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George Floyd remembered by friends and family as hardworking 'gentle giant'
Courtesy of Ben Crump LawBy IVAN PERREIRA, ABC NEWS(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- George Floyd's life had its highs and lows, but his friends and family said he was "a gentle giant."Floyd spent most of his l...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
What the National Guard can and can't do in Minneapolis
KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty ImagesBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN and  MATT SEYLER, ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Images of armed Minnesota National Guardsmen on the streets of Minneapolis and Pr...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Five ways to spot disinformation on your social media feeds
alexsl/iStockBy ERIN CALABRESE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There’s a lot that's been written about disinformation and misinformation recently -- the dark new reality of our increasingly connected and...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Florida high school holds its graduation ceremony on jet skis
adamkaz/iStockBy the GMA Team, ABC News(KEY WEST, Fla.) -- A group of Florida high school seniors held their graduation ceremony in a classic Floridian way, on jet skis.The pomp and circumstance for t...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Damaging winds, hail and isolated tornado possible in Northeast Friday
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There were seven reports of tornadoes in Illinois Thursday along with widespread scattered severe storms that produced damaging winds and large hail from ...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect hurricane disaster planning
Darwin Brandis/iStockBy EDEN DAVID, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane season is approaching, and this year's may present unique challenges because of COVID-19."It's another heavy lift to think about a s...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: CDC cites evidence of limited early spread in US in early 2020
Samara Heisz/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 361,000 people worldwide.Over 5.9 million people across the ...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Another alleged victim cannot find Jeffrey Epstein confidant to serve complaint
Florida Dept. of Law EnforcementBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Four months after filing a lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, the former companion of deceased sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawyer...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Teens adjust to summer like no other due to coronavirus pandemic
AntonioGuillem/iStockBy DAVID MILLER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Teenagers are entering a summer unlike any of us have ever experienced. While adults might take a week or two off in between work, the summe...
ABC Audio May 29, 2020
Christian Cooper accepts apology from woman at center of Central Park confrontation
ABC(NEW YORK) -- BY: ALLIE YANGChristian Cooper, the black man who recorded a disturbing confrontation with a white woman in New York City’s Central Park, said he accepts her apology but pointed...
ABC Audio May 28, 2020