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The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the economy in the wake of the pandemic.https://nytv.to/0wOv3 

Al Sharpton will host a march in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28 to fight for policing and criminal justice reforms and mark the 57th anniversary of the original March on Washington.https://nytv.to/DyJYe 

Purdue University's president came under fire Thursday during a Senate hearing for plans to allow fall sports teams back on campus for preseason practice and to open the university's 57,000-seat football stadium for games amid coronavirus.https://nytv.to/5kwAr 

The order will waive environmental requirements for projects like pipelines in the name of the economic emergency brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.https://nytv.to/qmGD5 

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's "struggling" with the decision over whether she'll support President Trump in the November election, praising James Mattis' scathing rebuke of the president.https://nytv.to/Zn7Z3 

New York state has updated its coronavirus testing criteria to include people who have attended protests or come into contact with a protester.https://nytv.to/Qv0YM 

George Floyd's death shook the world. For Minnesota, it's just one example of a lengthy history of racial inequality.https://nytv.to/eB2p6 

The U.S. accounts for more than a quarter of coronavirus deaths worldwide, but there are eight countries with a higher death rate than America.https://nytv.to/GMYV9 

Poll: Joe Biden widens his lead over President Trump in North Carolina.https://nytv.to/nBpZ6 

The coronavirus pandemic's stresses on hospitals and mental health providers have made access to help more difficult.https://nytv.to/xZ1r5 

A new report sounds the alarm on a staggering fact: More than half of the country's 13,000 school districts need to update or replace multiple building systems in their schools.https://nytv.to/M1ZYP 

Joe Biden's campaign is seeing a surge in fundraising following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent chorus of ongoing country-wide protests over police violence against black people.https://nytv.to/9wBAv 

Protests against racism continue to grow as President Trump's support begins to slip.https://nytv.to/LaQY7 

George Floyd's murder and today's unrest is a consequence of a public policy failure when calls for change were ignored after Minneapolis’ summer of 1967.https://nytv.to/VZOYa 

Much of what is known about the coronavirus pandemic depends on data provided by governments, which are not always reliable sources.https://nytv.to/8MRAl 

A surprising rebound: Unemployment dipped to 13.3% as the U.S. added 2.5 million jobs in May, a strong indicator that the economy is slowly starting to recover from the pandemic.https://nytv.to/JZ8eR 

Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.https://nytv.to/DyJwm 

Joe Biden slams President Trump for his remarks on how the U.S.'s strong job report is a "great day" for George Floyd: "Donald Trump still doesn't get it."https://nytv.to/v5DbR 

A new survey from the CDC shows that some people did in fact drink bleach to prevent coronavirus following President Trump's remarks.https://nytv.to/pE85x 

President Trump says George Floyd is "looking down right now" over the U.S.'s unexpected dip in unemployment, hailing the news as a "great day" for equality.https://nytv.to/YJPQ1