After a day of heavy tweeting, President Donald Trump appeared at a White House briefing of on the new coronavirus pandemic and doubled down on his encouragement of protests against social distancing in three states.

On testing, Trump again told governors to do it themselves.

“The States have to step up their TESTING!” Trump tweeted Friday, while also attacking New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Twitter for needing help with “testing that you should be doing.”

In one of his more active tweet storms, the president also signaled his support for protests, at least in states with Democratic governors.

Trump told governors Thursday that they would “call the shots” in determining when to reopen their states, but on Friday he seemed to back the people protesting closures in Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia.

“LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” Trump tweeted Friday, followed quickly by a call to “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”

“LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!” Trump also tweeted, a reference to the state’s expanded background checks and limits on gun purchases signed into law last week.

He said at the news conference Friday that protesters were being “responsible,” though photos and videos show many gathered in large groups standing shoulder to shoulder. Without citing examples, he said some restrictions were too strict.

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People in all three states have staged protests against social distancing measures.

After a relatively subdued performance at Thursday’s news conference, Trump’s Friday battles didn’t stop there.

He rekindled his socially distant spat Cuomo, live-tweeting insults during the governor’s briefing and Cuomo providing on-air retorts.

“Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining,'” the president of the United States tweeted.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew his line in the sand Thursday, ordering the closure of only Orange County beaches until further notice during the coronavirus shutdown.

Newsom stopped short of closing all beaches in the state as was the concern overnight. Instead, he announced in a televised press briefing that he is ordering a “hard close” only along Orange County’s shores. The power move comes just days after city leaders in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach flouted the governor’s calls to keep crowds off the beach and after a weekend in which nearly 80,000 people flocked to the beaches in Orange County.

Orange County’s Board of Supervisors has answered, saying Newsom’s order is “an abuse of power.” However, Newport Beach has no plan on contesting the Governor’s order, city officials said in a recent statement.

An additional 145 of Orange County’s residents tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported. The numbers of infected residents remains on the rise, and this week, 5 more residents have died as a result of the COVID-19 disease. Coronavirus outbreaks occurred last week at OC nursing homes. In Huntington Beach, 74 patients and workers tested positive for the disease.

“Orange County has been on our list of health concerns,” Newsom stated. “We’re going to have a temporary pause on the beaches out there, state and local.” Newsom said he hopes he can reopen beaches “very very quickly” if we can “get this right.”

According to Newsom, the Orange County beaches were an area of particular concern due to the lack of social distancing in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

Orange County’s Board of Supervisors chairwoman Michelle Steel decried the order in a statement.

“Governor Newsom’s memo directing the closure of California beaches is a clear example of unnecessary government overreach,” Steel wrote. “Orange County has been successful in flattening the curve. We are regularly increasing the number of available tests, and hospitalizations are decreasing.

Our highest priority is public health and public safety, and I’ve maintained that a large part of that includes our mental and physical well-being, which includes getting fresh air and exercise.”

Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said Newsom has the power to close beaches in Orange County but does not believe it is a wise decision to close all of the beaches.

“Medical professionals tell us the importance of fresh air and sunlight in fighting infectious diseases, including mental health benefits,” Wagner said. “Moreover, Orange County citizens have been cooperative with California state and county restrictions thus far.”

Wagner called the Governor’s decision an “overreaction from the state (that) will undermine that cooperative attitude and our collective efforts to fight the disease, based on the best available medical information.”

Of the 3.2 million Orange County residents, 2,393 have tested positive for coronavirus, and 45 people have died, as of Thursday afternoon. According to OC Health Care reports, 190 residents are hospitalized due to the virus. Of those, 63 are in intensive care units.

Huntington Beach leads the number of positive cases of coronavirus at 223, followed by Newport Beach, with 97 residents who have tested positive for the virus, and Laguna Beach has 37 residents who tested positive. Dana Point has 23 residents positive for coronavirus, while Seal Beach remains stable with 11 people who have tested positive for the virus.

Neighboring Los Angeles County prohibited their residents from setting foot on the sand, as did Seal Beach and until this week, Laguna Beach, which was not scheduled to reopen until May 4.

Congressman Harley Rouda commended Laguna Beach for closing their shores, and creating a thoughtful plan for reopening with exercise and time limits in mind.

