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After facing a major setback, the Philadelphia Public School District has scrapped its plan for students to receive in-person instruction again in September, choosing to stay away until at least November. Across the river in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy has faced similar opposition, but the state’s plan to reopen …

The NBA finally returned, and before the league’s first restart game, players from both teams joined coaches and umpires to kneel down during the national anthem. The league had to switch to a bubble format in Orlando, Florida, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and after nationwide protests, following the death …

A day after lawmakers questioned CEOs of the largest tech companies about their size and power, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook reported surprisingly healthy quarterly financial results, defying one of the worst economic crises on record. Although the companies felt a little pain from the slowdown in spending, they showed, …

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured lawmakers on Thursday that the Trump administration has clashed with top Russian diplomats and military officials over alleged rewards Russia has offered to Taliban-linked …

TOPLINE Negotiations in Washington on the upcoming stimulus bill may get a boost from a series of grim economic figures that include a significant contraction in GDP, more weekly unemployment claims and a new analysis of aid from the Payment Protection Program that It shows the prospect of an economic …