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On June 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (center) signs into law a package of police accountability measures that received new backing after the killing of George Floyd.

New York Gov. Cuomo: Now Is The Time For 'Fundamental Redefinition' Of Policing

6:38pm June 15, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

For years, the governor says, Democrats in the state didn't have the political or popular support to enact reforms. Now, lawmakers have passed sweeping police accountability and transparency measures.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that bars and bowling alleys are on the list of business that can reopen at 25 percent beginning Friday and restaurants can increase to 50 percent capacity as the state continues to go through phases to reopen the state after c

Texas Reports Record-Breaking COVID-19 Hospitalizations, As State Reopens

10:27pm June 08, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Texas Department of State Health Services says 1,935 people were admitted as hospital patients with the coronavirus. That is up from a previous record of 1,888 more than a month ago.

Maria Banderas, left, answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. Johns Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19.

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New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

8:45pm June 05, 2020

Nationwide, coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, with the heaviest impact falling on communities of color and nursing home residents.

People eat in a deserted food court inside a mall west of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday. U.S. states have been easing restrictions on businesses ahead of Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer vacation and outdoor season.

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All 50 U.S. States Have Now Started To Reopen, Easing COVID-19 Shutdown

6:19pm May 20, 2020

by Bill Chappell

All 50 states have at least partially eased tight restrictions on businesses, with a mix of policies letting restaurants or stores welcome customers.

Shoppers began showing up earlier this month at International Plaza in Tampa, Fla. Mall business has been slow to pick up, with a lot of people still reluctant to venture out.

Businesses Are Reopening, But Customers May Not Be Ready To Go Back

3:51pm May 18, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

Governors around the country have begun slowly allowing stores, restaurants and malls to serve customers again. But it won't count for much if people are afraid to venture out.

A patient arrives to pick up medication for opioid addiction and is given hand sanitizer at a clinic in Olympia, Wash. The pandemic is changing the distribution networks and supplies of street drugs across the United States, authorities say.

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Changes In Opioid Supply Create New Risks As Stay-At-Home Rules Ease

2:23pm May 18, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

The disruption in the illegal opioid trade had varying impacts around the country. As stay-at-home orders lift, that creates different risks of overdose that public health is trying to manage.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released flowchart-like decision tools on Thursday designed to guide businesses, schools, mass transit and other organizations through the process of reopening.

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CDC Issues Decision Tools To Guide Reopening Of Schools, Businesses, Transit

8:34pm May 14, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

The flowchart-like documents released by the CDC ask businesses, schools and workplaces to first and foremost to consider whether reopening is consistent with state and local stay-at-home orders.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (center) walks past boxes of personal protective equipment that volunteers plan to distribute Tuesday at an event in Richmond. Northam is doing a phased reopening in parts of the state outside the Washington, D.C., suburbs.

Virginia To Reopen Partially This Week, But Not In The Areas Closest To D.C.

5:39pm May 12, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Gov. Ralph Northam says a higher infection rate in Northern Virginia warrants a delay in the state's gradual reopening plan.

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What To Expect As NC's Reopening Plan Begins

6:07pm May 08, 2020

by April Laissle

North Carolina entered the first phase of Governor Roy Cooper's economic reopening plan Friday.

President Trump has said he wants to see the country begin to reopen. The pandemic crashed the economy by keeping people at home, leading to millions of job losses.

White House Rejected 'Overly Prescriptive' CDC Guidance For Reopening Communities

3:28pm May 07, 2020

The CDC developed detailed rules for child care centers, schools, camps, restaurants, churches and mass transit. The White House coronavirus task force said the draft guidance went too far.