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The Democratic Party on Wednesday said Biden will accept the presidential nomination in Milwaukee during a mostly virtual convention.

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said travelers coming from states with a high infection rate will be subject to the quarantine.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said she is considering new mitigation actions after New Jersey, New York and Connecticut announced a 14-day quarantine order for some inbound travelers.

Michael Pack's advisor during the confirmation process had limited experience of the federal media agency and appeared to have no knowledge of its operations, aides said.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in the polls, which some warn is not fully priced into the market.

"The president of the United States is not a civilian," said a White House spokesman when asked about Trump's compliance with the New Jersey Covid-19 quarantine order.

"We have to recognize that just because something isn't perfect doesn't mean it isn't good," said Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency room doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Amazon Web Services is aiming more directly at people who are less technical with the launch of Honeycode.

Instinet analyzed a dozen states that as of last Friday had reported record highs in new Covid-19 cases: Florida, Texas, Utah, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia, Missouri, Montana, Arizona, California, Tennessee and Oklahoma.

Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits regarding claims that its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, the company announced Wednesday.

Democrats have put forward their own police reform bill and called for bipartisan talks to address brutality and racism in law enforcement.

The department reported an additional 7,149 cases since Tuesday, a 69% increase in two days, bringing the state's total to 190,222 cases, according to the state's health department.

Stocks fell sharply as the increasing number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases dampened expectations of an economic recovery.

Many countries in the Americas, which includes North, South and Central America, are still suffering sustained community transmission, the WHO says.

Space company Maxar Technologies is taking full ownership of 3D analytics firm Vricon from Swedish aerospace firm Saab.

Amazon's new team will refer counterfeit cases to law enforcement agencies who can pursue legal action.

Airline shares fell sharply after New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ordered travelers from states with high coronavirus cases to quarantine for 14 days.

The Florida Department of Health reported another record spike in coronavirus cases as the state continues to grapple with an expanding outbreak.

PGA Tour Nick Watney's Whoop band first alerted him that he may have symptoms related to coronavirus. Now the Tour has teamed up with the wearable fitness tracker to provide it to all golfers and caddies.