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JUDY WOODRUFF: In
the day's other news:
Federal health officials
sounded new warnings that

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public protests gripping
the nation could worsen
the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the
White House Coronavirus Task
Force, said testing is now

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more vital than ever.

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DR. DEBORAH BIRX,
White House Coronavirus
Response Coordinator:
I worry terribly about

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the peaceful protests. I see
some wearing masks. I see
some others not wearing masks.

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And so we are really trying to
work with each of the mayors
to expand testing availability

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over the next week or two,
so that the individuals
who are involved in
the peaceful protests

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can get tested.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The official
count of COVID-19 cases in the
U.S. has now passed 1.8 million,

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with more than 106,000 deaths.

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North Carolina's Democratic
governor said today the pandemic
means the Republican National

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Convention, planned for
Charlotte in August,
must be scaled back.
In turn, GOP leaders

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said they will begin visiting
alternative cities. President
Trump has insisted on a

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full-scale convention.

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This was the biggest
day of voting since the
COVID-19 pandemic began.
Nine states and the

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District of Columbia
held primaries, and while
many voted in person,
officials reported sharp

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increases in voting by mail.

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In the Democratic presidential
race, former Vice President Joe
Biden could win the delegates

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he still needs to
clinch the nomination.

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The United States has deported
an Iranian professor who was
acquitted of stealing trade

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secrets. Sirous Asgari was
working with an Ohio university
when he was jailed in 2016.

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A federal judge threw out the
case last fall, but Asgari
remained in jail while Iran and

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the U.S. argued over
terms of his return.

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On Wall Street today,
stocks rose for a third
day, as investors focused
on economic recovery.

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The Dow Jones industrial
average gained 267 points to
close at 25742. The Nasdaq rose

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56 points, and the
S&P 500 added 25.

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And pro basketball Hall of Famer
Wes Unseld has died, after a
long series of health problems.

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He played 13 seasons for the
team now known as the Washington
Wizards, and he won the

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NBA title in 1978. Later, he
served as coach and general
manager. Wes Unseld was 74 years

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old.