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Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.

WATCH: Trump heads to Dallas for race relations talk, fundraiser

By Darlene Superville, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Donald Trump plans to address race relations and policing before a friendly audience in Dallas as he weighs executive action on police reform in response to the national outcry following the death of George Floyd.

Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest art

By Ashraf Khalil, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press

With much of the temporary fencing around the White House coming down, there’s an effort to preserve the hundreds of pieces of instant American history.

How tear gas works

By Janice Chambers, The Conversation

The chemical irritant was used in Minneapolis, Washington, Los Angeles and other cities to control crowds protesting the death of George Floyd. But what is it? Does it cause harm?…

WATCH: De Blasio gives coronavirus update as New York emerges from lockdown

By Jake Seiner, Kathy Willens, Associated Press

The cautious return to business is intended to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, which has killed at least 22,000 people in the city.

Millions of workers are jobless while in-demand jobs need workers. Can colleges train them?

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

Colleges and universities are already being called upon to help Americans learn the skills they’ll need to weather the impending recession.

WATCH: Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he supports ban on police chokeholds

By Courtney Vinopal

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said June 11 that he supports a national ban on police chokeholds.

WATCH: Biden holds roundtable with Philadelphia community on reopening the economy

By Alexandra Jaffe, Will Weissert, Associated Press

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is promising to dramatically expand testing for the virus, guarantee federal paid leave for all who get sick and create a national task force to better track the spread of the disease.

Trump picks Tulsa for return of signature campaign rallies

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The rally will take place on Juneteenth, the commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Tulsa has its own troubling history on race.

WATCH: Pelosi says Confederate symbols 'have to go' from Capitol, bases

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that it's time to remove symbols honoring Confederate figures from the U.S. Capitol building and military bases as the pandemic and racial unrest force a national reckoning with racial discrimination.