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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called for an arms embargo to be extended indefinitely to Iran, but his appeal failed at the United Nations Security Council, where Russia and China completely rejected it and the United States’ close allies were ambivalent. The embargo, which expires on October 18, …

Goldman Sachs chief economist has said that a national facial mask mandate could not only benefit public health, but could even save the economy. He made the claim Monday in a note to clients, arguing for a national requirement that everyone wear face masks in the face of the coronavirus …

A vaccine capable of safely protecting everyone from the new coronavirus would be an invaluable treasure. This simple connection has been picked up by hordes of investors who keep throwing money at companies with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates in their plans. Quickly moving a new vaccine candidate to an intermediate-stage clinical …

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission formally designated Huawei and ZTE as threats to national security, meaning that telecommunications can no longer use the FCC’s Universal Service Fund to buy equipment or services from Chinese companies. In November, the FCC implemented a rule that prohibits money from the fund from …

The Moto G 5G has now been leaked in a series of press releases showing for the first time the first Motorola G-series with 5G technology. With the return of Motorola, now owned by Lenovo, to flagship smartphones with the Motorola Edge + earlier this year, it didn’t appear that …