Getty Images | Chinese Yuichiro Amazon received approval from the United States to launch 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit for its planned “Project Kuiper” broadband service. An order from the Federal Communications Commission granting Amazon’s request was issued Thursday. Amazon said in a blog post that it will invest …

China threatens to no longer recognize British passports held by many Hong Kong citizens, a relic of their British colony status until 1997. The Boris Johnson government has offered all Hong Kong citizens the opportunity to live and work in the UK, after Beijing imposed a new draconian security law …

Airbnb said Friday that it suspended or eliminated 35 rentals in New Jersey, which comes days after the state governor linked indoor home parties to a recent surge in coronavirus cases. The gigantic online rental company said it made the move after complaints of house parties violating coronavirus restrictions at …

Photographic illustration of Slate. Photo by Photo illustration of Slate. Photo by Andrey Zhuravlev / iStock / Getty Images Plus. In the US, COVID-19 is spreading like a forest fire. At the same time, the research community is increasingly learning about how the coronavirus passes from one person to another. …

The Miami Marlins, after a No. 18 player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, are obtaining multiple sleeper buses to take infected players and coaches from Philadelphia to Miami, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Friday. In total, the Marlins have had 18 players, of the 33 who traveled with …