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American Air to book full planes, shelve social distancing 26 Jun 2020 - 11:04 pm
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to axe Obamacare 26 Jun 2020 - 11:20 am
In this file photo taken on May 12, 2020 The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington DC. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Mexico's finance minister tests positive for coronavirus 25 Jun 2020 - 11:57 pm
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New York officer arrested, charged for chokehold 25 Jun 2020 - 11:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: New York Police Department (NYPD) officers are pictured as protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File
Canada's Trudeau rejects call to swap Huawei executive for detainees in China 25 Jun 2020 - 11:43 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 06, 2019 Louis Huang of Vancouver Freedom and Democracy for China holds photos of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who are being detained by China, outside British Columbia Supreme Court, in Vancouver,
Disneyland’s July reopening delayed indefinitely in California 25 Jun 2020 - 11:28 pm
(FILES) In this file photo an employee cleans the grounds behind the closed gates of Disneyland Park on the first day of the closure of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks as fear of the spread of coronavirus continue, in Anaheim, Calif
NASA renames Washington HQ for 'Hidden Figures' trailblazer 25 Jun 2020 - 11:12 pm
This undated handout photo obtained courtesy of NASA on June 24, 2020 shows Mary Winston Jackson, the first female African American NASA engineer/AFP/
Texas calls halt to reopening as new U.S. coronavirus cases surge 25 Jun 2020 - 09:44 pm
A lab at Methodist Charlton Medical Center tests samples for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a BD Max system in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Cooper Neill
Cuomo says New York 'bent the curve' as new COVID-19 cases keep rising in other states 25 Jun 2020 - 07:23 pm
People enjoy the weather in Central Park, the day before the city starts phase two of reopening after the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
US Supreme Court bolsters Trump's power over rapid deportation 25 Jun 2020 - 05:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges coal miners during a Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pentagon lists firms it says are backed by Chinese military 25 Jun 2020 - 03:41 pm
This photo taken on June 23, 2020 shows a Huawei global flagship store ahead of its opening in Shanghai. / AFP / STR
Trump says US moving troops to Poland after Duda meeting 25 Jun 2020 - 01:43 pm
Poland's President Andrzej Duda listens to U.S. President Donald Trump during a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Biden now leads in six states key to Trump’s 2016 victory 25 Jun 2020 - 01:34 pm
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at a community center in Darby, Pennsylvania U.S., June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Trump’s visa freeze could help funnel talented workers to Canada 25 Jun 2020 - 01:28 pm
A streetcar passes in the financial district as the provincial phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions begins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
'Don't look!': Mexican town shudders as quake strikes again 25 Jun 2020 - 09:45 am
People talk near a building damaged during a quake, in Oaxaca, Mexico June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata/File Photo
Sahara dust cloud looms over Cuba, Caribbean and Florida 25 Jun 2020 - 09:32 am
A man walks near Morro Castle as a vast cloud of Sahara dust is blanketing the city of Havana on June 24, 2020.  AFP / YAMIL LAGE
Smaller Toronto film festival to screen online, at drive-ins 24 Jun 2020 - 11:53 pm
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Trump admin defends defunding COVID testing in Texas, four other states 24 Jun 2020 - 11:33 pm
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ADM Brett P. Giroir testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. June 23, 2020. Kevin Diet