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Venture-funded companies and mom and pop businesses in the short-term rental market are offloading properties after the coronavirus dramatically curtailed travel.

SpaceX is set to launch NASA astronauts for the first time on Saturday.

SpaceX is going for its second attempt on Saturday to launch NASA astronauts

Nike released a video Friday night titled "For Once, Don't Do It," addressing racism and imploring consumers not to ignore the issue

There's no activity that doesn't come without risk, health professionals warn. However, there are some that may have reduced risk of Covid-19 infection or ways to safeguard yourself and others.

NASA scientists as well as other innovators are busy developing alternatives to the traditional ventilator being used worldwide to treat severe cases of Covid-19.

Public health experts say the CDC's voice is desperately needed.

A study by Marissa Baker, an assistant professor in the University of Washington School of Public Health, looked at jobs in the U.S. that pose danger to infectious diseases like Covid-19.

The University of Michigan said it is taking steps to bring students back on campus, although going to football games might be harder to imagine.

This could be the year for actively managed ETFs to shine as the stock market embraces new normal, says head of exchange-traded products at the New York Stock Exchange Douglas Yones.

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck before he died, is in custody and has been charged with murder, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Friday.

A fourth prototype of SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket exploded on Friday after a test at the company's development facility in Texas.

As McConnell pledges caution, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are pushing him to quickly approve more coronavirus relief measures.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said a post by President Donald Trump in which he says "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" does not violate the company's policies and will remain online.

Michael Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. at the time, Sergey Kislyak. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice moved to drop its case against Flynn.

Last month, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees hiring and investments would slow during the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

New vehicle sales to rental car companies accounted for about 10%, or 1.7 million vehicles, last year. That demand came to a grinding halt due to the coronavirus crisis.

Republican National Convention organizers appear to have hit an impasse with the state of North Carolina over whether they will be required to practice social distancing at the party's nominating convention, scheduled to be held in Charlotte in late August.

The company on Thursday issued guidance for the full fiscal year that was softer than what analysts had expected.

New York City, closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to begin a "phase one" reopening on June 8, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.