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The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has officially topped 2 million as states continue to ease stay-at-home orders and reopen their economies and more than a dozen see a surge in new infections.
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Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Liberation and Day to Remember 'Horrific System That Was Slavery'
June 19 is Juneteenth, celebrating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed from bondage.
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As mass protests against racism and police brutality continue, at least five men — four Black and one Latinx — have been found hanging in public across the U.S. in recent weeks.
As a surge of a progressive candidates of color see victories in Democratic primaries across the country, "Democracy Now!" speaks with former Bronx middle school principal Jamaal Bowman about his upset victory over New York Congressmember Eliot Engel.
As the world and the United States shatter the daily records of COVID-19 infections, President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos continue to push for public schools to reopen in the fall without a plan to adhere to CDC guidelines.
As health experts warn the coronavirus is on the rise in 41 states, many governors are reimposing restrictions after attempts at opening up the economy, but President Trump wants schools open.
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People being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails are holding work strikes and hunger strikes over the lack of access to personal protective equipment or quality medical care, and to demand their release.
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As President Trump floats the idea of delaying the election, "Democracy Now!" speaks with Nils Gilman, co-founder of Transition Integrity Project which organized a bipartisan group of experts to game out what a contested November election might look like.
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As Kamala Harris Makes History as VP Pick, Her 'Top Cop' Record Faces New Scrutiny Amid BLM Protests
In the midst of the largest protest movement in American history against racist policing, former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign explains the frustration with Harris, who is "known for being the top cop from California."
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Senator Bernie Sanders, in his speech to the Democratic National Convention, urged people to fight “against greed, oligarchy and bigotry” by voting President Trump out of office in November.
As the long-awaited extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets underway in London, his legal adviser, Jennifer Robinson, says the case could set a chilling precedent for press freedoms around the world.
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The skies of the Bay Area and Northern California turned a dark orange as 90 major fires burn in the western United States, from San Diego to the Canadian border. At least seven people have died as a result of the fires.
