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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The presence of federal law enforcement officers on the streets of Portland is controversial The Trump administration is planning to withdraw some federal security forces from Portland, Oregon, after weeks of clashes with protesters. US Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said the pull-out was conditional on local police protecting…

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders take part in a Democratic primary debate on March 15. After Biden wrapped up the presidential nomination, the two formed joint task forces to formulate policy recommendations on six big issues. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders…

A major research effort is under way to understand whether Covid-19 can spread through tiny airborne particles that are released by infected people and remain suspended in the air for hours. Scientists are working alongside sanitary engineers at the World Health Organization to investigate how tiny aerosols bearing the virus may be released into the…

A bill would allow the city to borrow up to $7 billion to pay its operating expenses. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the maneuver was “fiscally questionable.”Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have lost their jobs, and thousands of businesses, like some in Coney Island, have closed.Credit...Brittainy Newman/The New York TimesMay 29, 2020Updated 10:13 a.m.…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds died and another is seriously injured after a jet that was scheduled to perform a flyover to honor first responders during the coronavirus pandemic crashed into the roof of a house and burst into flames…