NEW YORK – A unprecedented number of U.S. companies are giving employees off for Juneteenth on Friday, raising hopes that the day commemorating the end of slavery could someday become a true national celebration.

The momentum could hinge, however, on whether the country's largest employer - the federal government - joins the trend. The date - June 19th - is not a federal holiday, and many non-black Americans have only recently become of aware of the day.

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Donny Osmond’s Son Gets Married In Backyard Ceremony After Pandemic Quashed Original Plans

Plenty of plans have had to be changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that’s been the case with the wedding of Donny Osmond’s son, Josh.

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More than 200 Planet Fitness gym-goers asked to quarantine after 1 tests positive for COVID-19

According to the Lexington Herald Leader, Planet Fitness officials are asking guests who visited between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Covid: 'It did more damage on my mental health'

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Fredericton business owner launch plan to thank his workers amid COVID-19

The business owner has launched a plan to thank his workers for everything they’ve done during the pandemic and he’s doing it in a way that gives back to other local businesses. Megan Yamoah has more.

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Hamilton, Ont. mayor Fred Eisenberger tests negative for coronavirus

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger has tested negative for COVID-19, according to the city.In a release on Monday, the office of the mayor said the testing was done “out of an abundance of caution” after Eisenberger experienced several symptoms on Thursday morning.“The Mayor would like to thank everyone who sent well wishes over the past few days and would also like to remind the public that this virus is in our community and we must remain vigilant in maintaining physical distancing, practicing good hygiene such as handwashing and adhering to all public health recommendations,” said the release.A media advisory issued on Thursday morning said he would be self-isolating at home until he received his results.

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Air Canada has more refund complaints in U.S. than any other foreign airline

Air Canada has more customer complaints about refunds to the U.S. Department of Transportation than any non-U.S.

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Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week’s otherwise successful spacewalk was “a real bummer.” NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy said he has no idea how the small mirror on his left sleeve came off. The band for the mirror is on pretty tight, he noted, and it may have caught on a metal tether attachment as he exited the airlock Friday.

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Alberta boosts infrastructure spending by 40%, cuts business tax to bolster economy

a global pandemic and oil price collapse.“Albertans have risen to the challenge to the pandemic,” he said.

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Mayor Charlie Clark on municipal election, upcoming council meeting

Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark joins Global News Morning to speak on his thoughts regarding running for re-election, then discusses some of the topics for this afternoon’s council meeting.

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Costa Del Sol coronavirus outbreak gets worse as 96 struck down after beaches reopen

Spain's Costa Del Sol has been hit with another coronavirus outbreak leaving 96 people infected with the deadly virus.

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More Florida beaches announce closures as virus cases rise

MIAMI – Officials are announcing more beaches will be closing again in Florida to avoid further spread of the new coronavirus as they try to tamp down on large gatherings amid a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Sunday in Pensacola that interactions among young people are driving the surge in confirmed cases.

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Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St.

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More than 10,000 assault weapon parts headed to Melbourne home seized by Boarder Protection

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confiscated a shipment from China en route to a Melbourne home that contained more than 10,000 assault weapon parts, CBP officials said.In a news release, the CBP said the parts were being “smuggled into the country” on May 22 when officers in Louisville inspected the items arriving from Shenzhen, China.CBP officials said the shipment said it contained 100 steel pin samples, which is a common practice used by smugglers to get contraband into the U.S.

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Hairdressers, restaurants and more reopen as restrictions ease

Many of the remaining parts of the economy that were closed due to Covid-19 restrictions are reopening today.

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Desperate search for 300 Tesco supplier workers after coronavirus outbreak

coronavirus outbreak at a food processing site. They need to find around 300 people who work at Rowan Foods in Wrexham, where 166 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed so far.

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Leicester 'faces two more weeks of lockdown' to tackle coronavirus outbreak

Leicester faces another two weeks in lockdown in a bid to control an outbreak of coronavirus, it has been suggested.

