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Around 84,000 people in at least 56 countries have now been infected with the coronavirus, and about 2,900 have died, suggesting a global pandemic is inevitable. Whether or not the global economy tips...
A whistleblower says the Dept. of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers—without protective gear or proper training—to receive American evacuees from Wuhan. ...
US health authorities say they’ve identified the first case of coronavirus that doesn’t have known ties to an existing outbreak. Saudi Arabia halts travel to the...
"It’s not a question of if this will happen but when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illnesses." The CDC expects...
After five days of deliberation, a jury in New York finds Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and a felony sex crime. Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who first broke the...
In addition to trying to help Trump, a new report says Moscow has been attempting to mess with the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders. Trump appears more concerned...
A hundred new coronavirus cases are reported in South Korea, bringing the country’s total to 204. According to a Chinese expert, patients who think they’re fully recovered...
Roger Stone is currently being sentenced. Despite Trump's complaints, the initial recommendation of seven to nine years "has not been withdrawn." Related: Trump's interference in the Stone case...
Democracies die in two ways: gradually, then suddenly. If Trump represents top-down oligarchy, Bloomberg is the bottom-up version. Want to eat and drink well for free? Attend a Bloomberg event. ...
White House report on the drone strike that killed Soleimani contradicts the original justification the administration provided. A national association of federal judges called an emergency meeting over concerns about...
Attorney General Barr boosts worries of political interference in the Justice Department by installing an outside prosecutor to reexamine the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Trump ignores...
The US House voted to remove the 1982 deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment. During the debate, Republicans against the ERA argued it would mean abortion couldn't be restricted. According...
“This year, the race looks like no other Democratic primary in modern history, an increasingly muddled mix of ideologies, backgrounds and theories on what has unfolded." To win the...
Six takeaways from the New Hampshire primary, which Bernie Sanders won, trailed closely by Buttigieg and Klobuchar. See also: Five takeaways, 10 takeaways, four takeaways, a bunch of takeaways... The...
The daily death toll from coronavirus tops 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,000. "To our delight, Princess gave us free internet and added many new movies." A couple...
A new political theory says there is no swing voter, only pro- and anti-Trumpers. For either side to win, fear of America’s future must be stoked. ICYMI: Internet...
To curtail the spread of coronavirus in China—where infections are doubling every four days—officials have ordered house-to-house searches in Wuhan, moving the sick to massive quarantine...
Trump’s acquittal gives him a moment of triumph and a shot of momentum, but not the finality he craves. Trump quickly makes a mockery of comments by Republican...
Partial results from the Iowa caucuses—the outcome of which is now unlikely to change—show Buttigieg and Sanders in the lead, followed by Warren, Biden, Klobuchar, and...
The Iowa Democratic Party says a "coding issue" in its reporting app is to blame for the delay in last night's presidential caucus results, but says the data recorded...
By not wanting to hear witnesses, Lamar Alexander has done us all a favor: the trial that wasn’t really a trial will soon be over, “and we...