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Traditional Diné medicine practitioner Jeneda Benally, pictured here with her daughter Dahi, is trying to preserve cultural wisdom in danger of being lost during the pandemic. Laurel Morales/KJZZ hide caption

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Navajo Nation Loses Elders And Tradition To COVID-19

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Saturday

Top officials with the European Union urged President Trump to rethink his plans to leave the international agency. Trump announced his decision Friday after weeks of levying criticisms and threatening to pull funding. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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A church in North Hollywood, Calif., stands empty last month after services were canceled because of coronavirus restrictions. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Writer and activist Larry Kramer, here in 1989, was an unapologetically loud and irrepressible voice in the fight against AIDS. Sara Krulwich/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist

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Dr. Jonas E. Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine, reads with his wife and three boys in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 11, 1955. The boys were among the first vaccinated during testing. The family was photographed the night before an announcement the vaccine was effective. Pictured from left are Jonathan, 5; Donna Salk; Peter, 11; Salk; and Darrell, 8. AP hide caption

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Among The 1st To Get A Polio Vaccine, Peter Salk Says Don't Rush A COVID-19 Shot

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Friday

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Motels are closed in late April in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, during measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

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People ride their bikes on the Brooklyn Bridge, amid the coronavirus pandemic, on May 26 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Rural/Urban Divide; Safe Summer Activities

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A woman's blood is collected for testing of coronavirus antibodies at a drive-through testing site in Hempstead, N.Y., to determine whether she may have some immunity to the virus. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Bioethicist: 'Immunity Passports' Could Do More Harm Than Good

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Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says a new analysis supports the effectiveness of the CDC's system for spotting infectious disease outbreaks early. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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People stroll near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Monday. France is entering its second phase of lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Michel Euler/AP hide caption

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Moscow has revised its April death toll from the coronavirus to 1,561 amid criticism that Russia may have undercounted fatalities from COVID-19. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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