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Updated Aug 19, 2020 - World

U.S. expected to invoke Iran deal "snapback" on Thursday

Trump campaign requests call with debate commission, Biden campaign

Presidential Trump on the debate stage during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Updated Aug 19, 2020 - Politics & Policy

What to expect from Kamala Harris and Barack Obama's DNC speeches

Kamala Harris and Obama

"It is what it is" becomes DNC catchphrase

Michelle Obama

America's education workforce needs students at school

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Facebook draws a line on QAnon

Illustration of a blue flag with the Facebook "f" logo on it
Aug 19, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Hillary Clinton: "Vote like our lives and livelihoods are on the line"

Hillary Clinton

Pelosi says postmaster general won't commit to reversing USPS changes

Nancy Pelosi at the podium

McEnany defends Trump’s Goodyear boycott tweet

Aug 19, 2020 - Economy

SPACs undergo fast evolution as they outpace traditional IPOs

An illustration of checkbooks

Cory Booker: Racial wealth gap is the "American wealth gap"

Screenshot of Cory Booker wearing a suit and dress shirt

Most Americans think social media platforms censor political viewpoints

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Apple becomes first U.S. company worth $2 trillion

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GM's electric vehicle business could be worth big money

Aug 19, 2020 - World

Scoop: Israel raises concerns with U.S. about new Saudi nuclear facility

Aug 19, 2020 - Technology

Facebook's Portal adds support for Zoom, Webex

A Facebook portal with icons for WebEx, Zoom, GoToMeeting and BlueJeans
Aug 19, 2020 - Economy

Investors still don't believe the stock market's rally can last

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Aug 19, 2020 - Technology

The tech that made (mostly) virtual conventions a reality

A photo of a woman's hands holding a smartphone, which displays Joe Biden giving a campaign speech.

How tech is sidelined at the conventions it's powering

Illustration of a laptop with balloons on the screen and a long power cord going off the frame

How Jill Biden changes the classroom reopening conversation

Aug 19, 2020 - Economy

1 in 5 college students don't plan to go back this fall

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Aug 19, 2020 - Economy

How this recession is different

Illustration of a stressed out businessman on a laptop sitting on a downward trending arrow
Aug 19, 2020 - Economy

The triumph of capital over labor

Illustration of a large hand taking a large piece of a quarter with smaller people standing next to a small piece of the quarter.
Aug 19, 2020 - Health

Slower mail could leave patients without prescription drugs they need

Illustration of a postage stamp in the shape of a red cross with a returned to sender stamped over it

Khzir Khan and Matthew Shepard's parents: Biden is America's "compassionate" choice

Updated Aug 18, 2020 - World

Mali's president resigns after being arrested in military uprising

Aug 18, 2020 - Science

Gov. Newsom declares statewide emergency as fires scorch California

The Apple Fire near Banning, California on August 1.

Colin Powell backs Biden ahead of DNC appearance

Colin Powell
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