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Unarmed National Guard 'activated' and on standby to help protect DC monuments 24 Jun 2020 - 07:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: The statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson on his horse in the center of Lafayette Park is silhouetted against the White House in front of the Washington Monument (L) in Washington November 17, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
Hospitals are counting beds again with virus cases rising 24 Jun 2020 - 07:31 pm
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New York, New Jersey, Connecticut to quarantine visitors from states with high coronavirus infections 24 Jun 2020 - 06:39 pm
Customers at Amaranth are served at outside tables as the city moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on June 23, 2020 in New York City. Cindy Ord/Getty Images/AFP
New York City Marathon canceled because of coronavirus 24 Jun 2020 - 05:20 pm
(FILES) In this file photo runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon in New York on November 3, 2019. New York's famed marathon planned for November 1, 2020 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, o
As US coronavirus cases surge, Texas, Arizona and Nevada hit new records 23 Jun 2020 - 11:28 pm
Free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing is provided by the City of Denver during an event to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United State
Twitter puts warning notice on Trump tweet for 'abusive behavior' 23 Jun 2020 - 11:04 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while participating in a roundtable briefing on border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Station in Yuma, Arizona, U.S., June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Who is affected by Trump’s suspension of foreign work visas? 23 Jun 2020 - 10:48 pm
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Historic' coronavirus challenges ahead, experts warn US Congress 23 Jun 2020 - 08:17 pm
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other health officials testify before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in
Brazil nears deal to produce Oxford coronavirus vaccine 23 Jun 2020 - 07:25 pm
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Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants 23 Jun 2020 - 10:00 am
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Brazil reports 654 virus fatalities, 759 die in Mexico 23 Jun 2020 - 09:44 am
A COVID-19 patient is treated at the Oceanico hospital in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro on June 22, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil is the second worst-affected country behind the United States, registering over 50,000 deaths. / AFP / CARL DE SOUZ
Protesters fail to bring down Andrew Jackson statue near White House 23 Jun 2020 - 09:14 am
The equestrian statue of former US President General Andrew Jackson has ropes and chains still hanging, after protesters tried to topple it, at Lafayette square, in front of the White House, in Washington, DC on June 22, 2020. AFP / Eric BARADAT
$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation 23 Jun 2020 - 08:11 am
In this aerial file photo taken on March 15, 2020 a boat is seen speeding on the Jurura river in the municipality of Carauari, Amazonas state, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. AFP / Florence GOISNARD
Pompeo compares ex-security advisor John Bolton to Edward Snowden 23 Jun 2020 - 08:11 am
In this file photo taken on April 8, 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, DC.  AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Brazilians flock to beach as WHO says country undercounting coronavirus surge 22 Jun 2020 - 11:34 pm
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Trump to suspend H-1B work visas and others through end of year 22 Jun 2020 - 11:09 pm
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Canada will not reopen borders quickly, Trudeau tells anxious airlines 22 Jun 2020 - 09:56 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
US coronavirus deaths reach over 120,000 as new hot spots emerge 22 Jun 2020 - 08:13 pm
People eat in outdoor seating outside a restaurant 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