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July 7, 2020

Mississippi county board votes to keep Oxford Square's Confederate statue

Lafayette County Supervisors in Mississippi voted unanimously not to move the Confederate statue from Oxford Square.

July 6, 2020

California Assembly delays return to work as 5 workers test positive for coronavirus

A coronavirus outbreak in the California Legislature has indefinitely delayed the state Assembly's return to work from a scheduled summer recess, highlighting the rapid spread of the virus in a state that has imposed new restrictions on bars and restaurants following a surge of cases and hospitalizations.

July 6, 2020

Civil rights leader Bob Woodson: The left 'abandoned all pretense' of fight for social justice

Robert Woodson, a leader in the 1960s civil rights movement, told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Monday that the left and many Democrats have exposed themselves as uninterested in the social justice and racial equality they claim to support publicly.

July 6, 2020

NY hospitals sent some 6,300 coronavirus patients to nursing homes, officials say, as Cuomo tries to deflect

New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Monday, but they argued it was not to blame for one of the nation’s highest nursing home death tolls.

July 6, 2020

Anti-police demonstrations may have sparked new coronavirus cases, some cities now acknowledge

Several big-city mayors and top officials are acknowledging that weeks of anti-police protests and riots may have contributed to surging coronavirus rates.

July 5, 2020

Arizona gym CEO details fight to stay open during coronavirus pandemic

The CEO of an Arizona fitness club company told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday that he feels “singled out” and is suing Gov. Doug Ducey over his "arbitrary" decision to re-close gyms as coronavirus cases surge.

July 1, 2020

AOC, de Blasio battle over NYC's budget cuts to NYPD: 'She's just wrong'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Bill de Blasio are engaged in another public spat — after the mayor called the congresswoman “just wrong” when she accused him of fudging his $1 billion cut to the NYPD budget.

July 1, 2020

California Gov. Newsom orders bars to close, restaurants to halt indoor dining in LA, other counties

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new round of lockdown measures Wednesday, ordering 19 counties to close all indoor operations for several business sectors, including restaurants, as the state grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

June 30, 2020

Mississippi governor signs bill retiring last state flag with Confederate battle emblem

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed the bill retiring the last state flag in the U.S. that featured the Confederate battle emblem, saying, "This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion to lead our Mississippi family to come together, to be reconciled, and to move on."

June 28, 2020

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate battle emblem from its flag

Mississippi's House and Senate lawmakers on Sunday voted with bipartisan support to change the state flag by removing a Confederate battle emblem that's broadly condemned as racist.