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Nothing Like SARS: Researchers Warn The Coronavirus Will Not Fade Away Anytime Soon

4:13pm June 11, 2020

by Pien Huang

There was early hope that the coronavirus could be contained and eliminated. But researchers now believe the virus is likely to be a continuing threat until a vaccine is developed.

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Amazon Announces 1-Year Moratorium On Police Use Of Its Facial-Recognition Technology

4:04pm June 11, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Amazon announced Wednesday it is halting the use of its facial recognition technology by the police. Sudden shifts by major tech companies follow mass protests calling for police reform.

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President Trump To Hold A Roundtable On Race Relations And Policing In Dallas

4:04pm June 11, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump is scheduled to hold a roundtable Thursday in Dallas to talk about "historic economic, health and justice disparities" in the wake of protests sparked by George Floyd's death.

Gen. Mark Milley Apologizes For Appearing In A Photo-Op With President Trump

4:04pm June 11, 2020

by Tom Bowman

Gen. Mark Milley has apologized for appearing in a photo-op with President Trump after authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area from peaceful protesters.

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Chief of the Houston Police Department Comments On Policing Reforms

4:04pm June 11, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Chief of the Houston Police Department Art Acevedo about his Wednesday testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

New UMD President Steps Into The Job Amid Crisis

4:04pm June 11, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Darryll Pines, a new president of the University of Maryland, about him stepping into the position in the middle of the pandemic and economic crisis.

Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at a May 6 hearing. The Oklahoma Republican's panel has voted to form a commission on removing Confederate names from Army installations.

Congress Heads Toward Clash With Trump Over Removal Of Confederate Symbols

3:47pm June 11, 2020

Contradicting Trump, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlights a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action.

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best (second from left) talks this week with activists Raz Simone (right) and Keith Brown near the spot in the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" where police had earlier boarded up a precinct building.

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'Go Back To Your Bunker,' Seattle Mayor Tells Trump In Spat Over Protests

2:45pm June 11, 2020

by Bill Chappell

President Trump sharply criticizes officials' response in Seattle: "Take back your city NOW. If you don't do it, I will."

Bubbles And Empty Seats: How Each Pro Sport Plans To Come Back Amid Pandemic

1:15pm June 11, 2020

by Tom Goldman

As cities continue relaxing shelter-in-place mandates and reopening, sports leagues are cautiously readying to compete again.

Sybrina Fulton this week qualified for her bid for District 1 seat of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. Her son, Trayvon Martin, was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in 2012.

Trayvon Martin's Mother, Sybrina Fulton, Qualifies To Run For Office In Florida

12:51pm June 11, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Sybrina Fulton announced this week that she has qualified to run for a county commissioner's seat in South Florida. Her 17-year-old son Trayvon Martin was shot dead in 2012.