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Busy pub shut down after more than 80 customers infected with coronavirus

the Detroit Free Press reports. Now 80 people who visited the venue between June 12 and June 22 have tested positive for Covid-19, sparking a desperate attempt to prevent them spreading the virus further.Health officials are now ordering anyone who visited the pub between these dates to self-quarantine for two weeks, amid fears of a spate of secondary infections originating from Harper's.

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Clinical trial of new therapies for young patients with bone marrow failure

Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision will receive the grant from the Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research initiative. This initiative is part of the Medical Research Future Fund. See the media release for more information on this trial.

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Hairdressers, restaurants and more to reopen as restrictions further eased

Many of the remaining parts of the economy that were closed due to Covid-19 restrictions are set to reopen today.

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Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban & More Help Raise $700K for Project Angel Food's COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Annie Lennox, CeeLo Green and more during a KTLA telethon helped bring in about $700,000 for Project Angel Food's COVID-19 emergency fund.The “Lead with Love: Project Angel Food Emergency Telethon” program, which aired on KTLA 5 on Saturday night (June 27) from 7 to 9 p.m., raised about $701,000 as of Sunday, according to the project's website, where donations are still welcome."Lead With Love" was hosted by KTLA’s Jessica Holmes with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Eric McCormack and also featured brief appearances by several stars, including Elton John and husband David Furnish, who encouraged viewers to show their support."We have always worked to make sure the most vulnerable people in the world are protected and cared

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For 3rd day in a row, U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 40,000

coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.Governor Gavin Newsom’s order for bars to close in seven counties, including Los Angeles, is the first major rollback of efforts to reopen the economy in the most populous U.S. state.

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Coronavirus: 6 new cases, 3 more recoveries in London-Middlesex

novel coronavirus have been confirmed in London-Middlesex on Sunday, along with three more recoveries, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU).There are now 622 cases of COVID-19, 502 recoveries and 57 deaths — a number that has not changed since June 12.None of the new cases are related to any outbreaks at senior homes, and all are from London, Ont., which has now seen 579 cases.

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One more person has died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals

coronavirus death has been registered in Greater Manchester's hospitals.Each day the NHS in England publish data on the number of deaths of people with Covid-19 which have been recorded in the last 24 hours by hospital trusts.In today's figures, the only death in the north west occurred at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs North Manchester General Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital, The Royal Oldham and Rochdale Infirmary.The death occurred on Friday, June 27, but no other details about the patient have been disclosed.It brings the total number of deaths in hospitals in the region to 2,054.This does not include deaths in other settings such as care homes and the community and the true figure is likely to be far higher.Previous

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CDRI gets approval for Phase III trial of Umifenovir to treat Covid-19

The Phase III trial will be conducted at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, and King George’s Medical University (KGMU). CSIR-CDRI has not only developed the economical process technology for the drug in record time but also licensed the technology for manufacturing and marketing the drug to Medizest Pharmaceuticals of Goa.

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Glenmark gets regulatory approval for Favipiravir to treat Covid-19

obtained regulatory approval to assess the drug in Phase III trials for mild to moderate Covid-19. According to the company, Favipiravir demonstrated promising clinical evidence, with positive results in mild to moderate Covid-19 cases.

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The Emergency Department: a mirror to society

The number of attendances at the Emergency Department of St James's Hospital decreased by 17% in the first half of 2020 from the same period last year, data provided to RTÉ Investigates shows.

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Coast Guard unloads more than 3 tons of cocaine in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The US Coast Guard unloaded some 6,800 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades, Florida on June 23, a week after the $100 million-plus haul was seized off the shores of Costa Rica.This footage shows crew on the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offloading the drugs, which an accompanying statement said were bundled into a total of 122 bales.The Coast Guard said the cocaine was seized in two operations off the coast of Limon, Costa Rica, on June 15.

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Celebrities who've admitted to going grey as Lily Allen gets real about her lockdown hair

Songstress Lily Allen is known for her candid approach to Instagram, which is why her latest post in which she reveals her grey locks, is another reason why we love the star’s beautiful honesty.Taking to the social media platform, Lily, 35, showed off her grey roots to her 1.2 million followers, with the caption being, simply, a granny emoji.The star impressed fans whilst getting real about her lockdown hair, with one person writing: “This is so cool. You look great and also made me feel better about myself.

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The Best Luggage Deals From the Amazon Summer Sale: Up to 60% Savings on Tumi, Samsonite and More

Amazon Summer Sale, also known as the Big Style Sale, has amazing Tumi, Samsonite, and Victorinox Luggage deals and deep discounts on a variety of travel gear priced at up to 60% off.At the Amazon fashion sale, we’ve found discounted prices on essential items for travel from a wide range of hard-sided and soft-sided suitcases, plus the iconic Tumi backpack is on sale: a travel essential for both men and women.The Amazon Summer Sale 2020 kicked off Monday with deals in their summer sale event on everything from apparel to accessories including wardrobe essentials and designer bags from brands like American Tourister, Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, Levi's, Tory Burch and more.

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‘BET Awards 2020 Needed More Than Ever’: President Scott Mills Reflects on Show's Lasting Impact & More

Can you give more of a glimpse into what the BET Awards will look like?With what's happening in this country -- particularly what's happening in the context of African Americans and the wrenching focus on racial inequities -- artists are really [being] moved to use their voices to bring further focus and attention to these issues. We also know that artists at their core are all creative human beings.

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More than 330 coronavirus patients have now been discharged from Salford Royal

A total of 336 people have now been discharged from Salford Royal Hospital after contracting the coronavirus.As the death tolls continue to fall across the country bosses have revealed the number of people who have recovered from the virus.As of this week, 2,024 people had passed away in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19, with 176 of those deaths registered in Salford.But, the rate of new infections in the city appears to be slowing and there have been a number of days in the last fortnight on which no coronavirus-related deaths were registered on the official figures.In a post on Facebook, a spokesman for Salford Royal thanked staff at the hospital who have continued to battle the disease throughout the

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Starbucks barista gets £47K in tips for refusing to serve woman not wearing mask

Life's a beach! Get the brightest stories sent to your inbox with the Daily Star newsletterA Starbucks barista is set to be rewarded with more than £47,000 in tips after a customer tried to shame him for refusing to serve her because she was not wearing a face mask.Amber Lynn Gilles blasted Lenin Gutierrez, a Starbucks barista, on Facebook after he refused to serve her at a Starbucks in San Diego.She tagged the coffee shop in the video and said next time she will “wait for cops and bring a medical exemption” form.Starbucks policy in California is to refuse service to anyone who is not wearing a face mask that could help prevent the spread of coronavirus.Her post was shared more than 49,000 times before Amber took the post down, and since

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Texas mayor orders curfew amid Covid-19 spread, Florida cases up record 7.8%

Houston: A small city on the outskirts of Houston, Texas has instituted a curfew starting Saturday night due to surging cases of the novel coronavirus, the latest move by officials in some southern and western states to backtrack on their reopening plans.Underscoring the worsening spread of the virus, Florida on Saturday morning reported 9,585 new infections in the last 24 hours, marking a record high for a second day, and 24 additional deaths from COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.The mayor of Galena Park, a community of 10,000 people east of Houston, said she was heeding a warning from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who on Friday raised the public threat level to its most severe, a sign people should shelter at home."It

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Plea for feds to help migrant farm workers in Ontario affected by COVID-19

decision that allows positive asymptomatic COVID-19 farmworkers to continue to work.The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change say they were “horrified” by the move and contests the action “jeopardizes public health” and creates an “unsafe workplace.”“Ontario has responded to three farmworker deaths by signing a death warrant for more migrant workers,” executive director for the alliance Syed Hussan said in a statement.

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Comic Relief raises more than €5m as Normal People stars reunite for sketch with Fleabag’s hot priest

Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal reunited for a comedy special alongside Fleabag actor Andrew Scott.

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EastEnders star Louisa Lytton gets emotional as she’s surprised with socially distanced hen party after postponing wedding

EastEnders star Louisa Lytton got emotional as her friends surprised her with a socially distanced hen party. Louisa, who plays Ruby Allen in EastEnders, was due to wed fiancé Ben Bhanvra this summer, but they had to postpone their nuptials due the coronavirus pandemic.

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Liverpool Mayor 'in tears' over celebrations condemned by Liverpool FC as 'wholly unacceptable'

Liverpool ECHO this morning, Mayor Anderson said he is devastated that the actions of some fans have undermined what should be a brilliant moment for the city.

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Coronavirus: Feds urged to spend $1.5B more to battle COVID-19 around the world

COVID-19 vaccine when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins a global fundraising effort today.Trudeau is taking part this morning in another virtual international fundraiser, this one sponsored by the organization, Global Citizen, that is trying to raise $42.8 billion.The money is to support organizations, health professionals and business in their efforts to develop a vaccine, as well as drug therapies and diagnostic tools to battle the pandemic.

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Starbucks barista gets £47k in tips after refusing to serve woman not wearing mask

A Starbucks barista is set to receive more than £47,000 [$58,000] in tips after a customer tried to shame him for not serving her while she was not wearing a mask.

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Liverpool to pay out more than £10m in bonuses to players and rival clubs after title win

Liverpool reportedly face paying out more than £10million in bonus payments to players and other clubs after being crowned Premier League champions. In addition to the existence of a £4m players' pool to be shared out among the squad, many players are also due individual bonuses agreed when signing their most recent contract.

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Man starts £800k a year business after getting his bike nicked once too often

After discovering his bike had been stolen, again, despite being locked up, Neil Baron finally snapped.

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France reports more than 1,500 new Covid-19 cases, a first since end-May

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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The Best Underwear Deals at the Amazon Summer Sale: Huge Savings on Calvin Klein and more

Amazon Summer Sale -- also called the Big Style Sale — is chock-full of mega markdowns from Calvin Klein, Warner, Felina, Maidenform and more. Amazon's summer sale 2020 was reportedly launched to support fashion and beauty brands hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tips for getting work done in the perfect home office with productivity coach Clare Kumar

Now more than ever people are working from home, but not everyone has the perfect office setting. Productivity coach Clare Kumar was on the morning news showing us how just a few easy fixes can help you make the most of your space and time.

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Winnipeg woman shocked after getting ambulance bill for partner shot, killed by police

Teen girl, adult man killed in two officer-involved shootings: Winnipeg police Al-Fouakhiri said her common-law partner, 36-year-old Jason Collins, was lifeless on front lawn before he was transported to hospital in an ambulance.Al-Fouakhiri was taken to hospital in an ambulance as well and has also received a bill which she said she has no problem paying for.“It’s really not about the money, it’s really not, it’s about bringing everything back all over again,” she said.“Winnipeg police came to our property and they shot and killed him and they send you the bill for it.” Winnipeg police use of force under scrutiny amid widespread police brutality protests A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said ambulance service

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The Amazon Summer Sale Is Like Prime Day for Fashion: Shop Rebecca Minkoff, Kate Spade, Adidas, and more

Shopbop, which Amazon acquired in 2006. That means shoppers will see deep discounts on brands like Kate Spade, Tory Burch, Rebecca Minkoff, Marc Jacobs, Tumi, and many more. According to CNBC, the online retail giant intends to jumpstart sales to sellers and retailers whose sales were drastically affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as well as the postponement of the annual Amazon Prime Day, which is usually held in July.

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