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The Trump administration has relaxed export restrictions on specific types of unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as drones, enabling U.S. defense contractors to sell more of their wares abroad.

A political-risk consultant funded by China pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Washington to tapping U.S. government employees for sensitive information for Beijing, the latest in a flurry of criminal cases accusing Chinese authorities of directing illegal activities in the U.S.

The CDC recommends students social distance and wear masks. It also encouraged schools to keep students and staff in groups that stay apart from other groups. It doesn’t recommend that schools screen students for coronavirus symptoms.

The orders revive a signature part of his health-policy agenda after his earlier efforts stalled.

Cities like Chicago that moved homeless people out of crowded shelters due to the coronavirus are now struggling with how to get those people into permanent housing.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said newly enrolling international students won’t be allowed to come to the U.S. if their courses will be taught entirely online.

A pair of Christopher Columbus statues were removed overnight from two Chicago parks by order of Mayor Lori Lightfoot following a violent clash at one of the monuments between protesters and police last week.

President Trump presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to legendary runner and former Kansas congressman Jim Ryun, recalling his nickname as the “master of the mile.”

Courts in Houston are overloaded with eviction filings after local moratorium expired in May—and the end of federal protections could lead to more.229

The legislation permits cities and towns to form civilian review boards with subpoena power, narrows the circumstances in which police can use chokeholds and requires officers to intervene when they witness other law-enforcement officials using excessive force.