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| The most talked about accessory this Memorial Day? The face mask. More specifically: Which leaders – and partygoers – are wearing them and which are not? |
| The Memorial Day holiday comes as the United States braces to pass the 100,000 mark in deaths from the coronavirus that has forced the shutdown of state economies and limited public events. |
Trump, Biden pay their respects |
| President Donald Trump made Memorial Day visits to a military cemetery and a historic fort on Monday and paid homage to service members responding to the coronavirus. Trump followed tradition by placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, then was greeted by a few hundred people gathered outside Baltimore's Fort McHenry. But not everyone supported the visit. Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young, a Democrat, said the president was not setting a good example by pursuing nonessential travel. |
| Mask check: Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Gen. Omar Jones, the commanding general at Joint Force Headquarters, National Capital Region, did not wear face coverings during the ceremony at Arlington. (Arlington did require them for family members allowed into the cemetery.) In his first public appearance in more than two months, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden laid a wreath at a veterans park near his home in Delaware and wore a face mask, as did his wife, Jill. |
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 | | Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, after laying a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park, Monday, May 25, 2020, in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) | | Patrick Semansky, AP | |
Hydroxychloroquine: WHO is dropping it from global study, Trump says he finished his dose |
| The World Health Organization said Monday it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments. Trump said he took the drug, which is used to treat malaria, but he's done now . "Finished, just finished," Trump said in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast's program "Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson," which aired Sunday. Other treatments in the WHO study, including the experimental drug remdesivir and an HIV combination therapy, are still being pursued. |
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The Match II reminds us of what we've missed in sports |
| Tom Brady split his pants but provided the signature moment of the telecast; Peyton Manning threw out plenty of comedic zingers and came within 17 inches of winning $25 million for charity; and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson delivered numerous sharp needles, standout coaching and some impressive play-by-play along the way. The golf in The Match: Champions for Charity was pretty good, too, with astounding moments of drama still shining through and brilliant shots still being produced to remind us what we've missed since the global pandemic silenced live broadcasts of sports. And the money raised – $20 million for COVID-19 relief – was stellar. All in all, the two golf icons and legendary quarterbacks turned Sunday's event into must-see TV, with Woods and Manning storming out to a big lead before hanging on for the down-to-the-wire victory as the Mickelson-Brady team woke up and came up clutch on the back nine. |
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Weekend pool party draws national attention, criticism |
| A crowded swimming pool at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri has drawn national attention after a 16-second clip went viral featuring dozens of people not social distancing or wearing face masks . The video was posted to Twitter by Scott Pasmore, an Arizona anchor for KTVK-3TV, with the caption: "No covid concerns at the lake of the ozarks." It had 4.4 million views as of Sunday morning. Many have responded to the video with concern, while others cheered on the fact that people are out. It wasn't the only location making news: |
| • | At least five people were treated for gunshot wounds after crowds and fighting broke out Saturday near a beach in Daytona Beach, Florida. | | • | Local officials near Tampa, Florida, closed down a beach parking lot due to large crowds, the Associated Press reported. | | • | Photos emerged of busy beaches in California and Florida as officials were tasked with enforcing social distancing measures. | | • | Traditionally a hot spot for Memorial Day weekend, a beachside boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, was packed with people. | | • | Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam faced backlash on social media after posing for pictures near the beach without a mask. | |
Election 2020 updates |
| Moving the Republican National Convention: Trump raised the prospect on Monday of pulling the convention out of Charlotte, North Carolina, complaining that Gov. Roy Cooper has maintained a lockdown of his state because of the coronavirus. Though he didn't give Cooper a deadline, he said Republicans need to know "immediately" if the "space will be allowed to be fully occupied." |
| Republicans sue to block California from mailing ballots to all voters: The Republican Party argued that mailing out ballots is a "recipe for disaster" that "invites fraud" and wants to block California Gov. Gavin Newsom from sending all voters in his state mail-in ballots for the general election. They said Democrats believe voting by mail helps their odds in the election Nov. 3. Newsom said "no Californian should be forced to risk their health in order to exercise their right to vote." |
'The coronavirus is not yet contained' |
| FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn on Sunday issued a warning: The coronavirus is not yet contained . "With the country starting to open up this holiday weekend, I again remind everyone that the coronavirus is not yet contained," Hahn tweeted. "It is up to every individual to protect themselves and their community. Social distancing, hand washing and wearing masks protect us all." Hahn's tweet came hours before Trump tweeted, "Cases, numbers and deaths are going down all over the Country!" |
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| This is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. Contributing: Associated Press. |
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