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In an interview with WIRED published Friday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talked about the state of US coronavirus testing, vaccines, and Microsoft’s potential TikTok deal. On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that banned TikTok’s parent company – ByteDance, which is a Chinese firm – from operating business in the US. […]

Watch Video The bodies of seven Marines and a Navy sailor have been recovered a week after their training vehicle sank off the coast of Southern California. On July 30, a crew of 16 was doing a routine training exercise near San Diego when their amtrac, or amphibious tractor, took on water and sank. Eight […]

I took my first flight on Spirit Airlines on Monday, traveling from Chicago to New York on one of the carrier’s most competitive routes to see how the infamous carrier maintains a no-frills business model during a pandemic. Spirit isn’t blocking middle seats but is requiring face coverings to fly and enhancing cleaning practices to […]

TikTok, the video-sharing platform that’s become a mainstay of internet culture, is facing an uncertain future in the US, due to its ties to China thanks to its parent company ByteDance. After months of raising concerns about TikTok’s national-security risks, the Trump administration took action this week aimed at banning the app in the US. […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Joe Biden last Sunday, days before the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was expected to announce his running mate, the Associated Press reported. Whitmer, who’s long been on Mr. Biden’s shortlist, is the first candidate known to have interviewed with Biden in person, according to The Washington Post. Biden is […]

Watch Video A U.S. appeals court in Washington D.C. says the House of Representatives can sue to require former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify about President Trump. The DC circuit judges ruled 7-2 Friday that the House can go to court to enforce a subpoena, but also declared that McGahn can fight it […]

President Donald Trump on Friday held a news conference at his New Jersey golf club, inviting members of the club to watch his interaction with members of the media. Prior to the briefing, the president was caught on a hot mic inviting club members to “see what I have to go through,” calling the White […]

Watch Video Jerry Falwell Jr., the president and chancellor of the evangelical Liberty University in Virginia, has agreed to an “indefinite leave of absence.” The board of trustees made the announcement Friday. It didn’t provide a reason for the decision, but it comes after Falwell posted a photo on Instagram of himself posing next to […]

Watch Video Jerry Falwell Jr., the president and chancellor of the evangelical Liberty University in Virginia, has agreed to an “indefinite leave of absence.” The board of trustees made the announcement Friday. It didn’t provide a reason for the decision, but it comes after Falwell posted a photo on Instagram of himself posing next to […]

Cereal sales are up 11.8% so far in 2020, compared to the same period last year, according to Nielsen data. Industry giants like Kellogg’s, General Mills, and PepsiCo have said cereal sales are booming as people eat breakfast at home. Buzzy startups like OffLimits and Magic Spoon are now trying to cash in on the […]

Cereal sales are up 11.8% so far in 2020, compared to the same period last year, according to Nielsen data. Industry giants like Kellogg’s, General Mills, and PepsiCo have said cereal sales are booming as people eat breakfast at home. Buzzy startups like OffLimits and Magic Spoon are now trying to cash in on the […]