Mississippi retires Confederate symbol from state flag
Mississippi votes to remove the Confederate emblem from its state flag in a 37-14 Senate and 91-23 House result. A new design must include In God We Trust and be put to voters in the November election. Gov. Tate Reeves poised to sign.
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David Jordan
Tate Reeves
Robert Johnson
Natchez
Johnson
Philip Gunn
Gunn
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Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi Supreme Court
Ronnie Musgrove
William Winter
Bill Clinton
National Advisory Board
Mississippi Flag Commission
Winter
Derrick Simmons
Greenville
Simmons
Rogelio V. Solis
R-Clinton
House
Surge in coronavirus cases strains contact tracing efforts
U.S. health departments scramble to boost tracers amid rising infections and distrust. Arizona’s Maricopa County hires 82 staff to reach 600 daily, Louisiana delays in response exceed 2 days, and 59 percent of positives in the state have answered tracer calls since mid May.
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Arizona
National Guard
Louisiana
Grand Traverse County
Michigan
Wendy Hirschenberger
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
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Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson
Umair Shah
Harris County
State Health Department
Perry N. Haskins
Rutgers School of Public Health
Jimmy Guidry
Utah
Salt Lake City
Mackenzie Bray
Bray
Seattle
Matt Golden
University of Washington
King County Public Health Department
Maricopa County
Marcy Flanagan
Arizona National Guard
Flanagan
Tom Frieden
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Harris County Public Health
Texas
Greg Abbott
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