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NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020
© 2020 The New York Times Company
On Juneteenth, PANDEMIC DANGER Tulsa Pairs Joy IS AT A NEW HIGH, With Defiance
THE W.H.O. WARNS
A Message Sent Ahead of a Trump Rally U.S. OUTBREAK ON RISE By ASTEAD W. HERNDON
DEMETRIUS FREEMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
BROOKLYN Protests for police reform continued in New York on Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of American slavery.
LAUREN JUSTICE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
MADISON A flag commemorating Juneteenth was flown at the Wisconsin State Capitol building for the first time on Friday.
TULSA, Okla. — In a city that has become known as a landmark to black pain, Friday was a day for black joy. More than a thousand people gathered along Greenwood Avenue — the site of one of America’s worst racist attacks — to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates when enslaved black Americans in Texas formally learned of emancipation. The end of a centuries-long massacre. In any year, Juneteenth in Tulsa means something different than it does in other cities, according to black residents. The exuberance more palpable, the music more soulful, against the backdrop of the May 1921 white riot that killed an estimated 300 black Tulsans and destroyed the area once known as “Black Wall Street.” “We’re celebrating the emancipation of slaves, but we’re really celebrating the idea of being black,” said Jacquelyn Simmons, who has lived in Tulsa for 45 years. “We love it and we love us.” But this was not any year. Organizers planned to cancel their annual Juneteenth celebration amid the national coronavirus pandemic. Then President Trump announced a campaign rally in the city, originally scheduled to be held on the Friday holiday but later moved to Saturday evening. With that event looming, and national protests raging about racial injustice and police brutality, what was typically a celebration of resilience had transformed into one of defiance. “Black Lives Matter” was painted in bright yellow letters across Greenwood Avenue. Attendees said they were celebrating not only how black ancestors were freed from enslavement, but also the persistence of black Americans today — from a pandemic that has disproportionately affected black communities, police departments that disproContinued on Page A14
New Cases Set Records in States Where Limits Have Been Eased By JULIE BOSMAN
CHICAGO — The world has entered a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, a top official from the World Health Organization said on Friday, a stark warning that came as the United States struggled to control spiraling outbreaks and as business leaders signaled growing unease with the country’s ability to effectively contend with the virus. Coronavirus cases spiked sharply across the American South and West, particularly in states that loosened restrictions on businesses several weeks ago. In Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Arizona, daily counts of new coronavirus cases reached their highest levels of the pandemic this week. Texas, which has seen known cases double in the past month, became the sixth state to surpass 100,000 cases, according to a New York Times database of cases in the United States. Around the country, there were indications that major companies and sports teams were changing their own plans as the new surges emerged. Apple said it was temporarily closing 11 retail stores across four states amid an uptick in cases. AMC Entertainment reversed course on its mask policy on Friday, saying it will now require patrons to wear face coverings when movie theaters reopen next month. Two Major League Baseball clubs, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays, and a professional hockey team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, abruptly shut down training facilities in Florida over concerns that the viContinued on Page A5
Surveillance Aircraft Hovered As Marchers Filled the Streets By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS
JOSHUA RASHAAD M cFADDEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
ATLANTA Thousands continued to rally in Georgia, after the killing of Rayshard Brooks by a police officer this month.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Department of Homeland Security deployed helicopters, airplanes and drones over 15 cities where demonstrators gathered to protest the death of George Floyd, logging at least 270 hours of surveillance, far more than previously revealed, according to Customs and Border Protection data. The department’s dispatching of unmanned aircraft over protests in Minneapolis last month sparked a congressional inquiry and widespread accusations that the federal agency had infringed on the privacy rights of demonstrators. But that was just one piece of a nationwide operation that deployed resources usually used to patrol the U.S. border for smugglers and illegal crossings. Aircraft filmed demonstrations in
Dayton, Ohio; New York City; Buffalo and Philadelphia, among other cities, sending video footage in real time to control centers managed by Air and Marine Operations, a branch of Customs and Border Protection. The footage was then fed into a digital network managed by the Homeland Security Department, called “Big Pipe,” which can be accessed by other federal agencies and local police departments for use in future investigations, according to senior officials with Air and Marine Operations. The revelations come amid a fierce national debate over police tactics and the role that federal law enforcement should play in controlling or monitoring demonstrations. The clearing of demonstrators from Lafayette Park in Washington for a presidential Continued on Page A17
U.S. Attorney Investigating Trump Allies Ousted Police Struggle to Recruit Officers, Not Warriors By BENJAMIN WEISER and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
The Justice Department on Friday abruptly ousted the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman, the powerful federal prosecutor whose office
INTERNATIONAL A8-10
Russia Drama Set in Libya Two Russians who said they were doing sociology research were jailed on charges of political meddling amid a war. PAGE A9
Venezuela Steps Up Detentions “Forced disappearances” are playing a critical role in the Maduro government’s efforts to muzzle opponents and instill fear, according to a new report by two human rights groups. PAGE A8
been recruiting a new crop of trainees who will face the same challenge as every rookie: navigating the dramatic difference between what is preached at the academy and what is practiced on the street. In the Minneapolis Police Academy, cadets are trained to be
over one of its most prestigious jobs. “I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Mr. Berman said, adding that he learned that he was “stepping down” in a press release from the Justice Department press reContinued on Page A18
MINNEAPOLIS — Even as the Minneapolis Police Department reels in the aftermath of its officers’ involvement in the killing of George Floyd, the department has
TRACKING AN OUTBREAK A4-7
NATIONAL A11-21
ARTS C1-7
Explaining the Death Tally
Sea Change In Mortgages
Seen, Not Always Accurately
sent President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to prison and who has been investigating Mr. Trump’s current personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani. But Mr. Berman said in a statement that he was refusing to leave his position, setting up a crisis within the Justice Department
Public health experts say the method used to count deaths in the pandemic is decades-old and some uncertainty is simply part of the process. PAGE A5
By JOHN ELIGON and DAN LEVIN
An inquiry found that the two top officers aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt made poor decisions. PAGE A6
Global warming is starting to transform the classic 30-year home loan, a fixture that goes back for generations. PAGE A21
BUSINESS B1-7
Hangings Rattle California
Navy Upholds Firing of Captain
Big Wallets, Closed Up Tight The steepest declines in spending during the pandemic have come from the highest-income places. PAGE B1
When two black men were found hanging from trees in Southern California, the police quickly ruled the deaths suicides, but then after an outcry from activists, opened inquiries. PAGE A17
mindful of their own biases, to treat the public with respect and to use force only when necessary. But then they enter station houses and squad cars with veteran officers who may view policing differently — as an us-versus-them profession with a potential threat on Continued on Page A16
THIS WEEKEND
We asked transgender performers and writers about the TV and movie depictions that made an impact on them, even the problematic characters. Their answers were complicated. PAGE C1 OBITUARIES A24, B12
From ‘King Lear’ to a Hobbit The British actor Ian Holm had a kind of magical malleability, with a range that went from the sweet-tempered to the psychotic. He was 88. PAGE B12 EDITORIAL, OP-ED A22-23
Tim Wu
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