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The confrontation between the United States and China is accelerating with each passing week. In recent days, the Chinese consulate in Houston has been closed amid accusations that it was a spy center, and the US mission in the southwestern city of Chengdu was closed in retaliation, for similar reasons. …

The state of New Jersey issued a lengthy defense on Friday of its order to close movie theaters, arguing that the theaters represent an “unnecessary” danger amid a raging pandemic. Major theater chains AMC, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark have sued the state, seeking to force a reopening on the grounds …

The week began with a conservative legislator hurling a vulgar and sexist insult at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Congress Ready To Fight As Unemployment Cliff Looms | Wave of evictions could be coming for the nation’s tenants | House approves 9.5B Ocasio-Cortez spending package, Tlaib proposes amendment to …

A new analysis of the recent increase in coronavirus cases shows that people who gather with family and friends for birthdays, barbecues, bachelorette parties and funerals, even traveling outside the area for such events, is a leading cause of viral spread in Sonoma County. Health officials have long warned that …

ACC, Big 12 and SEC are reportedly considering “plus one” programming models that would allow them to play a league schedule and then a non-conference game. The ACC can go eight to 10 league games in a model that likely includes Notre Dame and is played without divisions. If an …