The new cluster, which now has 17 cases in total, has asked the country to put its most populous city under lockdown as authorities scramble to track down the source of the outbreak. New Zealand now has 36 active infections, including imported cases. In total, the country has reported 1,238 …

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods has ordered employees of his Florida office not to wear masks while on duty, with the exception of a few. “This is no longer a debate, nor is it for discussion,” he said in an email to staff. Woods noted the mayor of Ocala, Florida’s …

Published: August 12, 2020, 4:25 PM ET Company Logo Terrence Horan Shares of Tesla Inc. TSLA jumped 13.12% to $ 1,554.76 on Wednesday, proving to be a very positive trading position for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP rising 2.13% to 11,012.24 and the Dow Jones industrial …

The Lake fire has burned more than 10,000 acres in northern Los Angeles County. As of Wednesday night, August 12, it is threatening homes in remote locations near Lake Hughes and is containing 0%. Evacuation zone – South of Highway 138– North of Pine Canyon Road and Lake Hughes Road– …

By Samuel Shen, Winni Zhou and Kevin Yao SHANGHAI / BEIJING (Reuters) – A sharp escalation of tensions with the United States has raised fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in the closure of the world dollar system – a devastating prospect once considered far-fetched …