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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department monitoring the protests in Los Angeles on May 30, 2020.

National Guard Called In To Quell Violence In Los Angeles

The Los Angeles mayor says National Guard troops will be deployed overnight as violence continues in the nation's second-largest city. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Saturday evening he asked Gov. Gavin Newsom for 500 to 700 members of the Guard.

Holocaust Survivor Is First Coronavirus Death In Israel

The family of 88-year-old Arie Even said they were saddened not to be able to be with him during his final days. They were asked to stay away in order not to catch the virus.

Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Cities saw some of their biggest gatherings of the past two weeks on Saturday.

Peaceful Anti-Police Brutality Protests Continue Across The Country

Cities from San Francisco to Philadelphia saw anti-police brutality and Black Lives Matter protests for the second weekend since the killing of George Floyd sparked outrage across the world.

School buses are parked outside Woodrow Wilson Middle School in City Heights, Aug. 29, 2017.

Top Teachers Celebrated By San Diego Unified Amid Coronavirus Disruption

Honoring teachers for their dedication amid the coronavirus disruption, the San Diego Unified School District announced its elementary, middle, and high school teachers of the year.

A new section of a municipal cemetery in Jakarta is expanded for graves of those suspected of dying from COVID-19.

Fearing Infection, Some In Indonesia Refuse Nearby Burial Of COVID-19 Victims

In Jakarta, special police units have guarded burial processions for COVID-19 victims, after protesters blocked streets to prevent the dead from being transported to cemeteries.

California Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, right, speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017

Former Candidate For Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19

Rancho Santa Fe resident John Cox, who challenged then Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the 2018 governor's race, has tested positive for COVID-19.

A man raises his hands as police line up across the street during protests Friday in Minneapolis. Demonstrators expressed outrage and grief across the nation over the death of George Floyd. A police officer was seen on video pressing his knee into Floyd's neck. That officer was later fired and charged in the death.

National Guard Summoned To Aid Cities Amid Police Clashes

As anger over George Floyd’s killing spread to cities nationwide, leaders increasingly said they could need help from National Guardsmen or even military police to contain the unrest.

In 2009, Australia's deadliest bushfires on record destroyed Kinglake, a town just over an hour's drive northeast of Melbourne. The disaster had long-term effects on families.

The Fire, The Virus, The Violence: Australia And The Lessons Of Natural Disasters

Family violence increases in places that have been severely burned in bushfires, Australian research finds. The isolation and financial stress of COVID-19 appear to be exacerbating the problem.

Women of the Treatment Action Campaign and are affected by the HIV virus campaign for the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) at the International Aids Conference at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.

The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The Rescue

Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years.

Video artist Robin Bell projected the words "Covid Memorial," onto the brick wall of a Subway sandwich shop in Washington, D.C. Below them scrolled a slideshow of faces of COVID-19 victims, along with messages their loved ones had posted on social media.

Memorializing Those Who Died In The Time Of COVID-19

Since it's impossible to hold mass public gatherings to mourn those who have died of COVID-19, people are creating new ways to memorialize the dead.

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