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Some Americans and voting rights groups are concerned that the pandemic is forcing voters to choose between avoiding contact with people to stay healthy and exercising their right to vote. Come November, these concerns might still linger.

Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized President Donald Trump for his comments on the George Floyd protests.

"Now is the time to go big" to keep America from dividing into two separate and unequal societies, Robert Johnson said in a CNBC interview.

The company's CEO said that he pulling out of a deal with Facebook that would have been potentially lucrative. But he said he can't move forward until the company moderates post that incite violence.

A global pandemic, racial strife, political upheaval — and a rising stock market amid the chaos. While it sounds a lot like 2020 it also has echoes all the way from 1968.

"We're talking about reopening in one week in New York City and now we're seeing these mass gatherings over the past several nights that could in fact exacerbate the Covid-19 spread," Cuomo said at a news briefing Monday.

After being pushed back from May, amid extreme global uncertainty, June 1 is National College Decision Day, the deadline for high school seniors to choose which college they will attend in September.

The World Health Organization cautioned world leaders about reports that the coronavirus is "losing potency," saying "this is still a killer virus" and thousands of people are still dying daily.

"It is WHO's wish for this collaborations to continue," WHO's top official says.

Protests in response to the death of George Floyd rocked the U.S. this past weekend.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for an immediate investigation on reports of police misconduct during the weekend's violent protests over the cop killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man — although he defended a "vast majority" of NYPD officers.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that appointments to Puerto Rico's financial oversight board were constitutional.

Companies are not issuing financial guidance, but CFOs of major corporations are increasingly certain of a coronavirus negative impact in 2020, according to the Q2 CNBC CFO Council Survey.

Obama published a blog post on Medium urging activists to reject feeling cynical about the importance of voting.

Sidewalks across the SoHo neighborhood, Union Square and Fifth Avenue were covered in broken glass. Multiple cop cars had been burnt to nothing but ashes. Stores, including a Duane Reade, Urban Outfitters and Swatch, were looted.

Since his inauguration, Trump has espoused the need for his administration to take an "America First" approach to foreign policy.

WHO is holding a Covid-19 briefing after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will cut ties with the agency.

Gilead Sciences shares fell after results from a phase 3 trial showed its antiviral drug remdesivir helped some patients with moderate Covid-19.

Treasury yields climbed on Monday to start June trading as investors continued to assess the risks regarding the economy reopening as well as the U.S.-China tensions.