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As Hurricane Laura approached the Louisiana and Texas coasts, officials issued dire warnings for people hunkered down at home during the storm.

Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday, threatening the lives of people who didn't evacuate.

One for Democracy, backed by former hedge fund executive Mike Novogratz, raises money from donors and distributes it to groups that seek to get out the vote.

Many public health specialists and epidemiologists have repeatedly said that widespread and rapid testing for the coronavirus is critical to driving the U.S. response.

The usual summer slowdown in the housing market is not happening this year. Buyers continue to show strong demand, rushing to take advantage of record low mortgage rates.

With mounting concerns over mail-in voting, President Trump suggested delaying the election. Experts warn that a postponed election could lead to severe political chaos in Washington and an insurmountable impact on the U.S. economy and the stock market.

The WHO is holding a briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Starbucks said it will ensure that its baristas won't have to choose between working and voting as part of a nonpartisan push to raise Election Day turnout despite the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus stimulus bill would include extra unemployment benefits and small business loans, but not another direct payment.

The third night of the Republican National Convention featured a keynote address by Vice President Mike Pence that highlighted the Trump administration's successes and attacked Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Tiffany, Abercrombie & Fitch, Abbott Labs, and more.

The 35,000-square-foot store, which is roughly the size of a Whole Foods, will be stocked with supermarket staples like Nabisco cookies, Coca-Cola drinks and Kellogg's cereal, as well as products from Whole Foods' cheaper private-label brand, 365.

Vice President Mike Pence is set to deliver the headline speech on the third night of the RNC as he and President Trump fight for reelection.

Facebook had previously warned that iOS 14 could impact its advertising business, but the company's blog post on Wednesday outlined just how specific that impact could be. The Facebook Audience Network allows mobile software developers to provide in-app advertisements targeted to users based on Facebook's data.

Vice President Mike Pence is set to lay out his case for four more years the Trump Pence ticket on the third night of the Republican National Convention.

"The restaurant industry is going to die as we know it in this city. How can we not, at least, open at a small percentage?" Harlem restaurant owner Melba Wilson said on CNBC.

"What I saw on that video makes me sick," Biden said in a video. "Once again a Black man, Jacob Blake, has been shot by the police in broad daylight, with the whole world watching."

Salesforce reported blowout earnings on Tuesday, and then informed about 1,000 employees that their jobs are being eliminated.

Facebook on Wednesday said it removed the Facebook page and Facebook event for a militia group in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the killing of two people during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man.

Bezos' wealth has climbed alongside Amazon's rising stock price, as he remains its largest shareholder.