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The Trump administration has previously blamed China for the unfolding health crisis caused by the coronavirus, and it has criticized Beijing for its illegal territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Tuberville will take on Doug Jones, Sessions' successor and the most vulnerable Senate Democrat running this year.

Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail nearly a year after her friend Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges.

On Tuesday, a Travis County commission voted to give Tesla millions in tax incentives to build a $1.1 billion car plant near the Austin, Texas airport.

Trump said that while coronavirus testing "is a good thing," it has also served as "fodder for the fake news to report cases."

The Trump administration reverses course on a rule that would have barred some foreign students from staying in the U.S., after more than 200 colleges and universities backed a lawsuit brought by Harvard and MIT.

"Broader implementation of masking policies could mitigate the spread of infection in the general population," the researchers wrote.

"Nothing's off the table," David Stilwell, assistant secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said when asked whether the U.S. would consider using sanctions to rein in China.

"Something happened in mid-June that we're now confronting right now," Redfield said. "And it's not as simple as just saying it was related to timing of reopening or not reopening."

The Trump administration has been critical of Beijing's recent decision to pass a sweeping national security law aimed at limiting Hong Kong's autonomy and banning literature critical of the Chinese Communist Party.

Organizers of the Republican National Convention are considering holding the event outdoors as coronavirus cases skyrocket in Florida.

Delta deepened its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Peacock's app launches for everyone on Wednesday for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Xbox, Cox cable boxes and LG and Vizio smart TVs.

The Trump administration has increasingly disregarded advice from its top scientific advisors on Covid-19, with Trump himself calling the CDC's guidelines on school reopenings too cumbersome and expensive.

Biden aims to create jobs that pay at least $15 an hour during an overhaul of American roads, bridges and trains, along with the energy grid.

Vox was 40% off its revenue forecast for the second quarter and plans to miss its full-year target by 25%, sources say.

Moderna will begin its late-stage trial testing a potential vaccine to prevent Covid-19 on July 27, according to a posting published Tuesday on ClinicalTrials.gov.

As the coronavirus was spreading in China, a small biopharma company, NanoViricides, claimed it was close to clinical trials for a treatment. A CNBC investigation found the 15-year-old company has never tested a product in humans or made any revenue.

Hospitals across the country have taken major hits to their bottom line during the Covid-19 pandemic, while healthcare workers face an especially grave challenge finding childcare because of their long shifts and essential-worker status.

Congress looks to pass a coronavirus relief bill as millions of Americans are set to lose the $600 per week federal unemployment benefit.