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California reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as cases soar in most populous U.S. state
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising in the nation's most populated state.
White House undercuts Fauci as Trump downplays severity of COVID-19 pandemic
With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert, playing down the danger as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes to get the economy moving before facing voters in November.
Activist Nathan Law arrives in Britain after fleeing Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said he has arrived in London after fleeing the former British colony where China has imposed a new security law.
Taliban launch deadly attack in Afghanistan for 2nd consecutive day
Taliban insurgents launched a complex attack on an intelligence compound in northern Afghanistan on Monday that began with a suicide bombing and killed at least 11 intelligence agency personnel, officials said.
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dead at 57
Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins, died Sunday after a two-year battle with breast cancer, her husband, John Travolta, said. She was 57.
