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Tim Wu PAGE A23

EDITORIAL, OP-ED A22-23

CHICAGO — The world has en-tered a “new and dangerousphase” of the coronavirus pan-demic, a top official from theWorld Health Organization saidon Friday, a stark warning thatcame as the United States strug-gled to control spiraling outbreaksand as business leaders signaledgrowing unease with the coun-try’s ability to effectively contendwith the virus.

Coronavirus cases spikedsharply across the AmericanSouth and West, particularly instates that loosened restrictionson businesses several weeks ago.

In Florida, Oklahoma, SouthCarolina and Arizona, dailycounts of new coronavirus casesreached their highest levels of thepandemic this week. Texas, whichhas seen known cases double inthe past month, became the sixthstate to surpass 100,000 cases, ac-cording to a New York Times data-base of cases in the United States.

Around the country, there wereindications that major companiesand sports teams were changingtheir own plans as the new surgesemerged.

Apple said it was temporarilyclosing 11 retail stores across fourstates amid an uptick in cases.AMC Entertainment reversedcourse on its mask policy on Fri-day, saying it will now require pa-trons to wear face coverings whenmovie theaters reopen nextmonth.

Two Major League Baseballclubs, the Philadelphia Philliesand the Toronto Blue Jays, and aprofessional hockey team, theTampa Bay Lightning, abruptlyshut down training facilities inFlorida over concerns that the vi-

PANDEMIC DANGERIS AT A NEW HIGH,THE W.H.O. WARNS

U.S. OUTBREAK ON RISE

New Cases Set Records inStates Where Limits

Have Been Eased

By JULIE BOSMAN

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MINNEAPOLIS — Even as theMinneapolis Police Departmentreels in the aftermath of its offi-cers’ involvement in the killing ofGeorge Floyd, the department has

been recruiting a new crop oftrainees who will face the samechallenge as every rookie: navi-gating the dramatic difference be-tween what is preached at theacademy and what is practiced onthe street.

In the Minneapolis Police Acad-emy, cadets are trained to be

mindful of their own biases, totreat the public with respect andto use force only when necessary.But then they enter station housesand squad cars with veteran offi-cers who may view policing differ-ently — as an us-versus-them pro-fession with a potential threat on

Police Struggle to Recruit Officers, Not WarriorsBy JOHN ELIGONand DAN LEVIN

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — TheDepartment of Homeland Securi-ty deployed helicopters, airplanesand drones over 15 cities wheredemonstrators gathered to pro-test the death of George Floyd,logging at least 270 hours of sur-veillance, far more than previ-ously revealed, according toCustoms and Border Protectiondata.

The department’s dispatchingof unmanned aircraft over pro-tests in Minneapolis last monthsparked a congressional inquiryand widespread accusations thatthe federal agency had infringedon the privacy rights of demon-strators.

But that was just one piece of anationwide operation that de-ployed resources usually used topatrol the U.S. border for smug-glers and illegal crossings. Air-craft filmed demonstrations in

Dayton, Ohio; New York City;Buffalo and Philadelphia, amongother cities, sending video footagein real time to control centersmanaged by Air and Marine Oper-ations, a branch of Customs andBorder Protection.

The footage was then fed into adigital network managed by theHomeland Security Department,called “Big Pipe,” which can be ac-cessed by other federal agenciesand local police departments foruse in future investigations, ac-cording to senior officials with Airand Marine Operations.

The revelations come amid afierce national debate over policetactics and the role that federallaw enforcement should play incontrolling or monitoring demon-strations. The clearing of demon-strators from Lafayette Park inWashington for a presidential

Surveillance Aircraft Hovered As Marchers Filled the Streets

By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS

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TULSA, Okla. — In a city thathas become known as a landmarkto black pain, Friday was a day forblack joy.

More than a thousand peoplegathered along Greenwood Ave-nue — the site of one of America’sworst racist attacks — to cele-brate Juneteenth, the holiday thatcommemorates when enslavedblack Americans in Texas for-mally learned of emancipation.The end of a centuries-long mas-sacre.

In any year, Juneteenth in Tulsameans something different than itdoes in other cities, according toblack residents. The exuberancemore palpable, the music moresoulful, against the backdrop ofthe May 1921 white riot that killedan estimated 300 black Tulsansand destroyed the area onceknown as “Black Wall Street.”

