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A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday condemned a member of Iranian-backed Hezbollah for plotting to assassinate former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in a 2005 bombing that set the stage for years of confrontation between the political forces of Lebanon. The verdict comes because the Lebanese people are still suffering from …

President Trump suggested opening up a botanical extract touted by a major donor, CEO of MyPillow Mike Lindell, as a treatment for COVID-19, even though it comes from a poisonous plant and there have been no medical studies to show if it is safe or effective in humans. Asked by …

Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain Influenza viruses can spread through the air to dust, fibers and other microscopic particles, according to new research from the University of California, Davis and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. The findings, with implicit implications for coronavirus transmission as influenza, will …

Not even a decade ago, scientists discovered a bizarre new state of matter in which atoms arranged themselves in a repeating pattern, similar to what you would find in a crystal metal or rock. But instead of being arranged only in space in a pattern, these atoms were also in …

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reports sales of similar stores up 23.4% in Q2, above consensus estimates of 10.9%. The comparable sales for the American stores was 25%. Gross margin rate +20 bps to 34%; Amount margin rate flat at 15.9%. Merchandise inventory 8.4% to $ 13.5B. Number of customer transactions …