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Sunday night’s BET Awards included former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown in an “In Memoriam” tribute segment to the people who died in the past year. Only one problem: he is very much alive. Brown, 86, was surprised to receive an avalanche of calls from friends and family that verified …

The counts: After two consecutive months of decline, the pending home sales index soared 44.3% in May compared to April, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. The monthly increase was the largest since the National Association of Real Estate Agents began the index in January 2001. “This has …

This is a way to test a new vaccine on millions of people, whether they like it or not. China’s military has approved a COVID-19 vaccine to use on its soldiers, according to the Reuters news agency. The vaccine was developed by the Chinese Army Research Unit and CanSino Biologics, …

Even if you wanted to engage voters beyond your most loyal supporters, you may find that you have little freedom to maneuver after defining yourself so vividly in public life, particularly in recent months. Trump and his advisers have contested polls showing him struggling, noting that in the coming months …

The Chinese military has been given the green light to use a coronavirus vaccine developed by its research unit and a biotechnology company, according to a report. The Central Military Commission approved the use of the candidate vaccine Ad5-nCoV on Thursday for a period of one year, CanSino Biologics said …