China wants Trump defeated and Russia is denigrating Biden, top intelligence official says
The statement by William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, identified China, Iran and Russia as countries seeking to influence the 2020 election. But he portrayed Russia as the most active source of interference.
As pandemic relief talks fail, Trump readies orders
White House officials said they will recommend that President Trump move ahead without Congress to try and address unemployment benefits, eviction rules, and student loan relief.
The U.S. economy is on the verge of a ‘lost year’
With the recovery stalling on many fronts, workers and business owners are craving some certainty about the path forward. But the White House and Congress are failing to act.
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A vaccine, or a spike in deaths: How America can build herd immunity to the coronavirus
A spreading disease will slow and eventually stop once a certain share of the population becomes immune. To see herd immunity in action, we can observe how a simulated disease spreads.
Most VA workers see racism against colleagues and veterans, survey finds
Nearly 80 percent of Veterans Affairs employees surveyed by their workers union said endemic racism in the agency is a moderate or serious problem, with more than half reporting they have witnessed discrimination against the former military personnel whom the agency serves.
In a summer of racial protests, Alexandria remembers a young lynching victim
Sixteen-year-old Benjamin Thomas was hanged from a lamppost after an unproven allegation of attempted assault. It will be remembered on Saturday, its 121st anniversary.
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