In a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention, the runner-up for the party’s nomination assailed President Trump, warning, “The future of our democracy is at stake.” Numerous top G.O.P. officials have said publicly or privately that they will not be backing the president’s re-election. Here’s a look at where they stand. Those with budgets that rely heavily on tourism, sales taxes or direct state assistance will face particular distress. In what may be the world’s most important math puzzle, researchers are trying to figure out how many people in a community must be immune before the coronavirus fades. A crisis of confidence in the Postal Service is pushing Democratic Party and state officials to look for a Plan B: ballot drop-boxes, curbside voting, and even expanded in-person polling sites. The postmaster general, under fire for his business ties and his cost-cutting measures, will testify before the House next week. Voting by mail has been a part of American elections for over a century, and experts say the president’s allegations of widespread fraud are unfounded. As even his base starts to desert him after protests over a rigged election were met with brutality, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s 26-year grip on power may be slipping. The decision arrived a day before a Trump administration rule narrowing the legal definition of sex discrimination was set to take effect. The arrest of a 67-year-old Hawaii resident is the latest case involving former intelligence officers charged with providing classified documents to Beijing. The goal of the initiative is admirable: getting a coronavirus vaccine out to Americans and saving lives as soon as possible. It is not, however, without its problems. How is the pandemic reshaping education? Get the latest news. It’s about upholding your principles at the expense of your politics. The senator from Vermont explains why the left still has a fighting chance. Election sabotage needs to be met with the largest protests yet. The Postal Service facilitates citizen inclusion. That’s why Trump hates it. Trump is “flooding the zone.” It’s a form of modern censorship. The 20th century is full of examples of the false promise of suburban living. He’s not out on the campaign trail now, but when he was a young man in a hurry, he told us who he was. Is Biden-Harris the answer to the confusion and sorrow of Trump’s America? If we force teachers to return to schools during an out-of-control pandemic, I don’t know how many will stick around. A new generation of activists in Thailand is moving away from coded criticism of the military and the monarchy, and publicly calling for wholesale democratic reform. The pandemic has created a bicycle boom — and a shortage. Giant, the Taiwanese juggernaut, is trying to meet demand while navigating the politics of trade. The Commerce Department placed new restrictions on the Chinese tech giant’s ability to work with the global chip industry. With students unable to sit for college exams during the pandemic, the government tried guessing how they might do. It did not go well. The two men had long been suspects in the 2002 killing of the D.J., a member of the group Run-DMC. Twenty-one inmates in the San Mateo County, Calif., jail filed for pandemic unemployment assistance, resulting in payments of at least $250,000, according to the district attorney. The annual rally in Sturgis, S.D., drew hundreds of thousands of people. It will be challenging to track any coronavirus outbreak as bikers return to their home states. The decision sets up a fierce legal battle over the fate of a vast, remote area that is home to polar bears, caribou and the promise of oil wealth. The agency that manages the state’s electric grid says rolling blackouts are needed to balance supply and demand. But the governor said regulators were not prepared. Scientists still have to validate the reading of 130 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, the equivalent of 54 degrees Celsius. Play can feel silly, unproductive and time consuming. And that’s precisely the point. Even amid all of the suffering, give yourself permission to be OK. Two critics square off to determine how well this body slam of a comedy, about stereotypes and storytelling, made it to the very small screen. New research indicates that human immune system cells are storing information about the coronavirus so they can fight it off again. More Recent Articles |
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