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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.