As election officials from both parties are expanding their mail-voting operations ahead of the November election, the president and attorney general are making unverified claims that foreign actors could alter those ballots. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Attorney General Bill Barr said voting by mail “absolutely opens …
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Minnesota sues Exxon, Koch and API for being ‘misleading’ about climate change
WASHINGTON – The state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp and Koch Industries for what it called a decades-long campaign to mislead the public about climate change. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges by states, cities, and …
Read More »Asian markets fall after Wall Street crash as hopes for a rapid recovery weaken
Shares collapsed in Asia on Thursday after a strong overnight pullback on Wall Street as new cases of coronavirus in the US USA They rose to their highest level in two months, dampening investor hopes for relatively rapid economic change. Nikkei 225 NIK from Japan, -1.21% fell 1% while Kospi …
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A health professional takes a sample from a patient at the Covid-19 testing site at United Memorial Medical Center on Wednesday, June 24 in Houston. David J. Phillip / AP The US city of Houston could be the hardest hit nationwide if the current trajectory in Covid-19 cases continues as …
Read More »Pa coronavirus update: cases reach 83K, deaths total 6.5K. The increase in the case rate may be due to expanded testing. NJ, NY imposes quarantines on some travelers. The | Pa. COVID-19 county case map (06/24/20)
As the Lehigh Valley approaches the green phase of reopening on Friday, coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania reached 83,000 and the number of COVID-19 deaths statewide exceeded 6,500. As of Wednesday, the total case count was 83,191 with 6,518 deaths, according to the daily report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. …
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