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USA TODAY: Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Sunday, July 26

Federal officers advance on a group of demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Portland, Ore.

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Protests against racial injustice continue nationwide. Tropical Storm Hanna crossed through Texas and into Mexico. Here's the weekend's biggest news.

Counter-protests in Chicago. A police-declared riot in Seattle. Continued unrest in Portland.

Protests against racial injustice unfolded across the nation over the weekend, many in solidarity with demonstrations that have been ongoing in Portland, Oregon, for nearly 60 days . Tensions in the city have recently escalated after unnamed federal agents in unmarked vehicles began arresting protesters. In recent days, President Donald Trump directed federal officers to Seattle to confront protesters and threatened to do the same in other Democratic-led cities where activists have demanded police reform since George Floyd's death more than two months ago.

In Portland...

Thousands of people gathered in the streets Friday, hours after a U.S. judge denied Oregon's request to restrict federal agents' actions . Fireworks were shot at the federal courthouse by protesters and plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above. On Saturday night, some protesters tore down a section of a fence surrounding the federal building. Federal agents dispersed the crowd using tear gas and pepper spray after Portland police declared the gathering a riot.

Across the country...

Seattle police declared a riot Saturday, citing "ongoing damage and public safety risks." Protesters had peacefully begun a rally and march over racial injustices in the afternoon, with no initial sign of law enforcement. Later, Seattle Police said via Twitter that about a dozen people breached the construction site for the King County youth detention facility.

Two opposing, heavily armed militia groups came within a few dozen yards of each other Saturday in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in a tense standoff. More than 300 members of the Atlanta-based Black militia NFAC, or "Not F**king Around Coalition," came close to 50 far-right "Three Percenter" militia members.Police kept the sides apart and tensions eventually dissipated. Both militias said they wanted to avoid violence.

Several protests took place in Chicago Saturday, days after President Trump announced the deployment of additional federal agents to the city. Dozens of pro-police protesters gathered for a "Back the Blue" rally. Counter-protesters gathered across the street as dozens of officers on bikes stood between the groups, who occasionally clashed in brief scuffles.

GOP coronavirus relief bill expected soon

A coronavirus relief bill from Senate Republicans will be released Monday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on "FOX News Sunday." GOP leaders had previously hoped to release the package on Thursday but delayed the release after the Trump administration requested additional time to review the bill. The House, controlled by Democrats, passed a $3 trillion plan in May. The GOP plan is a $1 trillion relief package that includes another round of $1,200 stimulus checks, additional funding for elementary and secondary schools as well as a limited extension of the current unemployment benefits.

The latest on COVID-19:

There are more than 16 million confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide, according to John Hopkins, with the United States surpassing 4.2 million cases of its own. And the number of COVID-19 related death records appear to be catching up to the number of new case records. A USA TODAY analysis shows 10 states set records for new cases while five states experienced a record number of deaths.

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Procession across Edmund Pettus Bridge honors Rep. John Lewis

A procession honoring the late Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge Sunday morning, following the route of the historic Bloody Sunday march in which Lewis and 600 voting rights activists were beaten by police on March 7, 1965 . Lewis, who represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District for more than 30 years, died this month after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. Six days of memorial services celebrating the life of Lewis began Saturday in his hometown of Troy, Alabama, where he was memorialized by family members, gospel singer Dottie Peoples and local dignitaries. After Lewis lies in state at the Alabama State Capitol Sunday, he will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., then at the Georgia State Capitol.

The casket of Rep. John Lewis moves over the Edmund Pettus Bridge by horse-drawn carriage during a memorial service for Lewis, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Selma, Ala.

John Bazemore, AP

Tropical Storm Hanna leaves Texas; Hawaii braces for Hurricane Douglas

Tropical Storm Hanna continued to weaken as it pushed inland Sunday, but left rain, flooding and reports of damage as it crossed through southern Texas and into Mexico. The National Hurricane Center said in its 1 p.m. CDT advisory that Hanna's eye was hovering over northeast Mexico, about 10 miles north of Monterrey. The storm was moving west-southwest at nine miles per hour.

East of Honolulu, Hurricane Douglas swirled with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour. As part of its 5 a.m. HST update, the NHC indicated that Douglas was moving west-northwest at around 16 mph. "Gradual weakening" is expected over the next two days, but Douglas is expected to remain a hurricane as it passes Hawaii.

Beloved TV personality Regis Philbin dies at 88: 'There will never be another'

Regis Philbin, host of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" and "Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee," died Friday of natural causes. He was 88 . "We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday," his family wrote, remembering "his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about." Shortly after news of Philbin's death broke, tributes poured in on Twitter and Instagram. Kathie Lee Gifford, his longtime co-host on "Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee," offered a simple, fitting tribute: "REGIS. There will never be another."