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What We Know About Coronavirus Cases in K-12 Schools So Far
Thousands of cases have already been linked to schools this season. But a lack of reporting means that a national accounting remains out of reach.
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Americans want to buy homes. The pandemic caused a historic shortage.
At the end of July, there were 1.3 million single-family existing homes for sale, the lowest count for any July in data going back to 1982, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Will We As A Country Ever Mourn Those Who Died From The Coronavirus?
At least 200,000 Americans have now died from the coronavirus. Despite the enormous number of deaths, there has been no official national mourning. No minute of silence, no plans for a memorial to be erected in their honor, no collective grieving.
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Democrats and Steven Mnuchin reach deal on spending bill to avoid government shutdown
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats reached a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin which would delay a lapse in government funding until December 11. The agreement will include tens of billions of dollars to assist farmers and nearly $8 billion in nutrition assistance. The bill was voted through the House and still needs to pass through the Senate before it becomes law.
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Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. sheriff's office over Kobe crash photos
Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit alleges that deputies took photos of the helicopter crash site. Here's what else to know about the case.
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The Pentagon redirected most of its $1 billion in COVID-19 funding to defense contractors, Washington Post reports
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The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the CARES Act passed by Congress in March granted the Department of Defense $1 billion for prevention and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but most of the taxpayer money was instead used to obtain military supplies such as jet engine parts, body armor and dress uniforms.
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Texas college towns emerge as coronavirus hot spots
With cases surging among students, universities are attempting to keep them from infecting broader local populations.
Fox News' Chris Wallace has selected the topics for the first presidential debate
Politics This afternoon
Wallace, moderator of the September 29 debate in Cleveland, will ask Donald Trump and Joe Biden a number of questions on various topics, including COVID-19, the Supreme court, race and violence in the US.
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A ‘tsunami’ of hotel closures is coming, experts warn
Hotels that primarily cater to conventions and business travelers are more at risk of closing because such travel has all but disappeared, according to industry experts.
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Senator Mitt Romney says he won't block vote on Trump's SCOTUS nominee
Politics This morning
On Tuesday, Romney announced he would support holding a floor vote on a new Supreme Court nominee this year under President Trump's administration. "I intend to follow the Constitution and precedent in considering the President’s nominee. If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications," he said.
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Betsy DeVos being investigated for reportedly violating Hatch Act in a Fox News interview, reports say
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As first reported by Politico, the US education secretary is under investigation by an independent special counsel for potentially violating the Hatch Act due to comments she made about presidential candidate Joe Biden during an interview with Fox News.
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Spinosaurus, the Villain from Jurassic Park III, Was a River Monster!
A new discovery, which saw researchers unearth a thousand dinosaur teeth, has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Spinosaurus—a dinosaur made popular by the Jurassic Park movie franchise—was actually a river-monster!
China pledges to reach carbon neutrality before 2060
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Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly via video on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping announced that China plans to have its carbon emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Climate experts are expressing cautious optimism about the announcement, which suggests a stronger ambition to reduce carbon emissions from the world's largest emitter.
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How Bandcamp is disrupting the music industry 🎶
The online music platform has become beloved beyond its indie roots. Here's what you should know about Bandcamp.
We don’t know enough about Covid-19’s lingering effects
Some Covid-19 patients who have supposedly recovered have been experiencing symptoms for months.
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Fans follow Raiders to Las Vegas, and even to an empty stadium
It’s one thing to take a road trip to tailgate for several hours and watch a game in person. It’s another to show up to a stadium that can’t be entered. But that’s what many fans from L.A. and the Bay Area did for the Raiders' home opener in Vegas.
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A missed chance for the planet
The pandemic gave the world a golden opportunity to fix the climate crisis. We’re about to waste it.
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Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as new head coach
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The franchise announced the decision on Tuesday, but terms of the contract were not revealed. Donovan was picked up by the Bulls just weeks after he parted ways with former team Oklahoma City Thunder.
Archaeologists unearthed 27 sarcophagi in an ancient Egyptian city
Archaeologists found 27 new sarcophagi in an ancient city of the dead beneath Saqqara, Egypt. The wooden coffins are perfectly sealed — they've remained undisturbed for 2,500 years since the bodies inside were mummified.