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Minnesota governor activates National Guard as upheaval continues in Twin Cities
Minneapolis-area leaders begged for calm amid nationwide outrage and local protests that gave way to violence in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody.
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Analysis The issue of police violence entered the 2020 campaign with Floyd’s death
What’s important is not just how President Trump and Joe Biden respond to the incidents and the law enforcement officers, but also to activists and the voters who are sympathetic to their cause.
Administration initially allotted scarce covid-19 drug to some hospitals that didn’t need it
The first tranche of 607,000 vials of remdesivir was delivered in some cases to the wrong hospitals, to hospitals with no ICUs and therefore no eligible patients, and to facilities with no available refrigeration, according to nine current and former senior administration officials.
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Isolated in nursing homes, elderly Americans grieve, adapt — and hope
The novel coronavirus is tearing through nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Twelve residents from across the country share what life has been like since the pandemic began.
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