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Tulsa Curfew Lifted, While Court Rejects Public Health Challenge To Trump Rally

7:51pm June 19, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

President Trump will rally supporters on Saturday at an indoor arena, even as COVID-19 cases spike in Oklahoma. The rally had been scheduled for Friday but was moved due to the Juneteenth holiday.

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Phoenix Passes Face Mask Mandate Amid Arizona Coronavirus Surge

7:35pm June 19, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The vote comes days after Gov. Doug Ducey granted local governments autonomy to set their own health and safety measures to fight rising COVID-19 cases. Arizona lifted stay-at-home rules last month.

President Trump, seen here during a meeting Thursday at the White House, shared a video on Twitter with a fake CNN headline. The social media network flagged the doctored footage as "manipulated media."

Facebook And Twitter Remove 'Racist Baby' Video Posted By President Trump

7:25pm June 19, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The video, which condemns "fake news," fabricates a supposed-CNN segment from last year. The social media companies said the footage violated copyright rules.

Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, talks to reporters in January. The Navy has decided not to restore him to command.

In A Reversal By Navy, Sacked Captain Of USS Roosevelt Will Not Be Reinstated

7:21pm June 19, 2020

by David Welna

Brett Crozier was initially recommended to retain command of an aircraft carrier after being removed for protesting the Navy's response to the virus on the ship. The Navy now says he won't go back.

Half Of States Where Pentagon Lifts Travel Ban Have Rising Coronavirus Infections

7:06pm June 19, 2020

by David Welna

The Defense Department appears to be ignoring its own guidance by lifting travel restrictions for military personnel in 23 states with cases of COVID-19 on upward trajectory.

Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally in Kansas City, Mo., on June 5, to protest the death of George Floyd.

National

Mayor Of Kansas City, Mo., Wants To Eliminate Marijuana Offenses

6:32pm June 19, 2020

Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.

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AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens

6:30pm June 19, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

After an outcry, the multiplex chain said it will require face coverings for guests in all of its theaters reopening in July. Earlier plans mandated masks only for staff and where laws required them.

At a remote eviction hearing this week in Collin County, Texas, the court granted landlords the right to evict five people who didn't or couldn't dial into the hearing. Judge Charles Ruckel also postponed several cases to next week because an eviction mor

Zoom Call Eviction Hearings: 'They'll Throw Everything I Have Out On The Street'

5:53pm June 19, 2020

by Chris Arnold

During the outbreak, courts have turned to the online conferencing service. But some people don't have access to smartphones or the Internet. Legal challenges are likely.

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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference in March.

Coronavirus Spread Hits 1-Day High, World Health Organization Says

5:47pm June 19, 2020

by Austin Horn

"The world is in a new and dangerous phase," WHO's director-general says. "Many people are understandably fed up with being at home ... but the virus is still spreading fast."

Coronavirus FAQs: Home Repair Guidelines, Toilet Plumes, Manicures And Self-Spraying

5:04pm June 19, 2020

by Pranav Baskar

By popular demand, we've updated our guidelines for repair people in the home — and taken on new topics as well.