“As we navigate the coronavirus crisis, the people of coastal Orange County deserve clear, concise, and comprehensive plans that balance the protection of their physical, mental, and economic health,” Rouda wrote in a recent statement. “Our beaches and local economies cannot remain vacant and shuttered until a vaccine is developed.”

San Clemente has also allowed residents to exercise, walk, surf, bodyboard or shell seek, provided they were moving and not at rest on the sand. Now, that all changes.

Rouda has promised to work with Gov. Newsom and the Orange County Board of Supervisors and local leaders to push for “common sense solutions” to put Orange County back on a path to normalcy.

The governor said he has consulted with law enforcement and coastal commission officials since Monday “to really figure out what our next steps are. I can assure you that clarity will come in a very short period of time.”

Fearing that Newsom might issue a statewide beach-closure order, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer took to Twitter Thursday morning to criticize such a move. In San Diego County, beaches are open in San Diego, Oceanside, Encinitas, Coronado, and Imperial Beach. Beaches in Del Mar were set to open Thursday morning, but rumors of Newsom’s pending announcement put the move on hold.

After Newsom announced only an Orange County closure, Faulconer called the decision “great news.”

“San Diego beaches will stay open under our plan approved by lifeguards and health officials,” he wrote on Twitter. “In a time of great crisis, we don’t need knee-jerk policies. We need to keep a steady hand. It’s the only way to keep the public’s trust. Keep it up, SD!”

Orange County’s Supervisor Michelle Steel says she still trusts Orange County residents to make good choices – wearing face masks, staying six feet apart, and staying home when they don’t feel well.

“We have here an opportunity to embrace personal responsibility while also taking care of our neighbors,” Steel said. “Governor Newsom clearly doesn’t share that faith, and I will be looking into an appropriate response to the Governor’s overreaction and abuse of power.”

Though police in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach have reported that social distance rules were adhered to over the weekend, Newsom was not convinced.

He advised all Californians that the state could begin lifting some restrictions in “weeks, not months” if people continue to stay at home.

That could change quickly if people get complacent, he says. Newsom noted that the state recorded a near-record number of deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, adding, “It’s just another reminder, this disease has not gone away.”

Full coronavirus coverage: Coronavirus In California: What To Know

ATLANTA, GA — Gov. Brian Kemp made a U-turn Tuesday and issued an order requiring new drivers to take road tests after all.

Georgia teenagers who’ve already taken advantage of the waiver — about 20,000 of them — must now pass the road test by Sept. 30 to keep their licenses. Tests may either be administered by riding with the applicant “or by remote means,” according to the order.

The change of course follows almost two weeks of criticism after Kemp lifted the road-test requirement. The waiver was part of an April 23 order meant to guide activities through reopening during the coronavirus pandemic.

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At the time, Department of Driver Services Commissioner Spencer Davis explained it to WSB-TV Action News as a way to enforce social distancing by not putting two strangers so close in the same car.

Instead, the waiver caused fear that hordes of ill-trained teenage drivers would terrorize Georgia’s roads, giving people one more reason to shelter in place. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that about 20% of new drivers fail the road test the first time they take it.

While reinstating the road-test requirement may look like an evasive maneuver — the original order never mentioned testing later — Kemp insists that it really was just a minor course correction.

MINNEAPOLIS — Police in riot gear used tear gas against protesters and rubber bullets were found at the site of a demonstration in Minneapolis Tuesday, according to reports from the scene, following the death of George Floyd after an arrest in which a police officer was seen placing his knee on the man’s neck as he said he could not breathe.

The protest began in the afternoon at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd was arrested. In the evening, demonstrators wearing masks marched to the Minneapolis Police Department’s third precinct offices, where tensions escalated and outrage boiled over.

A squad car was vandalized with spray paint, and its windows were smashed in. The glass door to the precinct was also smashed, KSTP’s Beth McDonough reported.

Several other reporters were caught up in the chaos. Andy Mannix, a Star Tribune reporter covering the scene, says he was hit with a rubber bullet. Eric Chaloux, a KSTP reporter, had to dodge chemical agents.

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The relationship between Minneapolis residents and its police force has been significantly strained in the last five years, because Floyd is the latest person to die in growing list of high-profile deaths at the hands of police in the Twin Cities.

Last year, former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder. Other deadly incidents involving police in the metro include the death of Philando Castile in 2016 and Jamar Clark in 2015.

