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Trump was set to receive a briefing Thursday from Attorney General William Barr on the status of a federal investigation into the death of a black man in Minnesota whose violent arrest at the hands of a white officer has sparked calls for criminal charges.

Trump's executive order is the latest step in an attempt to regulate the content moderation processes of the tech companies.

Minnesota's governor activated the National Guard and lawmakers pleaded for peace as more unrest unfolded after the death of a black man in police custody.

The bill lets small businesses getting coronavirus aid loans use a smaller share of the money on pay and extends the time they have to use it.

ThousandEyes is the first acquisition Cisco made completely over the internet, thanks in part to its Webex video chat software.

First-time claims for unemployment benefits were expected to total 2.05 million last week, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Federal authorities unmasked a massive coronavirus scheme to sell a foreign government 50 million N95 face masks that didn't actually exist. That government wired $317 million to pay for the fictional masks

CVS Pharmacy plans to test delivering prescriptions using self-driving vehicles next month as part of a pilot program in Houston.

The announcement of the new test comes as the U.S. has failed to substantially increase its capacity to test for Covid-19 broadly throughout the population.

Auto research firms forecast new vehicle sales to be slightly less than 1.1 million vehicles in May, down about 32% to 33% compared to May 2019.

"This will be a Big Day for Social Media and FAIRNESS!" Trump tweeted, days after Twitter began fact-checking some of his tweets.

Twitter had added warning tags to two of Trump's tweets about mail-in ballots, inviting readers to "get the facts" and linking to a page calling the president's claims "unsubstantiated."

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is not an arbiter of truth, but there have been instances throughout the company's history where it has played the role of arbiter of truth.

The Amazon rainforest, which has been decimated by cattle ranching and wildfires, is the biggest deforestation front in the world with more than 20% of the forest already destroyed.

A majority of American millionaires say they plan to spend less this summer than in years past, according to the Q2 CNBC Millionaire Survey. Real estate, new cars and vacations are the expenses they are most likely to put on hold.

Restaurant Brands International said Thursday that Popeyes' U.S. same-store sales have soared more than 40% as of the third full week of May.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an executive order Thursday to authorize businesses to deny entry to people who are not wearing masks or face coverings.

President Trump, Congress and the DOJ have all considered changes to Section 230, a law that tech firms say is integral to their function.

The United States accounts for more than 28% of Covid-19 deaths worldwide. President Donald Trump in January played down the risk of coronavirus in the country.

Trump threatened to veto the bill to reauthorize foreign surveillance powers, which has drawn criticism from Republicans and Democrats.