In June, the Senate confirmed Bill Zollars, the former head of a trucking company called YRC Worldwide, to the board of the United States Postal Service. Salon learned that YRC is being sued by the federal government for allegedly defrauding the Pentagon while Zollars was CEO. In addition, the government …
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Donald Trump has argued that Covid-19, or “the plague,” could go away in a few days, sometimes a month, and now “sometime.” The President of the United States, on more than 20 occasions since February, said the coronavirus would soon disappear and that the United States could “claim victory.” Instead, …
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President Trump warns that if Democratic challenger Joe Biden is elected in November, the stock market will collapse and Americans’ financial investments “will fall to nothing.” While promoting the June unemployment report on Thursday morning, the president used a press conference to highlight the rebound in the stock market after …
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For months, scientists have debated whether a variant of the coronavirus that has come to dominate much of the world did so in part because it is more transmissible than other viruses. On Thursday, a team of researchers reported new evidence that is likely to deepen the debate rather than …
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The memories range from sitting on the couch to a father and son trip and from hearing an adult man say “here, kitty, kitty, kitty” to seeing that same man climb a fence. Regardless of the memory, all memories point to a location. Indianapolis Motor Speedway. As the track prepares …
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