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Joe Biden's pick of Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate brings him a powerful ally in the fight against the coronavirus if the Democratic slate wins the 2020 presidential election.

GM will lease the building in Kokomo, Indiana, to Ventec Life Systems, a company the automaker partnered with to build the ventilators as the first wave of Covid-19 cases surged in the U.S. this spring.

Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after data showed core consumer pries rose at their fastest pace since 2001.

This summer's protests following George Floyd's death pushed the topic of racial injustice and a potential reparations program to the forefront of the national debate. A number of politicians, states and towns are grappling with the idea, but a federal compensation plan could cost the U.S. government between $10 trillion and $12 trillion.

The coronavirus pandemic has heightened concerns about air quality and safety of indoor spaces, including the homes we live in. New cleaning technology is being rapidly added to houses across the country.

From near death in a hotel fire to expectations of immortality, here are some memorable quotations from media tycoon Sumner Redstone.

Two straight weeks of record low mortgage rates drove consumers to their lenders, but rates may now be reversing course.

The $600 per week enhanced federal unemployment benefit expired at the end of July, and talks to renew it have collapsed in Congress.

The three-day event will give third-party sellers tips to grow their businesses and features a keynote address from the CEO of its retail division.

The Surface Duo is Microsoft's two-screened Android phone. It allows you to run two apps side-by-side in different screens that are split by a 360-degree hinge. It's one of the most exciting devices coming out in the coming months, since it offers a totally new type of form factor for a phone.

Moderna separately said the deal for its vaccine is worth $1.53 billion and will give the federal government the option to purchase up to 400 million additional doses.

Florida is one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus, but daily new cases have appeared to decline in recent days. Testing, however, has fallen even faster.

Coronavirus relief activity on Capitol Hill all but halted after talks collapsed and President Trump issued executive orders.

A full federal appeals court began considering arguments by a lawyer for President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn that his criminal case should be dimissed.

Vacation home hosts say that they're not receiving payments from Airbnb. The company calls its a "small technical issue."

It is likely Trump will also address Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate in this fall's election.

The U.S., Brazil and Mexico, combined, have reported more than 40% of the world's more than 737,000 reported coronavirus deaths.

The game was originally slated to come out with the launch of the Xbox Series X console, which will become available in November, Microsoft said on Tuesday. Now the video game will become available sometime in 2021.

U.S. airline shares extended their gains Tuesday as more travelers took to the skies and another government bailout remained on the table.

"Being a 21-year-old, I should not be spending six days in the hospital for lung complications," said one young vaper who survived coronavirus.