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Europe Restricts Visitors From The US Amid Virus Resurgence

The European Continent on Tuesday reopened to visitors from 14 countries, but not the U.S., where some of the states that pushed hardest and earliest to reopen their economies are now in retreat because of an alarming surge in confirmed coronavirus infections.

Iran Issues Arrest Warrant For President Donald Trump

Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday.

Trump Denies Briefing About Reported Bounties On US Troops

President Donald Trump has denied he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officials’ conclusion that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. The Trump administration was set to brief select members of Congress on the matter Monday.

Trump Tweets Video With β€˜White Power’ Chant, Then Deletes It

President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting β€œwhite power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard β€œthe one statement” on the video.

Princeton To Remove Wilson Name From Public Policy School

Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name.

Mississippi Moves To Strip Confederate Image From Its Flag

Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.

North Carolina Speedway Owner Offers 'Bubba Rope' For Sale

The owner of a North Carolina racetrack advertised β€œBubba Rope” for sale in a social media marketplace days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top series’ only Black driver, at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama

Confirmed New Virus Cases Hit A New High In US

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday β€” eclipsing the mark set during one of the deadliest stretches in late April β€” in a resurgence that has led some governors to backtrack or at least pause the reopening of their states.

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