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Indiana State Troopers block a road leading to the Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, as officials await word about the stay of execution issued for Daniel Lewis Lee, who is convicted in the killing of three members of an Arkansas family in 1996, and would be the first federal execution in 17 years at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, US July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
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US Supreme Court allows federal executions to proceed

Judge Tanya Chutkan of the US district court in Washington had on Monday ordered the justice department to delay four executions scheduled for July and August

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaks during a daily briefing to update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain June 12, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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England puts United States on 'red-list', will quarantine arrivals

FILE PHOTO: People queue to collect food distribution at Harlem's Community Kitchen and Food Pantry service by the Food Bank for New York City during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US reports 55,000 Covid-19 cases in single day, hits new global record

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talks with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Fukuoka, Japan June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo
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Powell, Mnuchin enter the lion's den again to discuss pandemic response

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US Supreme Court gives president more power over consumer financial agency

FILE PHOTO: Paramedics take a patient into emergency center at Maimonides Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo
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Americans must 'act responsibly' by wearing masks: Health secretary

Mourners attend a funeral amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts, US, May 4, 2020/ Reuters
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There are at least 2.5M coronavirus cases in the United States

A pastor wearing a protective mask is seen at The Green-Wood Cemetery during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, April 11, 2020/ Reuters
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US average of daily new coronavirus cases hits highest point of pandemic

Revelers celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Osage Beach of the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, US, May 23, 2020 in the screen grab taken from social media video and obtained by Reuters on May,24,2020/ Reuters
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US sets one-day record for Covid-19 cases, Texas pauses reopening

The US Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, US, January 21, 2020/ Reuters
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US Supreme Court bolsters Trump's power over rapid deportation

A man is wheeled on a stretcher at Maimonides Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, April 14, 2020/ Reuters
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'Apocalyptic' coronavirus surges feared in major US cities, populous states hit record numbers

The Manhattan skyline is seen behind the Calvary Cemetery as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues in the Queens borough of New York City, US, March 20, 2020/ Reuters
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Covid-19: Fauci warns of 'disturbing' new US surge

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a news conference about dealings with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Washington, US, June 24, 2020. Mangel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
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US sanctions five Iranian ship captains for bringing oil to Venezuela: Pompeo