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Trump called for a tougher government response to the violent demonstrations that have followed widespread peaceful protests against police brutality, weighing the deployment of active-duty troops to the nation's capital and signaling to governors that more force would better quell the unrest.

The first major federal effort to measure the impact of the coronavirus in nursing homes found nearly 26,000 resident deaths, a total that likely falls short of showing the full toll.

Hundreds of thousands of respirator masks to protect against coronavirus have been sent through a decontamination system that has triggered warnings from front-line workers and cost the government more than $110 a mask.

The Supreme Court curbed lawsuits alleging mismanagement of certain types of corporate pension plans and allowed immigrants facing deportation to claim in court that they would be tortured if sent home.

Voting by mail will face its biggest test since the pandemic's onset when seven states and Washington, D.C., hold primaries Tuesday.

Pompeo didn't file to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas as the deadline passed, ending speculation that he would enter the race.

Israel is preparing to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank as early as next month, ordering its military on Monday to bolster security there.

Hong Kong police denied a permit application by organizers of an annual vigil to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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June 02, 2020 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)

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