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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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US could reach 200,000 coronavirus deaths in September, expert says

Total US coronavirus-related deaths totaled 112,754 on Wednesday, the most in the world

State Patrol officers stand guard as employees of Twin Cities Transport and Recovery work to clear the toppled statue of Christopher Columbus on the Minnesota State Capitol Grounds in St Paul, Minnesota, US June 10, 2020/ Reuters
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Protesters tear down Christopher Columbus statue in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Martin Luther King III speaks at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial on the 83rd birthday of his father in Washington January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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'Our nation is poised for change' - Martin Luther King III

FILE PHOTO: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
Global Economy

Mnuchin: US recovery from coronavirus has begun, will gain strength in Q3, Q4

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2020. Official Presidential Website/Handout via REUTERS
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Iran urges Russia, China to resist US push to extend arms embargo

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

US layoffs abate; job openings plunge

FILE PHOTO: Protesters march past St. John's Church during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington, US, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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After George Floyd's death, a groundswell of religious activism

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Democrats announce police and justice reform legislation

FILE PHOTO: National Guard members look on while mounting guard at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, US, June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington DC, official says

FILE PHOTO: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) attends a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
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US senator Scott says China trying to sabotage vaccine development

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

US labor market unexpectedly improves in May

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

US unemployment rate seen near 20% as Covid slams jobs market again in May

Reverend Al Sharpton speaks during a memorial service for George Floyd following his death in Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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'Get your knee off our necks,' activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial