RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues in the city, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the former capital of the Confederacy amid weeks of protests over police brutality and racial injustice.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherWork crews began removing a statue of Gen.

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Protesters march through Center City calling for resignation of Mayor Kenney

PHILADELPHIA - Protesters marched through Center City on Sunday calling for the resignation of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney after he oversaw the alleged mistreatment of peaceful protesters on I-676 last month.Organizers began their rally at City Hall at 1 p.m. and started their march to I-676, where the city's controversial mistreatment of protesters took place.On June 1, crowds of protesters spilled onto a stretch of I-676 near Center City and halted traffic.

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Museum: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ car with Confederate flag to stay

VOLO, Ill. – A northern Illinois auto museum has no plan to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop the vehicle.Statues of Confederate generals and soldiers are being taken down across the country, NASCAR has banned the flag from its races and the Confederate emblem is being removed from the Mississippi state flag.But the Volo Auto Museum about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Chicago says the famed “General Lee” from the first season of the TV show isn’t going anywhere, according to a weekend report in the Crystal Lake-based Northwest Herald.“We feel the car is part of history, and people love it,” museum director Brian Grams told the newspaper.

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Florida hits more than 200,000 coronavirus cases

MIAMI: Florida health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19.State statistics released Sunday show about 10,000 new people tested positive. Saturday’s numbers — more than 11,400 cases — marked a record new single-day high.

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No new coronavirus cases in London-Middlesex, 1 more recovery

novel coronavirus on Sunday with no new cases or deaths.This keeps the region’s total number of COVID-19 cases at 630, which now includes 512 recoveries and 57 deaths.London makes up 585 of the region’s cases. There are 22 in Strathroy-Caradoc, 10 in Middlesex Centre, six in Thames Centre, five in North Middlesex and one each in Lucan Biddulph and Southwest Middlesex.There are currently no active outbreaks in the region.

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Christopher Columbus statue toppled and thrown into harbor in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Md. - Protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 4, US Independence Day.Footage posted to Twitter by Spencer Compton shows the statue being brought down with ropes before being thrown into the harbor.Statues of Christopher Columbus have been taken down in recent times, including in Minnesota on June 10 and in Richmond, Virginia, on June 9, along with other statues associated with structural racism, colonialism, or slavery, as protests sweep the US.

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Coronavirus: Quebec reports 8 more deaths, 79 new cases

coronavirus cases dropped back below the 100 mark on Sunday with 79 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.Health authorities reported eight new deaths, seven of which occurred before June 27. This brings the COVID-19 death toll in the province to 5,574 since the start of the crisis.The number of hospitalizations has continued to slide, dropping from 375 to 371 in the past 24 hours.

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One more person has died with coronavirus in Greater Manchester

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday, July 5 is:The NHS publishes data relating to the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.These often include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed and for data from the tests to be validated.The figures do not include COVID-19 fatalities in the wider community - including care

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Coronavirus could lead to 27,000 more excess UK deaths by next April, expert warns

Britain is "likely" to suffer a further 27,000 excess deaths before April 2021 under the current approach to coronavirus, a former Government chief scientific adviser has claimed.

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Shah, Rajnath, Kejriwal visit newly-created 1,000-bed COVID-19 hospital

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited a newly-created temporary hospital with 1,000 beds, including 250 in the ICU, for COVID-19 patients here on Sunday, officials said.The facility has been constructed in just 12 days near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on a piece of land belonging to the Ministry of Defence."Visited the 1,000 bed Sardar Patel Covid Hospital, which has 250 ICU beds, along with @rajnathsingh ji.

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‘We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues’: Trump during Independence Day address

During his Independence Day address on July 4, U.S. President Donald Trump referenced various incidents of Confederate statues being vandalized and stated, “We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues.”

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Brad Pitt’s Pre-Coronavirus Comment About Face Masks During 2019 Press Conference Is Even More Relevant Today

According to a study published in Science Daily, the simple act of wearing a face mask while in a public space is “the most effective means to prevent inter-human transmission” of the COVID-19 virus.

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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up more than 212,000

daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 189,077 on June 28.

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Coronavirus: Sauble Beach will be closed again if social distancing ignored: mayor

novel coronavirus pandemic, but the mayor says the beach will shut down again if visitors ignore social distancing guidelines.Mayor Janice Jackson spoke with Mike Stubbs on 980 CFPL’s London Live with Mike Stubbs on Friday.She said Sauble Beach reopened for the second time on July 3 after closing down around Victoria Day.

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AHS orders Calgary restaurant to stop offering shisha services during COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic, according to a health enforcement order dated June 24.Conditions at Ishtar Restaurant, located at 4338 Macleod Trail S.W., could have been dangerous to public health or spread disease by contravening an order by Alberta’s chief medical officer of health.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As it stands, according to the Alberta government, hookah lounges can only serve food and drink.“The operator was providing shisha service to the public as a patron was smoking shisha in the dining room,” the AHS order said.An AHS executive officer directed Ishtar Restaurant owners Bashar Marqas and Sawsan Marqas to immediately close shisha, hookah and water pipe services to the public, explaining

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Minnesota Twins Miguel Sano, Braves Freddie Freeman and More MLB Players Test Positive for COVID-19

testing positive for COVID-19. They did not provide a timetable for his return.

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Five more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Greater Manchester

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, July 4 is:The NHS publishes data relating to the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.These often include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed and for data from the tests to be validated.The figures do not include COVID-19 fatalities in the wider community - including care homes.

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Migrant workers in Canada stage multi-city protest, call for more covid-19 protections

COVID-19 pandemic — are taking to the streets in cities across Canada today, calling on Ottawa to grant them greater rights and protections.Temporary foreign farm labourers, care workers, international students and undocumented workers who have been working throughout the pandemic as “essential workers” say they are being left behind by the Canadian government.

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Officials worry fireworks display cancellations could lead to more injuries at home

PHILADELPHIA - With so many firework shows canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials around the country are worried more people will get hurt over the holiday weekend as they set off fireworks at home instead.Fourth of July weekend has typically meant beaches, barbecues, and fireworks. In 2020, coronavirus concerns have prompted several cities to call off their colorful celebrations to help stop the spread of the virus.The move fueled new concerns about the dangers of at-home fireworks."We saw upwards of 10,000 reports last year from emergency rooms nationwide.

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Coronavirus Scotland: No new deaths as 11 more cases are detected

Ayrshire, no new cases have been reported from yesterday and the total for the region remains at 1,256.

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Trump orders ‘national garden of American heroes’ in move to counter statue destruction

Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order establishing a “national garden of American heroes” filled with statues of notable historically significant figures, as he continues to criticize protesters for destroying existing monuments across the country.Trump’s announcement Friday during an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore marked the latest move by a president who has made the protection of historical statues a cornerstone of his political messaging amid deepening conversations over systemic racism in the U.S. and around the world.

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Metabolites in urine point the way to a more healthful diet

The researchers have created a 5-minute urine test that can capture a person’s “nutritional fingerprint.”“Diet is a key contributor to human health and disease, though it is notoriously difficult to measure accurately because it relies on an individual’s ability to recall what and how much they ate.

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Global cases exceed 11 million with more than 57,000 Covid infections in 24 hrs

coronavirus cases crossed 11 million. U.S.

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As more Americans test positive, labs can’t keep up

Many parts of the U.S. are reversing their reopening plans, as they struggle to get COVID-19 under control. As Jackson Proskow reports, labs can’t keep up with the number of tests needed, and hospitals are close to being totally overwhelmed.

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More than 11 million people have COVID-19 across the world, according to Johns Hopkins

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Patriotism amid pandemic: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer honors everyday heroes this Fourth of July

ORLANDO, Fla. – This July Fourth weekend is going to look a little different at Lake Eola Park in Orlando due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Usually, the City of Orlando teams up with News 6 to present Fireworks at the Fountain to Central Florida, but this year, due to coronavirus concerns, Mayor Buddy Dyer had to make the decision to forego the in-person celebration.News 6′s Justin Warmoth sat down with Dyer to talk about the decision and what things will look like in Orlando moving forward.Dyer said the decision to cancel the in-person display was a tough one, but an equally important one.“It was a hard one to cancel this particular event because we recognize the patriotism of our veterans and what’s so special about our country,” Dyer said.

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‘You can always do a little more': Veteran at the helm of new Orlando organization benefitting vets

ORLANDO, Fla. – Next month, more help for veterans will be coming to Central Florida. That's because Orlando has been chosen to become home to the nation's first local chapter of the Gary Sinise Foundation.One of the men at the helm has spent years working to honor veterans.

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How Soho House and More Private Clubs Are Reopening Amid Pandemic

As COVID-19 rates rise and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti puts a pause on some reopenings (like movie theaters), a number of L.A.

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'Real Time With Bill Maher' Might Be the First Late Night Show to Return to a Studio Amid Pandemic

Bill Maher is plotting his return.

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Ready to Watch More Theatrical Releases From Home? How COVID-19 Could Spark a Tectonic Shift to Premium VOD

The news that Warner Bros. and Disney have again delayed the releases of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and the live-action remake of Mulan, respectively, amid the coronavirus pandemic was a blow to hopes that the movie business could soon return to normal — and a surge in on-demand and streaming viewership has experts questioning whether short-term solutions could lead to lasting changes in distribution models.

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Covid-19: Two more deaths, nine additional cases

There have been two further deaths from Covid-19 reported here and nine additional cases, the Department of Health has confirmed.

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Now, Karnataka has more than 10,000 active Covid-19 cases

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday confirmed 1,692 new covid-19 positive cases on Friday making it the state's highest single day spike in new cases for the third day in a row.The spike was fueled by the state capital Bengaluru, which recorded 994 new cases and adds to concerns about the surge in Karnataka’s growth capital and indications that the B.S.Yediyurappa-led state government may be forced to relapse into a partial lockdown to contain the spread of the virusThe government has already announced a total lockdown on all Sundays of the month but is yet to take any concrete measures to arrest the increase that threatens to shave off the edge it had gained in the covid-19 battle so far.Total cases in Karnataka currently stands at 19,710 cases

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UK coronavirus death toll up by 137 as grim total now more than 44,000

The UK's coronavirus death toll increased by 137 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 44,131.

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For second day in a row, Maharashtra sees more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases

more than 6,000 new virus cases.198 more virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours took the state's death toll to 8,376.

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Murphy orders flags to full-staff following 90 days lowered to honor coronavirus deaths

TRENTON - Flags across New Jersey have been ordered to return to full-staff by Gov. Phil Murphy after being lowered in April to honor those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.The governor's order to raise flags comes just one day before the nation celebrates its independence. Murphy's office says the decision shines a light on "New Jersey’s recovery and continued resolve."“As we approach Independence Day, it is the appropriate time to recognize the resilience of the people of our state and our country, and remind us all that much like other difficult periods in our history, we will eventually make it through," Murphy said.Flags were ordered to half-staff on Apr.

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More than 1,000 Greater Manchester care home residents have died from coronavirus since the pandemic began - but the numbers are dropping

More than 1,000 care home residents have died from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, new figures have revealed.A total of 1,115 people living at the region’s care homes have died from the virus between March 6 and June 12.Many of those deaths reported to the Care Quality Commission by care home bosses were recorded during the UK peak, in mid April.However the figures have been gradually slowing since the beginning of May with just 16 deaths recorded in the week of June 12 - the lowest figure since the end of March.The highest number of deaths occurred during the week of April 17 - when 205 of the region’s care home residents died.The latest numbers were released by the Office for National Statistics this morning (July 3).Stockport care

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This is the true number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Salford - it's hundreds more than reported before

Government figures released last night include previously unreported numbers of pillar two tests for walk-through sites and home testing. They show that there have been more than 300 extra confirmed cases in Salford since the pandemic began in March than were previously reported publicly by the government.

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2 Oklahoma officers charged with murder of man allegedly tased more than 50 times in 2019

WILSON, Okla. - Two Oklahoma police officers were arrested on second-degree murder charges Wednesday for the 2019 death of a 28-year-old man who was allegedly tased over 50 times.The officers, from the Wilson Police Department, were responding to a disorderly conduct situation when the incident occurred, The Daily Ardmoreite reported.Carter County Court records show that Jared Lakey died on the morning of July 6, 2019 -- two days after he was allegedly tased more than 50 times by officers Joshua Taylor, 25, and Brandon Dingman, 34.The documents also show Lakey's cause of death to have been “complications of myocardial infarction (clinical) in the setting of cardiomegaly and critical coronary atherosclerosis and law enforcement use of

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More concerns about CERB keeping people at home instead of work

A North Vancouver brewery is wondering if the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is unintentionally keeping people at home.

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Coronavirus 'has mutated into new, more infectious strain' warn scientists

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inbox University of Sheffield has co-authored a bombshell study suggesting the coronavirus has mutated into a more contagious form. With global cases now topping 10.6m and over 500,000 recorded deaths, scientists are still grappling with understanding the novel virus and preventing a second wave of infections.Now a joint study from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Duke University and University of Sheffield claims that a new and more contagious variant of the killer bug, called ‘D614G’, has developed.

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Miami-Dade mayor sets new curfew, closes some businesses

MIAMI – Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he's instituting an overnight curfew and closing some businesses as the county's number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates continue to rise.Gimenez said Thursday night that the 10 p.m.to 6 a.m. curfew, which begins Friday, will be in place indefinitely.

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India's Covid-19 recoveries exceed active cases by more than 1.5 lakh: Govt

India's Covid-19 cases soared by over 20,000 in a day for the first time taking the country's total tally to 6,25,544 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 18,213 with 379 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The country recorded 20,903 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours till Friday 8 am, with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi,Telangana and Karnataka being the major contributors to the single day rise."Coordinated efforts at all levels of government for prevention, containment and management of Covid-19 are showing good results with consistently increasing gap between recoveries and active cases. As on date, there are 1,52,452 recovered cases more than the active Covid-19 cases," the ministry said.

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Trump threatens to veto defense bill in order to keep Confederate base names

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops.Trump took to Twitter late Tuesday to threaten a veto of a $741 billion annual Pentagon authorization bill because it would require a host of military bases named after Confederate figures to be renamed within three years.Trump rival Sen.

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Coronavirus: Deadly bug has mutated into a new, more infectious strain, scientists warn

Coronavirus cases around the world are now at over 10.6 million, and now a new study suggests that most of those cases are caused by a new, more infection strain of the virus.

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Texas orders wearing of face masks in public places

The governor of the US state of Texas has issued an executive order requiring face coverings in public spaces as the state marks record numbers of new coronavirus infections.

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New, more infectious strain of coronavirus now dominates global cases: Study

LONDON : Scientists have shown that a variation in the genome of the novel coronavirus has improved its ability to infect human cells, and has helped it become the dominant strain circulating around the world.According to the research, published in the journal Cell, a variant of the novel coronavirus, named 'D614G', is more infectious in cell cultures under laboratory conditions."The D614G variant first came to our attention in early April, as we had observed a strikingly repetitive pattern," said study lead author Bette Korber from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US."All over the world, even when local epidemics had many cases of the original form circulating, soon after the D614G variant was introduced into a region it became

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Coronavirus cases now rising in 40 U.S. states as Texas orders mandatory mask use

U.S. states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — reported a combined 25,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday as the infection curve rose in 40 of the 50 states heading into the July Fourth holiday weekend.With the number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide climbing past 50,000, an alarming 36 states saw an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus.

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Govenor of Texas, Greg Abott, orders wearing of face coverings in public in most of state

Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, a Republican and ally of US President Donald Trump, has issued an executive order requiring face coverings in public spaces as the state marks record numbers of new infections.

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