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WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid nationwide protests

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The White House press secretary Kayliegh McEnany held a news briefing amid nationwide protests on June 3.

WATCH: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus and ongoing protest update

By Brian Mahoney, Jennifer Peltz, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a news conference to give an update on the state’s response to the nationwide protests over police brutality and George FLoyd’s death.

WATCH: Virginia governor holds news briefing amid nationwide protests

By Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference to give an update on the state's response to the nationwide protests over police brutality and George FLoyd's death.

WATCH: Texas governor says violence, vandalism 'never the answer'

By Associated Press

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that more than 3,000 Texas state troopers have been assigned across the state to bolster local law enforcement amid days of protests.

SAT drops plans for home exam amid internet access concerns

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Offering the test at home would have required three hours of uninterrupted internet access.

Childhood inequities worst for black and Native American communities, report says

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that children in the most disadvantaged counties die at rates up to five times of children elsewhere in the same state.

GOP to look at potential alternative sites for convention

By Gary D. Robertson, Bryan Anderson, Associated Press

Organizers of the Republican National Convention say they will begin visiting potential alternative sites after North Carolina's governor told them in a letter that the COVID-19 pandemic means they must prepare for a scaled-back event if they want it in…

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

By Associated Press

The WHO repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for its work and commitment to transparency. But behind the scenes, there were significant delays by China and considerable frustration among WHO officials over the lack of outbreak data.

U.K. study finds minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death

By Pan Pylas, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

A British study says people from ethnic minorities have died in larger relative numbers with COVID-19 than their white compatriots. The Public Health England study was published Tuesday and it found that people of Bangladeshi ethnicity had about twice the…

Intentional Rescue Committee says lack of virus tests pushes Afghanistan toward crisis

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

The International Rescue Committee has warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster because the government is unable to test at least 80% of possible coronavirus cases.