With mounting concerns over mail-in voting, President Trump suggested delaying the election. Experts warn that a postponed election could lead to severe political chaos in Washington and an insurmountable impact on the U.S. economy and the stock market.
Starbucks said it will ensure that its baristas won't have to choose between working and voting as part of a nonpartisan push to raise Election Day turnout despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The third night of the Republican National Convention featured a keynote address by Vice President Mike Pence that highlighted the Trump administration's successes and attacked Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
The 35,000-square-foot store, which is roughly the size of a Whole Foods, will be stocked with supermarket staples like Nabisco cookies, Coca-Cola drinks and Kellogg's cereal, as well as products from Whole Foods' cheaper private-label brand, 365.
Facebook had previously warned that iOS 14 could impact its advertising business, but the company's blog post on Wednesday outlined just how specific that impact could be. The Facebook Audience Network allows mobile software developers to provide in-app advertisements targeted to users based on Facebook's data.
Vice President Mike Pence is set to lay out his case for four more years the Trump Pence ticket on the third night of the Republican National Convention.
"The restaurant industry is going to die as we know it in this city. How can we not, at least, open at a small percentage?" Harlem restaurant owner Melba Wilson said on CNBC.
"What I saw on that video makes me sick," Biden said in a video. "Once again a Black man, Jacob Blake, has been shot by the police in broad daylight, with the whole world watching."
Facebook on Wednesday said it removed the Facebook page and Facebook event for a militia group in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the killing of two people during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man.
"This makes no sense. People without symptoms account for up to 50% of transmission," Dr. Leana Wen, the former health commissioner of Baltimore, said in a tweet. "We need MORE testing, not less."
The guidelines would prioritize health-care workers, essential personnel and vulnerable Americans, such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
Hurricane Laura's storm surge could reach as high as 15 to 20 feet and travel as far as 30 miles inland, likely hitting Interstate 10, a main route between south Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
In the last 24 hours alone, the state has reported an additional 50 new fires, though they have been "effectively suppressed" as of Wednesday afternoon.
Hurricane Laura's rapid intensification Wednesday shocked scientists and prompted forecasters to issue warnings of "unsurvivable storm surge" in Texas and Louisiana.
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