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Aug 6, 2020 - World

Nuclear free-for-all: The arms control era may be ending

Illustration of a nuclear warhead hanging from strings that are breaking.

Pelosi, Schumer demand postmaster general reverse USPS cuts ahead of election

Schumer and Pelosi
Aug 6, 2020 - Science

CRISPR co-discoverer on the gene editor's pandemic push

Photo illustration of Jennifer Doudna.

America's rush for young poll workers

Aug 6, 2020 - Podcasts

America's middle class pandemic

Commission rejects Trump campaign request for 4th debate

President Trump in a suit
Aug 6, 2020 - Economy

MacKenzie Scott redefines charitable giving for the ultra-rich

An illustration of McKenzie Scott with a gun that shoots dollars

Elliott Abrams to replace Brian Hook as Trump's Iran envoy

Aug 6, 2020 - Science

NOAA warns of potential for "extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season

A person watching a hurricane.

New York attorney general files lawsuit to dissolve NRA

Wayne LaPierre
Aug 6, 2020 - World

How 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate were stranded in Beirut

Pelosi rips GOP: "Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn"

Aug 6, 2020 - Economy

The new buyout barons

Blank checks stacked up like a bar graph

Snapchat adds in-app voter registration targeted at young people

Snapchat voting tools
Aug 6, 2020 - World

Macron visits Beirut promising a "new political pact" for Lebanon

Aug 6, 2020 - Sports

The PGA Championship is golf's first major in over a year

The PGA field. Photo: Gary Kellner/PGA of America via Getty Images
Aug 6, 2020 - Economy

July's jobs report could be an inflection point for the coronavirus recovery

Aug 6, 2020 - Technology

Congress' next moves to rein in Big Tech

Illustration of hand cursor holding a manilla folder

Fauci: Coronavirus task force to examine aerosolized spread

Boy sneezing with droplets highlighted in the air

The next wave to hit Main Street

Illustration of a shopping bag in rough waves

Coronavirus hotspots begin to improve

Aug 6, 2020 - World

Hiroshima mayor warns of rise of nationalism on 75th anniversary of bombing

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows in front of the Memorial Cenotaph on the 75th anniversary memorial service for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6

LeBron James on Trump NBA protest remarks: "We could care less"

LeBron Jamesof the Los Angeles Lakers kneels during the national anthem prior to the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Aug. 5

Pence calls Chief Justice John Roberts a "disappointment"

Combination images of Vice President Mike Pence and Chief Justice John Roberts.

L.A. mayor authorizes utilities shut-off at homes hosting large gatherings

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at the 4th Annual Women's March LA: Women Rising at Pershing Square on January 18, 2020 in Los Angeles

Facebook, Twitter take down Trump post saying kids are immune to coronavirus

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