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O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — With 2020 shaping to be an especially violent year in one of the nation’s most violent cities, St. Louis leaders are considering a new tool to fight crime — surveillance planes — even as opponents worry about the further militarization of police and privacy issues. St. Louis has spent millions on anti-crime efforts over the years, but with little success. Alderman Tom Oldenburg’s proposal calls for contracting with a company called Persistent Surveillance Systems, which initially developed its system to aid the military in Iraq. In May, Baltimore became the first city to try the program as a crime-fighting tool, launching a six-month trial.

UNDATED (AP) — Full-scale practices inside the NBA bubble at the Disney complex have started. The Orlando Magic became the first team to formally return to the floor. By the close of business, all 22 teams participating in the restart were to be checked into their hotel and beginning their isolation from the rest of the world for what will be several weeks at least. And by Saturday, all teams should have practiced at least once.

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The son of a San Francisco Bay Area doctor who was shot to death during an off-roading trip says his father was killed after he stopped to ask a man for directions. Ari Gershman was shot on the Fourth of July while off-roading with his son, Jack, in rural Sierra County. The teenager tells CBS News they had never been to Tahoe National Forest and they pulled over at a fork when the gunman pulled up behind them on an ATV. Jack Gershman reported that when his dad asked for directions, he pulled out a pistol and started shooting.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Places at high risk of exposing people to the coronavirus may need to stay closed for children to get back to school safely. That's what some public health experts are saying about bars and gyms. They are urging federal, state and local officials to reconsider how they are reopening the broader economy, and to prioritize K-12 schools. The effort could require closing other establishments to help curb the virus spread and give children the best shot at returning to classrooms. The total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. has passed 3 million, meaning nearly 1 in every 100 people has been confirmed as infected. Several U.S. states on Thursday reported record levels of confirmed coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or deaths.

UNDATED (AP) — New Mexico authorities will halt indoor restaurant service, close state parks to nonresidents and suspend autumn contact sports at schools in response to surging coronavirus infections in the state and in neighboring Texas and Arizona. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled the sweeping orders Thursday. She says they take effect Monday, saying that “we are at war with COVID-19.” Cancelled autumn sports include football and soccer and affect not only public schools but recreational leagues for all ages. People exercising outdoors will be expected for the first time to wear a mask. The governor says nonresidents who enter New Mexico with out-of-state plates should be prepared to answer questions about their compliance with the 14-day self-quarantine mandate.

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