One of the largest motorcycle rides in America will carry on during the coronavirus pandemic by joining the #MemorialDayAtHome movement. (May 22)
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Virus-stricken aircraft carrier returns to sea
After nearly two months sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, the USS Theodore Roosevelt has gone out to sea for training, in preparation to return to duty in the Pacific. (May 21)
Pentagon weighs in on surveillance treaty decision
The Pentagon has weighed in on the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of a decades-old surveillance treaty and gave an update on the aircraft carrier that had been sidelined due to COVID-19. (May 21)
Brooklyn butcher keeps shop open during pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected meat and vegetable producers, one butcher shop in New York City is making ends meet and continues to serve its customers. (May 21)
SpaceX reignites US with 1st crew launch in decade
For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. (May 21)
J.J. Watt says ‘Ultimate Tag’ is ‘as crazy as possible’
J.J. Watt says ‘Ultimate Tag’ is ‘as crazy as possible’
Cyclone batters India and Bangladesh coasts
A powerful cyclone plowed inland after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic. (May 20)
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Governor: Michigan flooding a ‘500-year’ event
Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned that Dow Chemical Co.’s hometown could end up under 9 feet of water. (May 20)
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Oprah gives $12M to ‘home’ cities during pandemic
Media icon Oprah Winfrey has announced she’ll give grants to organizations helping underserved communities in cities she’s lived in – Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was born.(May 20)
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A Mississippi county hardest hit as casinos close
A county in Mississippi has been dealt a serious economic blow by the new coronavirus. Gambling halls and associated businesses have been shuttered for two months, and thousands of people in Tunica County are out of work. (May 19)
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