancer, heart disease and car accidents. Here’s how the devastation brought by the pandemic in 25 cities and regions compares with historical events.

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George Floyd killing triggers wave of activism around the world

Floyd’s death in Minneapolis more than a fortnight ago has been the trigger for a wave of activism that has spread to more than 50 countries. The nine-minute video of his killing by police has become a mirror for racism and inequality in societies around the world.

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Brazil stops releasing Covid-19 death toll and wipes data from official site

Health ministry insiders told local media the move was ordered by far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, himself – and was met with widespread outrage in Brazil, one of the world’s worst-hit Covid-19 hotspots, with more deaths than Italy and more cases than Russia and the UK.

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Unemployment fell to 13.3 percent in May, with a gain of 2.5 million jobs

The job market unexpectedly reversed its free fall in May as employers brought back millions of workers after pandemic-induced layoffs and the unemployment rate declined.