Ben & Jerry’s is stopping paid advertising on Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram about the company’s hate speech policies, the company announced in a tweet Tuesday. “Facebook, Inc. must take clear and unequivocal actions to prevent its platform from being used to spread and amplify racism and hatred,” the company …

The medical community expressed caution when researchers in England said the widely used steroid dexamethasone could save the lives of seriously ill patients with COVID-19. Health experts demanded a full report to convince themselves. Now, they have more data to consider, though it doesn’t come from a peer-reviewed journal yet. …

A much-hyped effort by New York City officials to prevent a “second wave” of COVID-19 outbreaks has had a “worrying start” in part because most of the people the city has contacted have not fully cooperated with the effort. The development follows the city’s widely-informed decision to prevent contact trackers …

European stocks opened lower on Wednesday due to an increase in US coronavirus cases. USA And beyond that, and regional outbreaks in Germany scared investors. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 1.5% during initial trade, with all sectors and major exchanges in negative territory. Car stocks, which were 2.3% lower, led …

The Florida Department of Health reported 3,286 additional coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing the state total to 103,503. Medical experts and elected officials have attributed the increasing numbers to a combination of more testing and more social contact as companies reopen, and in recent weeks, to people’s participation in major protests. …