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Disney World may lay off more than 11,000 employees in Florida due to COVID-19 pandemic
•The layoffs are part of a decision by The Walt Disney Co. last month to eliminate 28,000 positions in its parks division in California and Florida because of the pandemic
US Election 2020 may emerge as referendum on racial justice and equality in America
•Omari Barksdale, a Black man who lost his sister to COVID-19 in late March, said the dynamics of America right now is the same as in the '50s. 'We are still protesting for the protection of Black lives,' said Barksdale
Joe Biden and wife Jill test negative for COVID-19; Democratic nominee tweets reminder to follow protocol
•Biden and his wife were tested earlier on Friday after news of US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania testing COVID-19 positive was announced
Donald Trump and Melania test positive for coronavirus, to begin quarantine process immediately
Fp Staff •This comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week
Moderna, Pfizer publish COVID-19 vaccine trial blueprints amid criticism of Donald Trump's response to pandemic
•The disclosures are aimed at addressing growing suspicion that Trump’s drive to produce COVID-19 vaccine before the presidential election could result in a product that was unsafe
Donald Trump administration relaxes rules for H-1B visa holders, allows them to return to pre-ban jobs
•This is the first relaxation of rules since Trump signed a proclamation on 22 June suspending the entry of non-immigrant visa categories like the H-1B and L1 visas till the end of the year
More than 500 inmates in Tucson prison unit of Arizona test COVID-19 positive
•According to the Arizona Department of Corrections COVID-19 dashboard, 890 inmates at the state prisons and 564 staff members have tested positive
No new visas for foreign students in US if classes go fully online, says immigration authority
•Those attending American schools that are staying online must 'depart the country or transfer to a school with in-person instruction', according to the guidelines issued by ICE.
US COVID-19 toll likely higher than official count due to state-level discrepancies, reveals study
•The number of deaths between March and May officially listed as due to COVID-19 was 95,235, or 28 percent less than the excess number, claims the study.