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Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond

Many Americans remain cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passes 1.6 million.

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NEW YORK — President Donald Trump played golf at one of his courses at the start of the Memorial Day weekend as he urged states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remain cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passes 1.6 million.

In California, many businesses and recreational activities have reopened, but officials in Los Angeles County say they will maintain tight restrictions until July 4. And some religious leaders have taken issue with Trump’s declaration that houses of worship should resume in-person services this weekend.

Rain dampened the weekend in the northeastern U.S., where newly opened beaches had been expected to attract throngs of people and test social distancing rules.

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PHOTOS | Soldiers place flags on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day 2020

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May 21, 2020: Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery. For more than 50 years, soldiers from The Old Guard have honored our nation’s fallen military heroes by placing U.S. flags at gravesites of service members buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Over 1,000 soldiers place over 250,000 flags in front of every headstone, and columbarium and niche wall column.