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President Trump is promising to provide COVID-19 relief. He made those comments while speaking in New Jersey. Trump said he plans to use executive action to extend unemployment benefits but did not say how much it would be.       Dr. Anthony Fauci says he'll keep repeating the public health principles until he's blue in the face because "those things work." The infectious disease expert said the more people wear a mask, the sooner the country can reopen. He added if people keep following the basic rules, we can come out of the fall and winter looking good.       TikTok is threatening legal action following President Trump's executive order to ban the app from doing business in the U.S. Trump's executive order blocks transactions with the Chinese-based app's parent company starting in 45 days. His order also states security concerns with the social media platform.       The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will have less people attending this year due to concerns of COVID-19. A number of concerts have been canceled or reduced to a smaller crowd. Attendees have also been given guidelines like social distancing and wearing a mask.       Attorneys for an ex-North Texas police officer found guilty of killing an unarmed black man wants a new trial. Lawyers for Amber Guyger say she should not have been convicted of murder after she mistook Botham Jean's [[BOH-tham JZON's]] apartment for her own. Guyger was sentenced to ten years in prison.       A former employee for the Los Angeles Angels is being charged in the death for pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Eric Kay is accused of giving the drug fentanyl to the pitcher. Skaggs died of a drug overdose in July.        

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