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  • President Trump
    Video duration 1:48
    Trump pivots: 'I'm getting used to the mask' Jump to media player The president urged Americans to wear a face covering, having previously disparaged them as unsanitary.
    • 22 Jul
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  • US federal officers during protests in Portland, Oregon
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    Federal officers' actions in Portland 'terrifying' Jump to media player Oregon's attorney general says the officers in military fatigues operate with no transparency.
    • 20 Jul
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  • A brown bear paws at a women's calf
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    Woman takes selfie as wild bear sniffs her hair Jump to media player This bear definitely was not social distancing as he pawed at an incredibly calm park visitor.
    • 21 Jul
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  • Martin Luther King III
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    Martin Luther King III: John Lewis was 'a giant' Jump to media player Civil rights activist Martin Luther King III speaks about the legacy of John Lewis, who has died at the age of 80.
    • 18 Jul
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  • A man laying flowers
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    'He was fighting for justice when it wasn't cool' Jump to media player Atlanta residents pay tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis.
    • 19 Jul
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  • Graph showing the rise in Covid-19 cases in the US
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    US v other countries... did it mess up its reopening? Jump to media player By the time most Americans emerged from lockdown restrictions, a second surge was already under way.
    • 17 Jul
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  • Morgan Bullock was accused of "cultural appropriation" after a video of her Irish dancing went viral.
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    Why I fell in love with Irish dancing Jump to media player Morgan Bullock was accused of "cultural appropriation" after a video of her Irish dancing went viral.
    • 18 Jul
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  • Jayden Libran
    Video duration 3:47
    The black actor trying to wow The Simpsons Jump to media player Jayden Libran has had loads of support on Simpsons fan sites - but is it enough to get him a job?
    • 17 Jul
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  • India Kager
    Video duration 4:29
    'Black women are killed by police too' Jump to media player The campaign group Say Her Name believes deaths of black women at the hands of police are overlooked.
    • 16 Jul
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  • Maskless Florida activists support a restaurant owner's decision to not require face coverings.
    Video duration 1:59
    'You call me selfish for not wearing a mask?' Jump to media player Maskless Florida activists support a restaurant owner's decision to not require face coverings.
    • 15 Jul
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  • President Donald Trump
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    'What a terrible question to ask' Jump to media player Asked why black Americans are still being killed by police, the US president says: "So are white people."
    • 15 Jul
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  • President Donald Trump
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    Hong Kong's 'freedom has been taken away' Jump to media player The president signs an order and bill targeting China for "extinguishing Hong Kong's freedom".
    • 15 Jul
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