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The Latest: Italy reports dip in virus cases after 5 days
After five straight days of small increases, the number of day-to-day confirmed COVID-19 cases in Italy has dipped.
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Facebook groups opposed to stay-at-home orders pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice.
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Former officer charged in Floyd's death posts $750K bond
A former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail, according to Hennepin County jail records.
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Fact check: President Trump's empty assurance on controlling virus
"We have it totally under control," President Donald Trump said in late January. A month later: "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA."
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Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running below capacity, virtual learning, outdoor classrooms and quarantine protocols for infected children the new norm.
