The Republican coronavirus relief plan will extend the improved unemployment insurance “based on a wage replacement of about 70%,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. He spoke to CNBC about the status of the negotiations hours after Republicans in the Senate and the Trump administration said they reached a tentative …

With the rising summer temperatures, wearing a face mask can be a sweaty business. However, we know it is the right thing to do. On July 2, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide order requiring Texans to wear facial coverage in public in counties with 20 or more COVID-19 …

The world has less than a day to prepare for “Folklore,” Swift’s eighth studio album. The pop titan announced his sudden launch on Twitter on Thursday morning. “Most of the things he had planned this summer did not end up happening,” he wrote, probably referring to his canceled tour for …

AT&T Inc. (T) – Get report On Thursday, it posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, but saw a notable drop in WarnerMedia revenue when coronavirus closings hit the global entertainment industry. AT&T said adjusted earnings for the three months ending June were set at 83 cents a share, 6.75% less than in …

Aid workers belonged to different humanitarian agencies, and a member of the security staff working with the team was among the hostages, said Eve Sabbagh, a spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance. The UN said it had been trying to secure the release of the …