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Gov. Gavin Newsom orders indoor restaurants, theaters and wineries to close in 19 counties

Newsom issued the order Wednesday for 19 counties across California, following a 32% statewide rise in coronavirus-related hospitalizations over the past week. California joins several other states, including Arizona and Texas, in reversing course on reopening businesses amid the pandemic.

China confirms discovery of new swine flu with “pandemic potential”

Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that descends from the H1N1 strain, known as the G4 virus, which can infect humans, according to CNN.

European Union bars U.S. travelers amid pandemic

American tourists will not allowed to visit the European Union after the bloc finalized its list of 15 safe countries for travel to member states earlier this week, CNN reported. The U.S. has recorded more cases and deaths than anywhere in the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Violent crime increase continues in New York

New York’s recent wave of shootings — more than 500 since the start of the year and 83 of those taking place over one week in June — has put the state on track to surpass increases seen in the past two years: 625 shootings total in 2019, 597 in 2018.

Supreme Court upholds abortion rights in Louisiana case limiting clinics

Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s four liberal justices ruled that a law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals violates abortion rights the court first established in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, the AP reported.

Russian military offered Taliban-linked militants bounties for killing U.S. soldiers

The New York Times reported last week that U.S. intelligence officials had months ago concluded a Russian military intelligence unit linked to assassination attempts in Europe had offered rewards for successful attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan last year. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the National Security Agency, one of the 17 agencies that makes up the U.S. intelligence community, did not agree with the assessment made by the other 16 on the matter.

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