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Public health experts say many states are opening too soon to do so safely
By Monday at least 31 states will have partially reopened after seven weeks of restrictions. The moves come as President Trump pushes for the country to get back to work — while many public health experts warn that it's too soon.
Justice Department is dropping case against ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn
After months of wrangling following the Russia investigation, prosecutors aren't going ahead with the case based on the former national security adviser's false statements to the FBI.
Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening
The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was supposed to be published last Friday. A CDC employee tells The Associated Press that agency officials were told the report "would never see the light of day." The Trump administration has been closely controlling the CDC's release of information during the coronavirus pandemic.