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The largest single-day increase yet |
| Florida reported Sunday the largest single-day increase in positive COVID-19 cases in any state since the pandemic began: 15,300. In May, Florida became one of the first states to begin reopening its economy. But this past week was Florida's deadliest: almost 500 fatalities. And cases nationally, as well as deaths, will only continue to rise as a long-expected upturn in the United States has begun — driven by fatalities in states in the South and West. |
| Adm. Brett Giroir, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said Sunday that the increasing number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 is "very concerning" and warned of an increase in deaths. "We expect hospitalizations to continue to go up," Giroir said, noting more Americans will die from the virus "over the next two or three weeks before this turns around." |
| Trump dons mask in public |
| President Donald Trump visited with wounded soldiers and front-line medical workers Saturday while wearing what – for him – is an uncommon accessory: a mask . Trump, who has been criticized by public health officials for not wearing face coverings in public, has softened his opposition to wearing masks in recent days. But public health officials say he should have set a better example, arguing that too many Trump followers have followed his no-mask lead and contributed to the spread of the deadly virus. |
 | | President Donald Trump wears a face mask during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on July 11. | | Patrick Semansky, AP | |
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A whole new (Disney) world? |
| Walt Disney World reopened to the public Saturday morning in Florida — the same day the state recorded more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 — nearly four months after closing due to the pandemic. But what Disney-lovers returned to wasn't what they left in March: there are many more safety precautions in place. It's a totally different world for park visitors, who are required to have their temperature taken when they arrive. Face masks are mandatory, except when eating or swimming and hand-sanitizing stations are sprinkled throughout the park. Here's how opening day went down. |
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Explosion, fire on USS Bonhomme Richard sends 18 sailors to hospital |
| An amphibious assault ship caught fire after an explosion on Sunday at Naval Base San Diego, injuring 18 sailors and filling the skies with dark smoke . Naval Base San Diego public information officer Krishna Jackson said the blaze was reported shortly before 9 a.m. local time.The entire crew of the USS Bonhomme Richard has been accounted for and all are off the 840-foot vessel, according to a statement from Naval Surface Forces. The 18 sailors have been taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the explosion and fire was under investigation, Jackson said. |
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Authorities are checking nearby cabins and buildings in search for Naya Rivera |
| The search to find actress Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake resumed Sunday as authorities continued to check the water, surrounding buildings and shores . Best known for her role on "Glee," Rivera is presumed dead after disappearing from a rented boat on a lake in Southern California Wednesday. Authorities on Saturday shared the methods by which they are searching for Rivera, including using technology such as sonar and a remotely operated underwater vehicle. "We don't know if she's going to be found five minutes from now or five days from now," Ventura County Sheriff's Office Capt. Eric Buschow said at a news conference Friday. |
President Trump grants clemency to ally Roger Stone |
| President Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone's 40-month sentence late Friday — days before the president's longtime confidant was set to report to prison . The grant, which wiped out Stone's sentence but left his conviction in place, brings the years-long battle over Russia's involvement in the 2016 election back to the forefront in the middle of Trump's bid for reelection. Stone was found guilty in November of lying to Congress and obstructing the Russia investigation. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany described Stone as "a victim of the Russia Hoax." |
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 | | Roger Stone, former political adviser to President Donald Trump, arrives for his sentencing hearing at the Federal District Court in Washington on Feb. 20, 2020. | | Jack Gruber, USA TODAY | |
Slain police officers 'never had a chance' in Texas shooting, chief says |
| Two police officers were killed Saturday in a southern Texas town while responding to a disturbance call . The shooting happened so quickly that "our officers did not draw their weapons, did not fire, never stood a chance," said Victor Rodriguez, police chief of McAllen, Texas. The suspect met the officers at the door and shot them, police say, and then died by suicide when being confronted by police after the incident. Rodriguez identified the officers who were killed as 45-year-old Edelmiro Garza Jr. and 39-year-old Ismael Chavez. |
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