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The US is facing a “serious problem” with more than 45,000 new cases of coronavirus in just one day – its largest spike since the pandemic began.

The United States does not require more widespread lockdowns to get its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate is not showing signs of decline, leading government expert Anthony Fauci told AFP in an interview Thursday.

The program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects people brought to the United States as children by shielding them from deportation and letting them work.

Wall Street has plummeted as investors reacted to renewed fears of a pandemic resurgence, with the worst one-day drop since March 16.

US Democrats in Congress have proposed sweeping legislation to reform American police, following weeks of protests against police brutality and racism.

Americans woke overnight to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fuelled by rage with looting, vandalism and violence.

A massive group of demonstrators has converged on the White House to protest police brutality, prompting the Secret Service to briefly place the building on lockdown as tensions run high between marchers and police.

As Minneapolis burns and police retreat, Donald Trump has vowed to send in the military and ‘start shooting’ if order isn’t restored.

Diagnostic tests are no longer in short supply, but questions about their accuracy are growing.

Donald Trump has one gigantic advantage heading into this year’s presidential election. It’s one the sitting President has thoroughly earned.

The chapter 11 filing follows that of another well-known American business, retailer J. Crew, and illustrates the extent of the damage to the economy from the deadly disease.

Experts say the coronavirus pandemic has stabilized enough to begin the process of economic recovery.

President Donald Trump is ordering the immediate reopening of churches and other places of worship that have been closed amid the coronavirus outbreak.

New data published by the Department of Labour on Thursday revealed that 2.4 million workers filed jobless claims in the week ending May 16.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied seeking to oust the state department's independent watchdog in "retaliation" for an investigation.

The president said the program will be unlike anything America has undertaken since the Second World War.

US President Donald Trump has come up with a new excuse for the abysmal state of his country’s response to the coronavirus. And it isn’t a good one.

The United States is turning on its most prominent coronavirus expert Dr Anthony Fauci, with increasingly vocal critics labelling him a “buffoon”.

Burr on Thursday temporarily stepped down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee amid the investigation.

Dr Anthony Fauci has warned there will be “needless suffering and death” if the US lifts lockdown too quickly as Trump plans to “Open America”.