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A woman walks past closes shops in Melton Road also known as the Golden Mile in Leicester, England, Tuesday June 30, 2020. The British government has reimposed lockdown restrictions in the English city of Leicester after a spike in coronavirus infections, including the closure of shops that don&#039;t sell essential goods and schools.

Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools

A woman walks past closes shops in Melton Road also known as the Golden Mile in Leicester, England, Tuesday June 30, 2020. The British government has reimposed lockdown restrictions in the English city of Leicester after a spike in coronavirus infections, including the closure of shops that don&#039;t sell essential goods and schools.

June 30, 2020, 11:50am Health

Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the barstools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Read story

The United Grain office at the Port of Vancouver.

United Grain halts operations due to COVID-19 cases

The United Grain office at the Port of Vancouver.

June 29, 2020, 5:08pm Business

Vancouver-based United Grain Corporation has suspended operations at its grain export terminal at the Port of Vancouver after two of its on-site staff tested positive for COVID-19, the company announced Monday. Read story

Washington likely to seek loan to keep jobless fund solvent

June 29, 2020, 4:35pm Business

Washington state could make a request for a federal loan as soon as August or September to secure funds by the end of the year in order to keep its unemployment trust fund solvent as it continues to pay out benefits to those affected by the coronavirus shutdowns, Employment Security… Read story

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Clark County confirms 68 new COVID-19 cases

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June 29, 2020, 3:34pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed 68 new COVID-19 cases Monday afternoon, the second-highest county tally reported in one day. Read story

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a news conference in Portland, Ore. The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld the governor&#039;s shutdown orders aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The court overturned a judge in a conservative and rural part of the state who ruled Brown&#039;s restricting of activities had been nullified after a time limit.

Masks to be required throughout Oregon starting Wednesday

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a news conference in Portland, Ore. The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld the governor&#039;s shutdown orders aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The court overturned a judge in a conservative and rural part of the state who ruled Brown&#039;s restricting of activities had been nullified after a time limit.

June 29, 2020, 3:23pm Latest News Free

PORTLAND -- Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that people throughout Oregon will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces starting Wednesday to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Read story

Activists of Communist Party of India Marxist display placards on face shields and shout slogans during a protest asking the state government to increase testing and free treatment for all COVID-19 patients in Hyderabad, India, Monday, June 29, 2020. Governments are stepping up testing and warily considering their next moves as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases surges in many countries. India reported more than 20,000 new infections on Monday.

Governments backtracking as confirmed virus cases surge

Activists of Communist Party of India Marxist display placards on face shields and shout slogans during a protest asking the state government to increase testing and free treatment for all COVID-19 patients in Hyderabad, India, Monday, June 29, 2020. Governments are stepping up testing and warily considering their next moves as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases surges in many countries. India reported more than 20,000 new infections on Monday.

June 29, 2020, 8:50am Health

The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where mask-averse President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination in August, ordered the wearing of face coverings Monday, joining the list of state and local governments reversing course to try to beat back a resurgence of the coronavirus. Read story

A worker for Leicester City Council disinfects public toilets in Leicester, England, Monday June 29, 2020. The central England city of Leicester is waiting to find out if lockdown restrictions will be extended as a result of a spike in coronavirus infections.

UK city of Leicester awaits lockdown fate after virus spike

A worker for Leicester City Council disinfects public toilets in Leicester, England, Monday June 29, 2020. The central England city of Leicester is waiting to find out if lockdown restrictions will be extended as a result of a spike in coronavirus infections.

June 29, 2020, 8:31am Nation & World

Residents of the central English city of Leicester waited Monday to hear whether lockdown restrictions will persist for their area for two weeks longer following a spike in coronavirus infections. Read story

2021 Golden Globes move to Feb. 28

June 28, 2020, 6:04am Entertainment

With the COVID-19 pandemic upending Hollywood traditions, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Monday that next year’s Golden Globe Awards would be held on Feb. 28, the date originally slated for the 2021 Oscars. Read story

Customers pick up concessions at AMC Vancouver Mall 23. All theaters in Clark County have been shuttered for months due to COVID-19, but Clark County may soon move to Phase 3 of the state&#039;s reopening plan, which will allow for theaters to resume operations with seating capacity limits.

For Clark County movie theaters, Phase 3 will be just the ticket

Customers pick up concessions at AMC Vancouver Mall 23. All theaters in Clark County have been shuttered for months due to COVID-19, but Clark County may soon move to Phase 3 of the state&#039;s reopening plan, which will allow for theaters to resume operations with seating capacity limits.

June 28, 2020, 5:12am Business

Clark County is moving closer to Phase 3 of Washington’s Safe Start reopening plan, and area movie theaters are banking on the jump happening sooner rather than later. Local, independent theaters and larger corporate chains have all announced plans to reopen by mid-July. Read story

Virus visitor bans renew interest in nursing home cameras

June 27, 2020, 1:44pm Nation & World

Visitation bans at nursing homes have renewed interest in legislation that would allow families to put remote cameras inside the facilities to help see how loved ones are doing. Read story