8/10: U.S. surpasses 5 million coronavirus cases. Georgia school temporarily closes after cluster of COVID cases.

The U.S. has now recorded more than 5 million coronavirus cases — one quarter of all the confirmed infections in the world. A Georgia high school is closing its doors today and tomorrow after reporting a cluster of COVID cases. Congressional Democrats say they want to restart failed talks to restore a $600 a week federal unemployment benefit for millions of Americans. Joe Biden is set to announce his running mate any day now, ahead of the party's convention that begins one week from today. Outrage is growing in Beirut after last week's deadly explosion. An investigation is underway into a police shooting in Georgia over the weekend, where an officer fired shots at a car with two teenagers inside.

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