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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com – The US stock markets opened mixed on Tuesday, before another key testimony session by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. At 9:35 am ET (1335 GMT), it was down 12 points or 0.1% to 25,583 points. The 0.2% increase …

Spotify is launching a new real-time lyrics feature in 26 markets today, including India and countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America, TechCrunch reports. When available, users can access them by tapping the “lyrics” card at the bottom of the service’s “Now Playing” screen. The new feature uses lyrics provided …

Walmart will stop selling “All Lives Matter” products “indefinitely” on its website, after facing a backlash over the items, according to a new report. “We fundamentally believe that all lives are important and that each individual deserves respect,” Walmart said in a statement, USA Today reported. “As we listen, however, …

(Reuters) – The United States experienced a 46% increase in new COVID-19 cases in the week ending June 28 compared to the previous seven days, and 21 states reported above-positivity test rates that the World Health Organization has marked as envelope. FILE PHOTO: People prepare to tube the Salt River …

Public health officials and doctors have criticized the Trump administration’s lack of coordinated response to the virus. President Donald Trump has been downplaying the outbreak, saying the United States is nearing the end of the pandemic, unlike experts in his own administration. Meanwhile, US health officials are urging Americans to …