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Amid sustained nationwide street protests, U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order outlining police reforms. The order will encourage “police departments nationwide to adopt the highest professional standards to serve their communities.”

A day after blowing up the de facto inter-Korean embassy, North Korea continued to ratchet up military pressure on the South, announcing the re-deployment of its forces near the border and angrily rejecting Seoul’s offer to send envoys to reduce tensions.  

The Trump administration says it will make an eventual COVID-19 vaccine available for free to virtually anyone in the United States who wants it. Insurance companies are expected to cover the vaccine for most Americans, according to a senior administration official who also discussed the government’s efforts to develop a vaccine by the end of the year.

VIDEO: When the coronavirus pandemic struck, millions of senior citizens, disabled people and others were cut off from their usual sources of food. At the same time, restaurants were forced to close and lay off workers. In San Francisco, California, a savvy baker is providing sustenance by connecting food businesses with those in need.

Before coronavirus concerns moved much of his side-business as a personal trainer online, Thamar Davis’s clients often got a package deal when they turned up at the gym.