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Coronavirus: US buys up almost entire world supply of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

The US has bought up almost the entire global supply of one of two drugs used to treat coronavirus which UK patients helped test. Remdesivir,…

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Trump ouster will not heal US ties, says Germany’s Maas

Germany’s foreign minister said relations with Washington won’t be boosted by Donald Trump leaving office. The US president has sunk transatlantic ties, most recently over…

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US must free migrant children from detention, court says

A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk…

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Trump administration opens sensitive Arctic areas to oil development

The Trump administration on Thursday released its plan to open environmentally sensitive areas in Arctic Alaska to oil development, overturning some protections that go back…

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Trump administration wind and solar approvals lag Obama record: study

President Donald Trump’s Interior Department has approved about half as many wind and solar energy projects on federal lands as the Obama administration had at…

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Climate Change — Most Americans say government needs to do more

A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls…

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Revealed: millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade

Millions of ordinary Americans are facing rising and unaffordable bills for running water, and risk being disconnected or losing their homes if they cannot pay,…

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Trump visa freeze delivers blow to US tech sector

The US tech sector is likely to be hit hard by President Donald Trump’s decision to extend a freeze on most immigrant visas, with critics…

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U.S. economy improving; rising COVID-19 cases a threat

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased more than expected in May and business activity contracted moderately this month, suggesting the economy was on the…

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Young U.S. conservatives speak out for post-pandemic environmentalism

A group of young conservatives has urged the United States to rebuild the post-pandemic economy with clean energy to help combat climate change, joining the…

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U.S. Justice Department proposes rolling back protections for big tech

The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook have…

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US says a UK trade deal ’unlikely’ before November

America’s top trade negotiator has said a deal with the UK is unlikely before the US presidential election in November. Ambassador Robert Lighthizer’s comments come…

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Facebook unveils plans to boost voter turnout in US elections

Facebook will launch “the largest voting information effort in US history” in the run-up to November’s general election, the company has said, aiming to help…

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Coronavirus leaves more Americans dead than WWI

With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I,…

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U.S. bank profits plunge 70% on coronavirus loss provisioning

U.S. bank profits fell by 69.6% to $18.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 from the year prior as banks felt the economic impact…

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US retail sales in record monthly rebound

American shoppers returned in force in May, fuelling a record 17.7% monthly gain in retail spending after the lockdown triggered devastating declines in the previous…

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U.S. emergency trafficking hotline says calls spiked under lockdown

The number of people seeking emergency shelter to escape human trafficking surged in the month following U.S. lockdown orders implemented to slow the spread of…

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For U.S. blacks, Latinos, no sign of a broadly rising tide

The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have opened a broader discussion about racial inequality in the United States. The…

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US Supreme Court rules Civil Rights Act protects LGBT workers from discrimination

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from…

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Systemic racism slows economic growth: Dallas Fed chief Kaplan

Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said…

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