BUSINESS
Explained: What's behind the Twitter Bitcoin hack?
The hack might be a simple demonstration of Twitter’s weak security controls as the US heads into the 2020 presidential election, a contest in which social media is already playing a hugely influential role.
BUSINESS
An infectious disease expert explains the results from Moderna's latest vaccine trials
In the case of SARS-CoV-2, there is a spike protein, or the S-protein, which is the flag that the immune system needs to recognize as the signature of the virus.
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Person in custody in killing of tech CEO found dismembered
Investigators recovered security video showing Saleh exiting an elevator that leads directly into the full-floor, two-bedroom apartment earlier Tuesday afternoon, closely followed by a masked person dressed entirely in black according to another law enforcement official who was briefed on the case.
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Taiwan holds military drills against potential China threat
Assault helicopters launched missiles and fighter jets dropped bombs on targets at sea, while tanks and missile trucks fired from a beach to deter a simulated invading force.
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Four more years? Donald Trump struggles to outline second term plan
With the election less than four months away, Trump’s focus is more on winning than on how he would govern. He’s offered no substantive policy proposal, opting instead for heated rhetoric on race, crime and socialism aimed at his most loyal supporters. Biden, meanwhile, is releasing a growing number of proposals touching on topics including trade and climate change.
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How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
To calculate the infection fatality rate, researchers need to know three things: the number of infections, the number of deaths from infections and which deaths go with which infections. But finding these numbers is far harder than it might seem and these difficulties explain why there has been, and continues to be, so much uncertainty regarding this important number.
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As Trump attacks, China sees a worrying trend for its future
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a speech last week that US-China relations face their most severe challenge since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1979.
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France celebrates coronavirus heroes on redesigned Bastille Day
This years’ commemoration will also pay homage to former President Charles de Gaulle, eight decades after the historic appeal he made to opponents of France’s Nazi occupiers that gave birth to the French Resistance.
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Masks for kids? US Schools confront the politics of reopening
The impassioned tug-of-wars have put educators in the middle of an increasingly politicized debate on how best to reopen schools this fall, a daunting challenge as infections spike in the US.
BUSINESS
'Glee' star Naya Rivera found dead at California lake
Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said at a news conference that the body that search crews found floating in the northeast corner of Lake Piru earlier in the day was the 33-year-old Rivera.
WORLD
US grapples with pandemic as its origins are traced in China
Deaths from the virus have been rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, though they are still well below the numbers reached in April, according to a recent Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
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After lobbying, US Roman Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in coronavirus aid
By aggressively promoting the payroll program and marshaling resources to help affiliates navigate its shifting rules, Catholic dioceses, parishes, schools and other ministries have so far received approval for at least 3,500 forgivable loans, AP found.
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Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes
The court ruled 7-2 in a case in which it heard arguments by telephone in May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
BUSINESS
Is the COVID-19 pandemic cure really worse than the disease? Here's what research found
All of that raises a question: Is the U.S. better off with the public health interventions being used to keep the coronavirus from spreading or without them?
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US President Donald Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Mount Rushmore
The speech and fireworks at Mount Rushmore came against the backdrop of a pandemic that has killed over 125,000 Americans. The president flew across the nation to gather a big crowd of supporters, most of them maskless and all of them flouting public health guidelines that recommend not gathering in large groups.
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Iran will not disclose cause of mysterious nuclear site fire
The multiple, different claims by a self-described group called the “Cheetahs of the Homeland” included language used by several exiled Iranian opposition organizations. They also focused almost entirely on Iran’s nuclear program, viewed by Israel as a danger to its very existence.
BUSINESS
Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear power
The plan is part of Germany’s ‘energy transition’ - an effort to wean Europe’s biggest economy off planet-warming fossil fuels and generate all of the country’s considerable energy needs from renewable sources.
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US Independence Day | July Fourth weekend will test Americans’ discipline
With confirmed cases climbing in 40 states, governors have ordered the wearing of masks in public, and families were urged to celebrate their independence at home. Even then, they were told to keep their backyard cookouts small.
BUSINESS
Social media companies face revenue hit from boycotts
The #StopHateforProfit campaign launched on June 17 by the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP and other advocacy groups seeks to pressure the social media giants into doing more to curtail racist and violent content on their websites. So far, the campaign has signed on more than 500 companies and organizations.
BUSINESS
Coronavirus impact | American and 4 other airlines reach loan agreements with US
The Treasury Department said on Thursday that it had signed letters of intent for new loans to American, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and SkyWest Airlines.
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To stop parties, Airbnb won’t let some guests book homes
The San Francisco-based home sharing company said US guests under age 25 with fewer than three positive Airbnb reviews won’t be allowed to book entire homes close to where they live. Airbnb wouldn’t reveal how it defines what is “close.”
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British judge denies Nicolás Maduro Venezuela’s gold in London bank
Maduro has demanded the gold to help his cash-starved nation fight the coronavirus pandemic. But the central bank for the United Kingdom, whose government recognizes Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaidó as his country’s legitimate leader, had refused to hand it over to Maduro’s administration.
BUSINESS
Atlantic City casinos reopen in a changed pandemic world
In 2 1/2 hours on the gambling floor of the Hard Rock casino, an Associated Press reporter did not see a single customer without a face mask. A few wore full face-covering hoods that extended to their chests.
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Sangakkara questioned by police over 2011 India-Srilanka world cup final 'fix'
Sangakkara, captain of the 2011 side, was the third high-profile official or player to be questioned over the past week, beside 2011 chief selector Aravinda de Silva and opening batsman Upul Tharanga.
