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Keisha Lance Bottoms doesn't have federal experience, but she has executive experience as Atlanta's mayor that has been on display during the George Floyd aftermath.

President Donald Trump said he will replace Geoffrey Berman as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. Berman refuses to quit.

As more locations around the U.S. re-open, people are starting to plan social events again. But for some, these gatherings include new precautions to ensure they don't spread Covid-19.

Carnival Cruise Line, which is owned by the world's largest cruise company, Carnival Corp., had previously announced plans to resume some U.S. operations on Aug. 1.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted late Friday that the company will have to postpone its annual shareholder meeting which was scheduled for July 7 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Chicago Amazon workers said the company should have made Juneteenth a company holiday.

The National Institutes of Health has halted its clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine after finding that the treatment provides no benefit to COVID-19 patients.

The rally comes amid a nationwide protest movement against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a close contact as anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting two days before the onset of symptoms.

Experts are skeptical that this year's organizers will be able to pull off the Republican National Convention in a couple of months.

Doctors, developers and entrepreneurs shared their wishlist for Apple as it moves into health.

Sharing data will become critical for companies as investors embrace investing around environmental, social and governance issues, says Marvin Owens of the NAACP.

A host of small satellites manufactured in the United States are set to launch on a rocket from South America on Saturday.

SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell sent a company-wide email on Friday to clarify CEO Elon Musk's declaration about Juneteenth.

Altria, Nike and J.C. Penney are among those offering employees Juneteenth as a paid, companywide holiday. Google urged its employees to cancel all unnecessary meetings scheduled for the day.

Tesla also told employees that there's a new round of performance reviews, called Performance Acceleration 2020, that will be completed by July 27. The company has sometimes cut staff at or around reviews.

The White House insisted that Covid-19 is "still a priority" for the administration, even as President Donald Trump prepares for a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that could spread the disease.

The White House could finalize the plan to suspend temporary overseas work visas by this week.

Arizona, Florida, California and Nevada reported record spikes in confirmed Covid-19 cases on Friday as states continue reopening their economies while ramping up testing.

A total of 11 Apple stores will close in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arizona.