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Independent security experts say the assault has already hobbled at least four U.S. hospitals this month, and could potentially impact hundreds more.
Snarled traffic caused delays in getting buses to rallygoers, leaving some temporarily stranded.
The Supreme Court said it would not grant a quick, pre-election review to a new Republican appeal to exclude absentee ballots received after Election Day in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats.
Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. In the 21st century, it is social distancing that is fueling sales.
The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded an inquiry that could determine whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities.
The actor lent his distinctive voice to pro-Biden ads in October 2020.
Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
Tennessee laws prohibit campaign slogans on clothing at polls, but does BLM count?
The photograph isn't new, the card likely doesn't belong to Malia Obama, and no evidence connects it to Hunter Biden.
The proposed Biden/Harris plan would replace individual retirement account deductions with a flat deduction available to everybody.
Supporters of the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee shared the photo as evidence of the couple's teamwork.
The platform is optimized for boosting politically conservative voices calling for fascism, separatism and xenophobia.
A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name âAnonymousâ has made his identity public.
Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what they are seeing is the result of automated propaganda campaigns.
Ashley Biden introduced her father at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
A grand jury indicted Mark McCloskey, 63, and Patricia McCloskey, 61, on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence.
Neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups have a long history in the United States.
The âSave the Childrenâ effort emerged earlier this year as a splinter movement from QAnon, the dangerous group of internet conspiracy theorists.
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Back in 2018, critics of a series of voter ID restrictions provided ample evidence that the laws would disproportionately affect Native Americans
A conspiracy theory based on one photograph won't cut it if there are literally hundreds of other photographs â and video â that argue against it.
News reports identified the hard drive's source as a computer repair shop owner in Delaware.
The law "does not make public employers absolute insurers against all wrongs," a three-judge panel held in a case involving sexual assault by a jail guard.
Was the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee caught red-handed confessing to large-scale voter fraud less than two weeks before Election Day? Hardly.
The masked duo was reportedly caught red-handed stealing cookies from the break room.
Conspiracies are often in the eye of the beholder.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell became a topic of speculation after photographs seemingly showed his hands looking bruised and discolored.
News reports identified the hard drive's source as a computer repair shop owner in Delaware.
The Trump campaign has hammered the Democratic candidate on fracking and fossil fuels. But what has Biden actually said?
