Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Are Rising in 40 of 50 States
Four U.S. states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — reported a combined 25,000 new...
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July Fourth Weekend Will Test Americans’ Discipline
The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled,...
Read MoreGermany Is First Major Economy to Phase Out Coal and Nuclear
German lawmakers have finalized the country’s long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn’t ambitious enough and free marketeers criticize as a waste of taxpayers’ money....
Read MoreTrump’s Rushmore Trip Draws Real and Figurative Fireworks
President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore, an event expected to draw thousands where masks and social distancing aren’t required...
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Cooper Vetoes String of North Carolina Reopening Bills
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a string of bills on Thursday passed in the...
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Cooper Signs Bills Granting Universities Immunity Over COVID-19 Tutition Claims, UNC-CH Construction Funding
Governor Roy Cooper has been signing and vetoing bills from the North Carolina General...
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Forest Files Lawsuit Challenging Governor Cooper’s Executive Orders
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has filed his lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s decisions...
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U.S., South Africa Report New Record Coronavirus Rises
The United States and South Africa have both reported record new daily coronavirus infections,...
Read MoreLandslide at Myanmar Jade Mine Kills at Least 123 People
At least 123 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, the worst in a series of deadly accidents at such sites in recent years that critics blame on the government’s failure to take action...
Read MoreLawmakers to Get Classified Briefing on Russia Bounty Intel
U.S. officials will provide a classified briefing for congressional leaders Thursday about intelligence assessment that Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The meeting comes as President Donald Trump,...
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