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Kevin Stitt is first governor to test positive for Covid-19White House tries to distance itself from Navarro op-ed attacking FauciUS again sees record-high number of new coronavirus casesMedia banned from publishing new bodycam video of two officers involved…

Weiss and her compatriots believe that public discourse has become less decorous because it has moved to the left – but it’s because it has moved onlineIf you’re familiar with the navel-gazing internecine squabbles of the US national media, you probably…

Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert, has pushed back at a concerted campaign by Donald Trump and his allies to discredit his response to the coronavirus pandemic. 'I believe for the most part you can trust respected medical…

A surge in coronavirus cases has prompted the state to roll back reopening measures, leaving some businesses to close all over againCalifornia’s dramatic rolling back of reopening after a surge in coronavirus cases has left businesses scrambling to make…

The Duchess of Sussex has encouraged young female activists not to be afraid to act 'even when it's not popular' in a pre-recorded message for the 2020 Virtual Girl Up Leadership Summit, sponsored by the United Nations Foundation.Meghan commended Girl Up…

Mary Trump, whose bombshell book was published Tuesday, tells ABC that the country is ‘on a precipice’Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump called on Wednesday for the president to resign and said her uncle was dangerous for America.Trump, whose bombshell book…

Justice resting comfortably and will stay for a few daysGinsburg, 87, sits firmly on supreme court’s liberal wingThe US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital for treatment for a possible infection. She is likely to be there…

The president made the misleading claim that ‘more white people’ than black are killed by US law enforcement. Plus, ‘rule by fear’ in the new Hong KongGood morning,Donald Trump has once again stoked racial divisions after telling a CBS interviewer that…

Five million Americans have lost their health insurance in a pandemic - yet Republicans are still trying to end ObamacareLike Moloch, the ancient pagan god, Donald Trump is ever ready to demand that Americans sacrifice themselves for his greater good. He…

Lawmakers are about to undertake their first major antitrust hearing in 50 years. They should make tech companies squirmIn the last decision of the 2019-2020 supreme court term, Trump v Mazars, John Roberts outdid himself in being John Roberts. He authored a…

Trump took advantage of Americans’ authoritarian streak in 2016 and has been busily eroding democratic norms ever sinceAs Donald Trump’s celebration speeches, tweets, and interviews sound increasingly authoritarian, should we be worried?The answer, of…

Beijing says US move to rescind Hong Kong’ preferential economic treatment over new security laws is a ‘mistake’ China has vowed to retaliate after Donald Trump ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he…

When the league resumes at the end of the month, players will be without their partners for weeks. Coping without intimacy could be tough to deal withAt one end of the spectrum there is Wilt Chamberlain, the NBA Hall of Famer who built a Bel Air mansion with a…

The model posted a picture of her father’s passport only for it to be removed. Sometimes asserting your humanity as a Palestinian is portrayed as an act of aggressionIs the word “Palestine” hate speech? Instagram seems to think it may be. The social…

Proposal outlines $2tn for clean energy infrastructure and climate solutions, to be spent as quickly as possible in next four yearsJoe Biden has unveiled a new, more aggressive climate and jobs plan which advisers say he would take to Congress…

The Democrats' presidential nominee has urged the US president to listen to his public health experts as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country. Biden welcomed Trump's decision to finally wear a mask in public, but added that it was ‘not…

Video obtained exclusively by the Guardian shows an officer with a history of misconduct slamming 23-year-old Mariah Valenzuela to the ground within seconds of a traffic stop Full report: Phoenix woman's brutal police assault shown on body camera…

‘Change is fantastic. That’s how society develops’First tournament in five months for 15-time major winnerTiger Woods believes the development of the Black Lives Matter movement has been “fantastic” as he reiterated his call for the innocent to be…

Former NFL MVP was passed on by teams during off-seasonQuarterback now likely to replace Tom Brady as starterCam Newton says he will use the fact that teams passed on the chance to sign him as motivation when he starts life as a New England Patriot.The former…

Trump administration at war with Fauci as aides claim he has made series of ‘mistakes’ in his predictionsUS politics – live coverageThe Trump administration is increasingly at war with Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s top public health expert,…

Investors pump in funds, loans and deferrals alongside Branson’s £200m injectionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVirgin Atlantic has announced a £1.2bn rescue deal to allow Sir Richard Branson’s grounded passenger airline to…

Chinese big tech was at the heart of China’s official response to Covid-19. Now Apple and Google are doing the same in the westChinese tech giant Alibaba launched its Taobao app in 2003 at the peak of the Sars epidemic. In January, as the spread of Covid-19…

Washington’s owner reacted as the street talked and the money walked. This was far from a philanthropic decision by the billionaireOn the eve of the 2014 season Daniel Snyder took to the airwaves to defend his claim to the racial slur that had served as the…

‘America’s weirdest state’ offers an extreme case of the country’s broader failure to take the pandemic seriouslyI have spent the past three months in my home state of Florida, during which time I’ve watched it become the hottest of coronavirus…

Vulture funds want to change Argentina’s debt structure. We need to stop them from setting a dangerous precedent In the wake of Covid-19, there is an urgent need for sovereign debt restructuring, including debt relief. In the circumstances caused by the…

Small business owners want to know when – or if – a recovery will take place. I do too – and I have seven key metricsIs the pandemic over? Not even close. Cases are rising and no one really knows if, when or how the dreaded “second wave” will occur.…

Number of new filings decreased since April peak but remained above a million each week since forced shutdowns beganAs new Covid-19 cases continue to surge in states throughout the US, another 1.3 million people filed for unemployment last week, highlighting…

New legislation in California and other states aims to stop big firms using the pandemic to dismiss long-serving employeesIn early March, Antonio Rodriguez, a banquet waiter for 11 years at the luxurious Terranea resort in Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles,…

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