“We’re celebrating the emanci-pation of slaves, but we’re reallycelebrating the idea of beingblack,” said Jacquelyn Simmons,who has lived in Tulsa for 45 years.“We love it and we love us.”

But this was not any year. Or-ganizers planned to cancel theirannual Juneteenth celebrationamid the national coronaviruspandemic. Then President Trumpannounced a campaign rally in thecity, originally scheduled to beheld on the Friday holiday but lat-er moved to Saturday evening.

With that event looming, andnational protests raging about ra-cial injustice and police brutality,what was typically a celebrationof resilience had transformed intoone of defiance. “Black Lives Mat-ter” was painted in bright yellowletters across Greenwood Avenue.

Attendees said they were cele-brating not only how black ances-tors were freed from enslave-ment, but also the persistence ofblack Americans today — from apandemic that has disproportion-ately affected black communities,police departments that dispro-

On Juneteenth,Tulsa Pairs JoyWith Defiance

A Message Sent Aheadof a Trump Rally

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON

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BROOKLYN Protests for police reform continued in New York on Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of American slavery.DEMETRIUS FREEMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

MADISON A flag commemorating Juneteenth was flown at the Wisconsin State Capitol building for the first time on Friday.LAUREN JUSTICE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

ATLANTA Thousands continued to rally in Georgia, after the killing of Rayshard Brooks by a police officer this month.JOSHUA RASHAAD McFADDEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

THIS WEEKEND

Global warmingis starting totransform theclassic 30-yearhome loan, afixture that goesback for genera-tions. PAGE A21

NATIONAL A11-21

Sea ChangeIn Mortgages

Two Russianswho said theywere doing sociol-ogy researchwere jailed oncharges of politi-cal meddling amida war. PAGE A9

INTERNATIONAL A8-10

Russia DramaSet in Libya We asked transgender performers and

writers about the TV and movie depic-tions that made an impact on them,even the problematic characters. Theiranswers were complicated. PAGE C1

ARTS C1-7

Seen, Not Always AccuratelyPublic health experts say the methodused to count deaths in the pandemic isdecades-old and some uncertainty issimply part of the process. PAGE A5

TRACKING AN OUTBREAK A4-7

Explaining the Death Tally

An inquiry found that the two top offi-cers aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roose-velt made poor decisions. PAGE A6

Navy Upholds Firing of Captain

The steepest declines in spending dur-ing the pandemic have come from thehighest-income places. PAGE B1

BUSINESS B1-7

Big Wallets, Closed Up Tight“Forced disappearances” are playing acritical role in the Maduro govern-ment’s efforts to muzzle opponents andinstill fear, according to a new report bytwo human rights groups. PAGE A8

Venezuela Steps Up DetentionsWhen two black men were found hang-ing from trees in Southern California,the police quickly ruled the deathssuicides, but then after an outcry fromactivists, opened inquiries. PAGE A17

Hangings Rattle CaliforniaThe British actor Ian Holm had a kindof magical malleability, with a rangethat went from the sweet-tempered tothe psychotic. He was 88. PAGE B12

OBITUARIES A24, B12

From ‘King Lear’ to a Hobbit

Late Edition

VOL. CLXIX . . . No. 58,730 © 2020 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020

The Justice Department on Fri-day abruptly ousted the UnitedStates attorney in Manhattan,Geoffrey S. Berman, the powerfulfederal prosecutor whose office

sent President Trump’s formerpersonal lawyer, Michael Cohen,to prison and who has been inves-tigating Mr. Trump’s current per-sonal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani.

But Mr. Berman said in a state-ment that he was refusing to leavehis position, setting up a crisiswithin the Justice Department

over one of its most prestigiousjobs.

“I have not resigned, and haveno intention of resigning, my posi-tion,” Mr. Berman said, addingthat he learned that he was “step-ping down” in a press release fromthe Justice Department press re-

U.S. Attorney Investigating Trump Allies OustedBy BENJAMIN WEISER

and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

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Today, patchy fog early, clouds andsunshine, afternoon thunderstorms,high 82. Tonight, warm, humid, low69. Tomorrow, thunderstorms, high82. Weather map is on Page C8.

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