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In Oregon, the state legislature established a relief fund for Black people. The Oregon Cares Fund uses $62 million from the federal CARES Act

Biden urges taking coronavirus vaccine and wearing masks but says they shouldn’t be mandatory

An Atlanta community came together to help raise $150,000 in 30 hours for a restaurant on the brink of closure because of COVID-19.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office in Southern California said Friday it will not utilize law enforcement patrols to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest coronavirus mitigation orders.

A shouting match on CNBC went viral on Friday after on-air editor Rick Santelli and "Squawk Box" co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin engaged in an intense exchange over the ongoing coronavirus lockdowns. 

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy condemned Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a Friday news conference and then again on twitter after the GOP congressman attended a crowded party in the Garden State for the Young Republicans, breaking the state’s COVID-19 rules as cases spike across the country.

While Apple and Google released technology in May to help notify people of COVID-19 exposure, experts say low adoption has so far led to a modest impact on the pandemic.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said on Friday that she was willing to move forward with a smaller coronavirus relief package with President-elect Biden headed to the White House and a vaccine on the way.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the country is in a "V-shaped recovery" despite of a disappointing jobs report.

The Republican mayor of San Diego,  Kevin Faulconer, called out Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday over the growing frustration in the state newly imposed coronavirus restrictions, telling Fox News there is “no science behind” the orders.