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A rundown of the Trump allies and others who might benefit from the uniquely presidential power.
The approach contrasts sharply with the prevailing wisdom in the United States, where public health officials have focused on low rates of positive coronavirus tests in the broader community as a prerequisite for in-person schooling.
Four Republican state lawmakers say the governor violated state and federal laws by requiring masks and ordering some businesses to close.
The controversial Education secretary denounced calls for student debt cancellation as "insidious ... government gift giving," while calling the free college movement a "socialist takeover of higher education."
Capital Weather Gang
Nearly 100,000 Maine residents lost power amid the high winds.
A free database will allow anyone from academic historians to amateur family genealogists to search for individual enslaved people around the globe.
Chang became the first celebrity competing on the show to win the $1 million prize.
Gov. Larry Hogan has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on the state’s battle against the virus.
The government joins two private attorneys in defending Officers Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya against state manslaughter charges in the Nov. 17, 2017, fatal shooting of Ghaisar on a residential street in Fairfax County.
The emergency lending facilities set up by the Fed and Treasury have become a political football for lawmakers and a litmus test on how they rate the economic recovery.
The beauty giant, which is ending its longtime partnership with J.C. Penney, said it is hoping to reach more suburban shoppers.
A bipartisan commission said the U.S. should create a government committee to work with companies and U.S. allies to push their priorities at global organizations that set technology standards.
The plan would require that companies include at least one woman and one who identifies as an underrepresented minority.
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LauncherVideo Game News and Analysis
It's a mix of games like "The Walking Dead" and reality programing like "Survivor."
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Washington's Thanksgiving win over Dallas improved the team's odds of winning the division from 9-to-2 to 2-to-1.
Students at Sanders's shuttered Dallas charter school saw their academic and athletic careers derailed after the school unraveled.
The clip sparked fierce debate in a country not accustomed to discussing such issues.
Perspective
The Spiders men’s basketball team’s first road victory against a top-10 team in 26 tries came two years after a turbulent season led to unrest in the fanbase.