Texas reported more than 6,900 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a record daily increase that brings the state's total to nearly 160,000 cases, according to the state's department of health.
Advertisers are continuing to join the "StopHateforProfit" campaign by vowing to stop spending money on Facebook ads in July to pressure the company to better prevent the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
The movement of 9,500 U.S. service members from Germany resurfaces claims made by the Trump administration that the NATO ally has been "delinquent in their payments" to the NATO alliance.
"The Secretary made clear the expectation for the Taliban to live up to their commitments, which include not attacking Americans," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a Tuesday statement.
"You asked, Mr. Chairman, who's the fire department, who responds when there's an outbreak that threatens to become an epidemic," former U.S. Ambassador Jimmy Kolker said. "My reply to that question is there is no alternative to WHO."
A New York judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for President Donald Trump's niece to respond to a lawsuit filed by Robert Trump, the president's brother, seeking to halt the publication of her forthcoming tell-all memoir.
The U.S. would need to do a better job of responding to the outbreak "in a coordinated way" rather than facing challenges with disparate responses, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers.
Democrats have clamored for answers from the White House on the alleged U.S. intelligence assessments that a Russian military intelligence unit covertly offered Afghan militants rewards for killing coalition forces.
Officials of a local chapter of the United Auto Workers union have asked General Motors to temporarily close its large SUV plant in Arlington, Texas, due to the growth of Covid-19 cases in the state.
More than 12 states have now paused or rolled back their reopenings as cases in the U.S. jumped 40% over the past week to an average of about 39,750 on Monday, based on a seven-day moving average.
Top Amazon executives including Dave Clark, the company's senior vice president of global operations, have said infection rates at warehouses match or are lower than the cities they're in. A newly revealed May memo shows this wasn't the case in one Minnesota warehouse.
Facebook is a massively efficient channel for many businesses, and experts say cutting out the platform can be a major sacrifice, especially those that rely on it to bring in new customers. That makes joining the boycott a difficult question for some businesses.
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