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As of yesterday, there have now been 500,000 confirmed deaths worldwide and 10 million cases of COVID-19—and record-breaking daily new infections. / 1/19 | The Associated Press
Public health experts dispute Pence and Azar’s claims that increased testing, not reopening, is the cause for the uptick in COVID-19 cases. / 2/19 | The New York Times
One possibility for the rise in coronavirus spread: The virus has mutated, and may have become more contagious. / 3/19 | The Washington Post
California has closed bars in seven counties due to an increase in the spread of coronavirus, two weeks after reopening. / 4/19 | The Sacramento Bee
Texas bars will also close, and restaurants will revert to lower indoor dining capacities. / 5/19 | Eater
Florida orders its bars to stop selling alcohol. / 6/19 | Tampa Bay Times
As US confirmed cases surge, multiple states have halted their reopening plans. / 7/19 | CNN
An analysis finds higher rates of restaurant spending predicts a rise in coronavirus infections—and more grocery shopping shows lower rates of spread. / 8/19 | CNBC
The Texas Medical Center revises how it reports ICU capacity, showing how reassigned staff and equipment brings current capacity from 93% to 72%. / 9/19 | Houston Chronicle
Texas Republicans plan to move ahead with their plan for an indoor convention in Houston in mid-July, and as of now won’t require face masks. / 10/19 | The Texas Tribune
Trump tweeted—then deleted—a video of one of his supporters shouting “white power” in Florida. / 11/19 | NPR
China responds to US sanctions against officials curbing Hong Kong freedom, saying it will restrict visas for those with “egregious conduct” with regard to Hong Kong. / 12/19 | Reuters
Boris Jonson wants “Rooseveltian” spending—not austerity measures—to help Britain recover from the COVID-19 economic turmoil. / 13/19 | The Guardian
Russia secretly pays Afghan militants to kill US troops. The White House has known for months, but done nothing. / 14/19 | The New York Times
The Supreme Court has blocked a Louisiana law that required doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, effectively closing almost all clinics in the state. / 15/19 | CNN
Mississippi lawmakers have passed legislation to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag. / 16/19 | BuzzFeed News
See also: Mississippi’s move may have been in response to NCAA and SEC statements that the flag would be a reason not to hold future sporting events in the state. / 17/19 | The New York Times
Princeton will finally remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from its facilities over the former president’s racist and segregationist policies. / 18/19 | NPR
A rundown of all the companies who are boycotting Facebook over inaction on misinformation and hate speech—along with estimates of their ad budgets. / 19/19 | The New York Times
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