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U.S. Senate's McConnell Eyes Revamped Coronavirus Relief Bill, Mnuchin Tells Fox Business
The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible coronavirus relief measures and the Senate's top Republican will "hopefully" unveil a new bill next week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday.
'He Stokes Violence in Our Cities': Biden Launches Blistering Attack on Trump over Handling of Protests
Trump and his campaign team meanwhile believe that the more the national discourse is about anything other than the virus, the better it is for the president. They have seized upon the recent unrest in Portland and Kenosha, Wisconsin, leaning hard into a...
Guilty Plea In Hawaii Woman's Lobbying Of Trump Officials
An American consultant pleaded guilty Monday in an illicit lobbying effort to get the Trump administration to drop an investigation into the multibilliondollar looting of a Malaysian state investment fund, and to arrange for the return of a Chinese dissid...
Oregon State Police Called To Portland As Officials Warn Of Escalating Violence
Oregon state police were poised on Monday to return to Portland after a fatal shooting this weekend, as clashes escalated between an armed rightwing group and protesters demanding racial justice and police reforms.
Authorities ID Body Found In Bayou As Missing Houston Girl
Authorities say the body of a girl who was found in a Houston bayou last week was that of a 2yearold who had been reported missing by her family.
UAE: UN Court Doesn't Have Jurisdiction In Qatar Dispute
The United Arab Emirates asserted Monday that the U.N.'s highest court does not have jurisdiction in a case brought by Qatar alleging discrimination against Qatar and Qatari citizens amid a boycott by four Arab nations.
Detroit Honors COVID-19 Victims With Public Park Memorial
The city turned an island park into an extraordinary memorial garden Monday as cars packed with families slowly passed hundreds of photos of Detroit residents who died from COVID19.
Romania's Minority Government Survives No-confidence Motion
The centrist minority government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban survived a motion of noconfidence in parliament on Monday, ensuring political stability at a time when Romania struggles to curb the coronavius epidemic which has crippled its economy.
Lebanon's Adib Set To Be Designated As New PM
Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron who will press for longdelayed reforms to steer the country out of a major crisis.
Asia Today: Australia Records Its Deadliest Day Of Pandemic
Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country's secondlargest city.
US Nears 6 Million Covid-19 Cases, Death Toll Crosses 1,83,000
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity.
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 6 Million As Midwest, Schools Face Outbreaks
U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 6 million on Sunday as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally.
FAA: Airplane With 4 On Board Crashes In Bryan, Texas
Three people were killed and a fourth critically injured when a plane crashed Sunday afternoon in Bryan, Texas, according to city spokesperson Kristen Waggener.
Wildfires Again Threaten Business In California Wine Country
With an early harvest already underway, a wildfire a few miles west of John Bucher's ranch added new urgency to getting his pinot noir grapes off the vine. If flames didn't do any damage to the delicate fruit, ash and smoke certainly could.
Germany's Scholz Condemns Far-right Flags Outside Parliament
Olaf Scholz, a candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor, on Sunday condemned protestors who stormed the steps of Germany's Reichstag parliament building, some of them holding farright flags.
Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold
Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef.