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A woman is helped Sunday after being hit with pepper spray after curfew in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

Protests erupting across the nation over the past week -- and law enforcement's response to them -- are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway.
Demonstrators hold placards Monday during a march in central Auckland, New Zealand to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.

U.S. adversaries highlight unrest to undercut criticism

Standing at a lectern with a backdrop map of the world behind him reminiscent of one at the State Department, the spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry made a point Monday to criticize the U.S. in English amid ongoing protests over police killings of black people.
The police killing of George Floyd and the civil and political unrest that’s rocked the nation in the week since has the potential to reshape Joe Biden’s vice-presidential selection process. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Civil unrest could influence Biden's search for running mate

Joe Biden's search for a running mate could be reshaped by the police killing of George Floyd and the unrest it has ignited across the country, raising questions about contenders with law-and-order backgrounds and intensifying pressure on the presumptive Democratic nominee to select a black woman.
A woman shops for clothes Monday at the Janpath market in New Delhi, India. More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India’s cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started despite an upward trend in new infections.

India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise

More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India's cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown began despite an upward trend in new infections.
Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel Monday as the Vatican Museum reopened. The Vatican Museums reopened Monday to visitors after three months of shutdown following COVID-19 containment measures.
Lockdowns ease across Europe, Asia with new tourism rules
The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe to the United States on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.
A father walks his twins to the Little Darling Childcare in London Monday after nurseries and primary schools partly reopened in England after the COVID-19 lockdown.
UK eases lockdown restrictions yet experts say it's too soon
The U.K. eased more lockdown restrictions Monday despite warnings from some health officials of another spike in coronavirus infections especially if people flouted the new guidelines.
As local leaders are pleading for more federal aid — even before protests over police violence erupted in almost every corner of the country — the Senate resumes session Monday with no immediate plans to consider a fresh round of relief. The House’s staggering $3 trillion package is mothballed in the Senate, where Republicans are focused instead on trimming unemployment benefits and getting Americans back to work. Quick action by Congress is skidding to a halt.
States, cities plead for virus aid as Congress faces crises
One small-town Oklahoma mayor testified before Congress she's worried the city's 18-bed hospital can't handle a second COVID-19 wave. Many counties are slashing sizable chunks of their government work force. States are staring down red ink as the fiscal year comes to a close.
Police and protesters clash Saturday in Philadelphia during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
Use of force criticized in protests about police brutality
As protests grip the nation, officers have doused crowds with pepper spray, struck protesters with batons, steered police cars into throngs, shoved demonstrators and screamed curses. Some police action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many find other instances more difficult to understand -- like the elderly man knocked over by police as he walked with a cane on a Salt Lake City sidewalk.
President Donald Trump walks Saturday across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington after stepping off Marine One as he returned from Kennedy Space Center for the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.
Trump slams governors as 'weak,' urges crackdown on protests
President Donald Trump on Monday derided many governors as "weak" and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some demonstrations in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American cities.
A woman cries as she watches a building burn after a protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in La Mesa, Calif. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Protests, mayhem continue, lead to more California curfews
Vandalism and destruction continued in California as additional curfews were declared to prevent more violence after vandals torched police cars, broke into stores and clashed with officers in riot gear
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020 file photo, tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels chant slogans during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters for the Houthi movement in Sanaa, Yemen. Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for donations to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen, saying they've already been forced to stop some of their work even as the coronavirus rips through the country. The calls for funds come ahead of a UN donor conference, hosted virtually by Saudi Arabia, scheduled to take place Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need
Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for donations to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen
Reverend William Taylor, top left, and local people standing with social distancing observe a 30 second silence during a remembrance event as they add the names of five people who recently died to the community "We Grieve" wall at Clapton Common, in London, Thursday, May 28, 2020. The "WE GRIEVE'³ wall has become a focal point for people who gather Thursdays to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic, and organizer Rev. William Taylor says that the community found that there was a need just to stand together to grieve.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
'We Grieve': Community project unites neighbors in healing
The plywood wall that surrounds a building site and is painted with the words ``WE GRIEVE'³ in massive letters has become a focal point for people of London's Stamford Hill neighborhood
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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World War II Army Air Corps veteran Ed Mampre, 96 of Elk Grove Village, waves as a Memorial Day drive-by parade passes by Monday to honor him and two other veterans.
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Naperville resident and World War II veteran Bob Piper points back at someone yelling out congratulations to him during a drive-by parade celebrating his 98th birthday Friday.
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