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Biden challenges Trump’s sunny picture of the U.S. economy
WASHINGTON — In a sign that the 2020 presidential campaign is finally getting underway in earnest, former Vice President Joe Biden appeared on camera Thursday morning to offer an alternative picture of what President Donald Trump had,…
1 million children at risk of starvation, UNICEF chief warns
Afghan children, who salvage recyclable items from garbage to make a living, eat a meal of rice in Jalalabad on June 30, 2013.Noorullah Shirzada | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — At least 1 million children in Afghanistan will suffer from…
Jeff Bezos Amazon customer angry over Black Lives Matter message
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos addresses the audience during a keynote session at the Amazon Re:MARS conference on robotics and artificial intelligence at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas on June 6, 2019.Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty…
Europeans sign deal for 400 million vaccine doses
As many U.S. states continue to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions, some are pausing their reopenings in the face of worrisome data around new cases and hospitalizations. States like Texas, Arizona and Arkansas have seen a surge in…
Retailers show early signs of recovery; AstraZeneca ramps up antibody study
Even as some countries, particularly those first hit by the coronavirus, show some positive signs of improvement, the World Health Organization has warned that the pandemic is still worsening around the world. Most daily new cases are…