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• President Donald Trump at odds with another coronavirus Task Force member: Dr. Debra Birx.
• California coronavirus infections down, deaths up, including Fresno teen death.
• Lawmakers remain at odds, make slow progress on next coronavirus relief bill.
• California coronavirus relief bills include a millionaires tax and renter protections.
• New York prosecutor claims criminal conduct in request for President Trump’s tax records.
• Isaias strengthens to hurricane, heads towards Carolinas.
• Proposed legislation would force cell phone towers have 48 hours of power storage.

Photo from Mike Licht, 2017 Tax March, Washington DC.

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