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Choctaw Indians bear brunt of virus outbreak in Mississippi

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America

Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer

Minneapolis commission takes up proposal to disband police

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis commission is expected to take up a proposed amendment Wednesday that would dismantle the city's Police Department in the wake of George Floyd's death and replace it with a new public safety department.

City streets drain of life in Australia's toughest lockdown

By ASANKA BRENDON RATNAYAKE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press
    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melbourne's usually vibrant downtown streets were draining of signs of life on Wednesday on the eve of Australia's toughest-ever pandemic restrictions coming into force.

Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

By AAMER MADHANI, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

Teachers union backs strike if schools can't reopen safely

By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's second-largest teacher organization announced Tuesday that its members may resort to striking to ensure a safe return to school as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Anti-death penalty groups sue, say roadblocks impede speech

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer

Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Districts go round and round on school bus reopening plans

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — School districts nationwide puzzling over how to safely educate children during a pandemic have a more immediate challenge — getting 26 million bus-riding students there in the first place.

Protest leader Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Clay in Missouri

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press