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The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections voted to allow some polling stations’ classifications to reduce staffing requirements as part of the effort to meet staffing needs ahead of Tuesday’s primary. The board is usually required to have four precinct election officials (PEO) per precinct. In Cuyahoga County, the 975 precincts require around 3,900 PEOs, said BOE Director Tony Perlatti.

One protester in New York City said George Floyd's death moved him to action. "As a black person, I've actually been relatively passive."

The Cleveland branch of the NAACP is demanding reforms to local law enforcement agencies, amid renewed attention on police use of force, especially with black people. The proposed reforms stop short of calling for the total defunding or abolishment of police departments, as some groups have demanded.

Art Whistler was a botanist and an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii. He traveled the South Pacific, documenting its plants. He died of COVID-19 at the age of 75.

The undated photograph from a Halloween party shows editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport and his wife in stereotypical costumes meant to portray Puerto Rican dress.

"No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race," Wallace says. "... Get them out of here. They have no place for them."

As the coronavirus lockdown dries up their already meager incomes, slum dwellers in Soacha, Colombia, are hanging red flags outside their homes to signal their need for a drop-off of food aid.

In a letter sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, these U.S. scientists said they were "gravely concerned" about the abrupt termination of a federal grant to EcoHealth Alliance.

Brazil has the world's second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after the U.S. The rise in cases comes as São Paulo, the state with the highest number of deaths, prepares to ease some restrictions.

The actor best known for roles in mockumentaries such as Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman died Friday, according to his daughter. The daytime Emmy winner had a knack for improvisation.