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What you need to know about coronavirus on Sunday, June 14
Ready or not, here comes a big week for reopening. France is lifting travel restrictions, New Jersey will allow outdoor dining, British shops plan on…
Continue Reading 6 reasons why bats aren’t enemies: They help make tequila, and other surprising facts you may not know
Bats have shouldered much of the blame in the quest for the origins of the novel coronavirus. In March, researchers published a study that found a…
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Police say man shot 8 after being denied entry into San Antonio bar
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Police were searching for a shooter who opened fire after he was denied entry into a bar in San Antonio, wounding eight people,…
Continue Reading In the Black Lives Matter movement, immigrants find themselves in a tough position
After the first wave of nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death turned violent, immigrants on US visas who support the Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft sends back images of stars from 4.3 billion miles away
From its unique vantage point 4.3 billion miles from Earth, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of nearby stars — and the…
Continue Reading Some families have been kept apart by coronavirus. These families are still waiting to meet
Across the world, families who were on the brink of adopting a child have had their futures together postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. Adoption…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police chief says George Floyd’s family will inspire his reform efforts
Minneapolis police Chief Medaria Arradondo says a “gut wrenching” meeting with the family of George Floyd reaffirmed his resolve to make…
Continue Reading Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated
The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos told CNN Saturday. A second…
Continue Reading Statue of Robert E. Lee gets a makeover with Pride Flag and ‘BLM’ sign
Activists in Richmond, Virginia, projected the image of a pride flag and ‘BLM’ on a Confederate statue there Friday night in support of…
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Texas prosecutors probe irregularities in 2004 Floyd arrest
DALLAS, Texas — Texas prosecutors are examining potential irregularities in a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George…
Continue Reading Woman becomes first observant Sikh to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point
A woman has made history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point. Second Lieutenant Anmol Narang,…
Continue Reading Birds aren’t all singing the same song. They have dialects, too
Laura Molles is so attuned to birds that she can tell where birds of some species are from just by listening to their song. She’s not a…
Continue Reading Roger Goodell saying Black Lives Matter is ‘almost like a slap in the face,’ Michael Bennett says
NFL defensive end Michael Bennett isn’t buying Commissioner Roger Goodell’s comments last week that the league believes Black Lives…
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Atlanta police chief resigns after officer fatally shoots black man at fast food drive-in
ATLANTA, Georgia — Atlanta’s police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field…
Continue Reading Human remains found in Idaho identified as Lori Vallow’s children
Idaho police confirmed the two sets of human remains found at Chad Daybell’s home were those of two missing children who had not been seen…
Continue Reading A Virginia city finally removed its 800-pound slave auction block after years of deliberation
The city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, has removed an auction block marking the spot where African Americans were once displayed and sold as slaves.…
Continue Reading Best moments from CNN and Sesame Street’s second coronavirus town hall for kids and parents
CNN has once again partnered with Sesame Street for a second town hall about coronavirus to give kids the opportunity to learn more about the…
Continue Reading Why some police officers rally around their colleagues — even when they’re accused of committing crimes
The two scenes played out in recent days in a strikingly similar fashion. Outside a courthouse in Buffalo, New York, police officers and others…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Saturday, June 13
Should you wear a mask? (Yes.) Go to a crowded house party? (No.) Take the train to work? (It depends.) It’s hard to do the right thing when…
Continue Reading The race-related things that have changed since protests began around George Floyd’s death
As protests around the world continue over police brutality and the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, change is happening across the US.…
Continue Reading Meet the Asian Americans helping to uproot racism in their communities
It’s a common rule in Asian American households: Don’t bring home a black boyfriend or girlfriend. And it’s an order many young…
Continue Reading An American policeman killed George Floyd. Now Europe is re-examining its colonial history
At an old stone harbor in the English city of Bristol, young people gather at a bent railing by the water and peer into the murky deep. They’re…
Continue Reading Minnesota pardons Max Mason in rape case that led to lynchings of three black men
An African-American man convicted of alleged rape was granted a posthumous pardon Friday, nearly 100 years after angry mobs lynched three others…
Continue Reading Australian sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
An Australian national has been sentenced to death in China after a court convicted him on charges of drug smuggling. The man, who was not…
Continue Reading Summer camps try ‘pods’ to keep campers together while limiting the spread of coronavirus
As the summer sun rises high in the sky, kids who have been out of school and stuck at home are itching for an escape from the pandemic-induced…
Continue Reading Bubba Wallace says there’s more good than bad in fan reaction to NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban
Bubba Wallace is excited about the change he’s seen in NASCAR this week. Wallace, the only full-time African American driver in NASCAR’s…
Continue Reading Confusion reigns as countries loosen coronavirus lockdowns and cases rise
“Can’t hug my nan but I can go on Nemesis Inferno with her,” wrote one Twitter user regarding his grandmother and a popular UK…
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