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Exclusive: Over 1 million courses of Paxlovid prescribed in one month for first time

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Twitter slams Elon Musk's response to its lawsuit

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Updated Aug 4, 2022 - Health

U.S. declares public health emergency over monkeypox

Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks at a news conference.
Updated Aug 4, 2022 - Health

Alternate monkeypox treatment caught in regulatory delays

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Updated Aug 4, 2022 - Technology

Instagram's TikTok-ification drives an exodus to rivals

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Georgia prosecutor insists Lindsey Graham must testify in 2020 election probe

Lindsey Graham

Trump fundraises off of civil service purge

Trump surrounded by money
Updated Aug 4, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian drug trial

Brittney Griner

Companies hoarding workers could keep the labor market strong

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DOJ charges 4 Louisville officers over Breonna Taylor shooting

A person holding a portrait of Breonna Taylor at a demonstration In New York City in April 2021.

Atlantic hurricane season still looks unusually active, NOAA warns

Satellite view of Hurricane Laura making landfall in Louisiana at night on August 27, 2020.
Aug 4, 2022 - Economy

Reuters U.S. journalists strike for first time in decades

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Aug 4, 2022 - Economy

Mortgage rates fall below 5%

Aug 4, 2022 - Economy

Democrats complicate the private equity tax loophole

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The most pro-business Supreme Court ever

GM's hands-free driving tech is set for a massive expansion

A woman driving hands-free in a Cadillac Escalade
Aug 4, 2022 - Economy

Remote workers pushed up incomes and home prices in these cities

Kansas referendum boosts Democrats' midterm focus on abortion

A campaign sign in Kansas urges a no-vote on an anti-abortion ballot measure

Personal behavior — even Taylor Swift's — is a minor part of climate change

Photo illustration of Taylor Swift holding the Earth.

China fires missiles into sea near Taiwan during drills around island

Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4.

DOJ sues Peter Navarro over Trump White House emails

Former White House adviser Peter Navarro

Report: DHS inspector general previously accused of misleading investigators

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Updated Aug 3, 2022 - World

Senate votes to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

Trump's pandora's box

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