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Rate of infection drops after recent jump; Health Ministry calls on public to follow social-distancing guidelines, chides Israelis for their ‘indifference and complacency’

(DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Iranian president says houses of worship will be allowed to reopen throughout the country, even as rate of new infections rises

A week of distractions from Trump shows a leader in crisis  CNN

Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and cities nationwide.

Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread  POLITICO George Floyd protests spread nationwide: Live updates  CNN International George Floyd’s Death, Protests, Coronavirus: America Is a Tinderbox  The New York Times George Floyd’s death fanned the flames of long-smoldering grievances  Minneapolis Star Tribune George

Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night, as the anger stoked by the police killing of George Floyd spread to more cities across