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Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana 21 Sep 2020 - 10:02 am
Waves swell as Hurricane Teddy approaches Bermuda at Devonshire Bay September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nicola Muirhead
China's ByteDance gets Trump nod to avoid TikTok shutdown 20 Sep 2020 - 08:20 pm
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US judge blocks Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores 20 Sep 2020 - 05:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S still on hold 20 Sep 2020 - 11:04 am
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Envelope with deadly poison Ricin addressed to White House intercepted 20 Sep 2020 - 03:52 am
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, before his departure on campaign travel to Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Sudden Supreme Court vacancy a new 'wild card' in US presidential race 19 Sep 2020 - 06:54 pm
People leave flowers outside of the US Supreme Court in memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2020. Ginsburg died September 18, opening a crucial vacancy on the high court expected to set off a pitched political battle
How Ginsburg's death could reshape the US presidential campaign 19 Sep 2020 - 06:42 pm
People place flowers outside of the US Supreme Court in memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2020.   AFP / Jose Luis Magana
Dentist jailed after extracting tooth while on hoverboard 19 Sep 2020 - 02:42 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 10, 2015 Michael Tran uses his hoverboard on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
Two killed, 14 injured in shooting in Rochester, New York 19 Sep 2020 - 01:57 pm
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TikTok files complaint against Trump administration to try to block US ban 19 Sep 2020 - 11:28 am
A reflection of the US flag is seen on the signs of the WeChat and TikTok apps in this illustration picture taken on September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
In California, Wi-fi minivans help disadvantaged students 19 Sep 2020 - 10:54 am
Roman Reyna (L) owner of JFK transportation and Kevin Watson (R), president of JFK transportation, pose with one of their company vans equipped as a mobile Wifi Hotspot to help students access internet to remotely attend their classes, September 16, 2020,
How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign 19 Sep 2020 - 09:25 am
A sign is displayed as US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport in Bemidji, Minnesota, US, September 18, 2020. Reuters/Tom Brenner
US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at 87 19 Sep 2020 - 09:20 am
The national flag flies at half staff as people gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on September 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Alabama reports 2nd death from Hurricane Sally; Alpha forms 18 Sep 2020 - 08:28 pm
A house surrounded by flood waters is pictured after Hurricane Sally in Gulf Shores, Alabama. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo
Guatemalan president tests positive for new coronavirus 18 Sep 2020 - 07:16 pm
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei attends the celebrations for the 199th anniversary of the Guatemalan independence in Guatemala City on September 14, 2020. / AFP / Johan ORDONEZ
US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security 18 Sep 2020 - 06:11 pm
In this file photo illustration taken on August 07, 2020, the WeChat app is displayed in the App Store on an Apple iPhone in Washington, DC. US officials on September 18, 2020, ordered a ban on downloads of the popular Chinese-owned mobile applications We
Firefighter dies battling wildfire sparked by gender reveal 18 Sep 2020 - 03:21 pm
A wildfire burns in the Angeles National Forest during the Bobcat Fire in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu
US CDC testing guidance was published against scientists' objections -NYT 18 Sep 2020 - 01:39 pm
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