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Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality and racial profiling. The former Orlando police chief is a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Val Demings Is A Possible VP Pick For Biden, But Her Police Career Gives Some Pause

The Florida congresswoman was Orlando's first female police chief. And now she's outspoken on the need for police reform and her support of ongoing protests.

Tyson tested every worker at about 20 of its plants, including this one in Logansport, Ind., after workers got sick. The company is now considering ongoing random testing to try to keep outbreaks from flaring. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption

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How Widespread Coronavirus Testing Helped Meatpacking Plants Slow Outbreaks

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Laurie Robinson, left, professor of criminology at George Mason University, and Charles Ramsey, right, Philadelphia police commissioner, listen while President Obama discusses law enforcement recommendations from his Task Force on 21st Century Policing in March 2015. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How Recommendations Of An Obama Task Force Have, And Haven't, Changed U.S. Policing

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Costs have gone up for addiction treatment centers in recent months, as they have had to invest in teletherapy and personal protective gear. "We are at risk for not having the funding that we need to keep our doors open," says one medical director. Maskot/Getty Images hide caption

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A New Addiction Crisis: Treatment Centers Face Financial Collapse

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A boy wearing a face mask flies a kite at a park in Beijing. Researchers are studying the response of children to COVID-19. Wang Zhao /AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Mystery: Are Kids Less Likely To Catch It Than Adults Are?

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Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality and racial profiling. The former Orlando police chief is a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Val Demings Is A Possible VP Pick For Biden, But Her Police Career Gives Some Pause

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