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News Brief: Russia Referendum Vote, New Tool For COVID-19 Threat, Facebook Boycott

Russians will vote on a referendum that may give Putin more power. A new tool will help you see the COVID-19 threat in your area. And, more brands are pulling Facebook ads as part of a boycott.

President Trump, here last week at the White House, insists he wasn't briefed on reports of Russian bounties on coalition forces in Afghanistan because the intelligence community didn't find them credible.

Trump Calls Bounty Report A 'Hoax' Despite Administration's Briefing Of Congress

The president dismisses the allegation as politically motivated. The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to receive a briefing on the matter Wednesday.

Shakira Najera Chilel left Guatemala and traveled through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. She has been at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona since last year and it is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention

More than 2,700 immigrants have tested positive for COVID-19 in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention nationwide, pushing immigrants to the brink and lawyers to fight for their release.

People wait for COVID-19 tests at a hospital in Baghdad on June 4.

In Iraq, Rising Virus Cases And Oxygen Shortages Stoke Outrage, Fears Of 'Chaos'

Crowds have seized supplies for ill relatives, and officials warn the health system could collapse. "This is a war against the coronavirus and we have lost the war," says an Iraqi official.

"Black Lives Matter" has already been added to Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Manhattan may be next up in New York City, but President Trump has denounced a plan to have the words painted on Fifth Avenue.

Trump: Painting 'Black Lives Matter' On 5th Avenue Would Be 'Symbol Of Hate'

President Trump blasts New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to paint the words "Black Lives Matter" in front of Trump Tower. Trump said it would amount to "denigrating this luxury Avenue."

Protesters stand across from Seattle officers early Wednesday in a road in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone. Police started taking down demonstrators' tents in the protest zone after Seattle's mayor ordered it to be cleared.

Seattle Police Clear Capitol Hill Protest Zone After Mayor Issues Emergency Order

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she supports the Black Lives Matter movement "but enough is enough."

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, shown here at an event last month, defended the move to shift funds away from the city's police department.

De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To Do'

The New York City Council passed a new budget overnight. Advocates and the council's speaker say the cuts didn't go far enough, as President Trump says they will "further antagonize" the police.

Militarization Of Police Means U.S. Protesters Face Weapons Designed For War

Radley Balko, author of Rise Of The Warrior Cop, says police departments across America are increasingly using equipment designed for use on a battlefield, including tanks, bayonets and grenades.

Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, outside the White House in Washington, D.C., last week.

Homeland Security Says It Will Secure Historic Landmarks From 'Anarchists'

The federal agency charged with preventing terrorist attacks said Wednesday that its personnel would carry out President Trump's orders to protect statues and monuments from vandalism.

Police confront protesters in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, on May 29, 2020.

Lawyers Charged With Seven Felonies In Molotov Cocktail Attack Out On Bail

Two lawyers could face life in prison for allegedly firebombing an empty police car during a protest in New York. Prosecutors call it a calculated crime. Supporters say they're being singled out.

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