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Researchers are testing an experimental drug to halt sudden outbreaks. The trial may bring a new type of treatment for the virus.Heartland Health Care Center in Moline, Ill., was the first facility to participate in a large clinical trial of a drug that may protect residents from infection with the coronavirus.Credit...Jordan Gale for The New…

A new clash between anti-shutdown protesters and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could reveal whether those opposing coronavirus lockdowns can maintain momentum into the November elections. In their effort to gut Ms. Whitmer’s emergency powers, Unlock Michigan organizers have 180 days to garner 340,000 signatures for legislation that would head directly to the Republican-controlled legislature that…