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Pent-up frustrations from job losses and months of isolation during the coronavirus lockdowns played a role in the riots across the country, according to psychologists and pandemic researchers.

"I do think the pandemic aggravated things," said historian John Berry, who has written books focused on past pandemics.

Tension built up during the lockdowns due to the massive joblessness — especially for those making less than $40,000 a year, African Americans disproportionately getting sick from the virus, and people being shut in the house for months, Berry said.

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Nearly every member of Arizona's House delegation is involved in the chamber's historic shift to proxy voting on Wednesday, with Democrats taking advantage of the new rule and Republicans seeking to block it from happening.

Democratic Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Ann Kirkpatrick are among at least four dozen House members who will stay out of the Capitol during the pandemic and still hope to participate in roll call votes.

President Donald Trump is expected to extend and expand restrictions on foreign workers coming into the United States during the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to appease a frustrated political base as Americans try to return to work.