In 2017, unauthorized street signs warning motorists and pedestrians of “easily startled” Twin Cities police began popping up on roads in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The signs depict a spooked police officer recklessly firing off a couple of guns and state, “WARNING: TWIN CITIES POLICE EASILY STARTLED.”

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Minnesota Chapter will honor Paul Marquart as their Outstanding American from Minnesota. Lifetime Service inductees are Randy Baker, Jim Bartels, Paul Bengston, Paul Cyr, Lyle Freudenberg, Neal Skaar, and Randy Zimmer.

The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Austin Holiday Inn Conference Center, right off I-90, Exit 178A. Social hour will be from 2:00-3:00 pm. Dinner, silent auction, and program will be from 3:00-6:30 pm.

Past honorees should bring their Green Jackets for the Parade of Green Jackets.

Minnesota Chapter Banquet Registration Form – please complete the appropriate sections and return to the address listed. Register online at mn-nwhof.ticketleap.com. Tickets may also be purchased through Spencer Yohe at [email protected] or 320-766-1934.

State chapter inductees are permanently honored at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma. View all National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Minnesota Chapter inductees online at nwhof.org/minnesota.

View short biographies of the honorees HERE.

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NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A landmark Rhode Island business drew controversy over the weekend after ending its discount for police and military members and announcing it will donate proceeds to social justice organizations.

“We’re fed up,” the company wrote in a message on Instagram. “Until local police take action to solve problems with racism and injustice, Allie’s Donuts will stand choose to stand with the people of our great state.”

The post sparked strong reactions, both in support of and against the company.

“To my Rhode Island peeps, I like how everyone is so UP IN ARMS about Allie’s donuts taking away their Military/Police discount, but weren’t that outraged about systematic racism in our institutions and a black person being murdered by a cop,” one person wrote on Twitter.

“Congratulations Allie’s on widening the hate gap and on your continued support from your ignorant customers,” another person said. “I used to be a happy customer….but you lost this one!”

“Why do people think police and military are owed a discount to begin with?” another person wrote on Facebook. “Why are they more important than a doctor or nurse or the mechanic that makes sure all their vehicles are running in perfect condition? I was in the military and I’ve never even asked about a discount. Not then and not now. No one deserves to pay less for the same product being sold to everyone else at full price!”

On Sunday, the company doubled down, saying that while they “stand by their statement,” they apologized to anyone who was insulted.

“Reflecting on our method of delivery, we imagine most of you were surprised by our candor,” the statement said. “We feel comfortable, as a business with such wonderful customers that have respected and adored our products for more than 50 years, to say that we stand by our statement. It’s time to recognize the voices and stand with our fellow black and brown Rhode Islanders, who want to be treated equally.”

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The company went on to ask all Rhode Islanders to “take action with us … [and] find ways to end systematic racism everywhere in our communities.”

As previously reported, 16-time World Champion John Cena guest hosted The Friday, April 19th episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The episode featured guests Leslie Mann, Jenna Dewan & Melissa Ethridge.
Following the show, Cena took to social media to comment on his experience as guest host of the popular talk show.
Cena said, “I was super nervous and had many moments of doubt, but thank you [The Ellen Show] and your amazing audience and guests for giving me a chance to face my fears and be part of such a wonderful experience,” wrote Cena on his official Twitter page on Friday afternoon. “Unforgettable!”

You can check out several full-length video segments below of John Cena on The Ellen DeGeneres Show from Friday, including him arm wrestling a kid, sumo wrestling an actress, performing his opening “Johnalauge” monologue and hosting the special “EllenMania 35” segment, playing The “Marijuana Strain or Show Dog?” Game and more:

I was super nervous and had many moments of doubt, but thank you @TheEllenShow and your amazing audience and guests for giving me a chance to face my fears and be part of such a wonderful experience! Unforgettable! pic.twitter.com/YxiFPEaSij
— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 19, 2019

Over the years, @TheEllenShow has given me the wonderful gift of friendship. That and many, many gallons of @TicTac’s … but today, she is giving me her show! That’s right I’m HOSTING today’s episode of Ellen!
— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 19, 2019

So nervous. So excited. So not trying to break anything! @TheEllenShow https://t.co/QxrcCHOPTM
— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 19, 2019

.@JohnCena did a wonderful job hosting. I hope I’m insured for this. pic.twitter.com/5RcEZ7mDcf
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 19, 2019

Brielle can teach @JohnCena a few things. https://t.co/HkCfeAScnj
— ellentube (@ellentube) April 19, 2019