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Twitter hid Trump’s tweet for ‘glorifying violence.’ The White House reposted it.

The social media company took the unprecedented step of limiting the public’s ability to view the tweets.

CNN reporter and crew arrested live on air

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz apologized and called the incident "totally unacceptable."

7 shot in Louisville amid police-brutality protests

Hundreds protested the death of Breonna Taylor in March.
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Amid coronavirus concerns, dentists face a fraught road to reopening

The proximity to patients and the cost of stepped-up protections test dental practices.
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Filippo, 7, stayed at the Hotel Michelangelo with his mother this month after he tested positive for the coronavirus. (Alberto Bernasconi)
Filippo, 7, stayed at the Hotel Michelangelo with his mother this month after he tested positive for the coronavirus. (Alberto Bernasconi)

Four-star quarantine: At a Milan hotel, guests don’t get room keys

The Hotel Michelangelo is dedicated to keeping people apart.

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The former vice president has pledged to select a woman. Activists say the times demand a woman of color.

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Judge Emmet G. Sullivan’s decision not to immediately dismiss the case of President Trump’s former national security adviser has led to an extraordinary situation in which the District Court judge in Washington is under orders to defend his actions.

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Mailing of ballots to all Las Vegas-area voters puts sharp focus on election safeguards

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Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest as a second reading of a controversial law takes place in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Reuters)
Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest as a second reading of a controversial law takes place in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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Hong Kong was a global crossroads. Now it’s a fault line.

The financial hub is turning into the center of a new global divide, but there’s no indication that Beijing is cowed by the international backlash.

China vows to ‘smash’ any Taiwan independence move

The democratic island has offered support to the people of Hong Kong as Beijing prepares a national security law that would dismantle the financial hub’s autonomy.

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EPA opts not to delay Alaska mine for now

A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency informed the U.S. Corps of Engineers in Alaska that the EPA would not formally object to the Corps moving ahead with a permit for the Pebble Mine, which could affect the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.

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Police in Midland, Tex., pulled over Tye Anders, 21, on May 16 for allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign. (City of Midland/Justin A. Moore)

Police pointed guns at a man and his grandmother, video shows. They claim he ran a stop sign.

Tye Anders, 21, is facing a felony charge for evading after he allegedly failed to stop and refused orders to walk toward officers who had their guns drawn.

White House, Congress discuss ‘return to work’ bonus of $450 a week

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has proposed paying people who return to work this summer an extra $450 a week. President Trump likes the idea.

U.S. stocks turn lower as investors await word of China from Trump

President Trump is set to outline measures against China on Friday, as the political fallout over the novel coronavirus spurs a broader power struggle between Beijing and Washington on trade, finance and the fate of Hong Kong.
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