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Text size Mladen Antonov / AFP / Getty Images As the new coronavirus pandemic continues in the U.S., people yearn for a victory after Washington’s spectacular failures to secure adequate supplies of test kits and personal protective equipment. Success depends on whether any of the candidates for the fast-track Covid-19 …

US stock futures rose slightly on Thursday night after a volatile session that snapped a four-day winning streak for one of the leading averages. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 91 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures were also up 0.3% and Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.6%. During regular trading, …

Between 1995 and 1998, PBS fed children with classic tales like Ivanhoe and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow through a wise dog named Wishbone. The imaginative Jack Russell Terrier was inserted into the plots of countless books and always found a way to connect even the most esoteric tome with …

Image copyright fake pictures British Airways has said it will withdraw all its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp slowdown in travel. The UK airline is the world’s largest jumbo jet operator, with 31 in the fleet. “With great sadness we can confirm that we are proposing to …

Trump’s refusal to use all the powers of his office and government to confront the worst internal threat since World War II is seen as more negligent, callous, and politically self-destructive with each day devastated by the virus. This week, as states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona set records for …