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BET co-founder Sheila Johnson and Dawn Staley, one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time, are among Virginia's influential females.

Negotiations on another coronavirus relief bill have stalled. The economy might also stall.

Nothing like a pandemic to show people we don’t have it all together.

Infinity Ward has confirmed they are working on a fix for a famous graphical issue in Warzone but the developer has no ETA on when it will arrive.

As the uncertainty around reopening college and university campuses this fall continues, those who work, study, teach and conduct research are navigating the uncertain terrain of the "new normal." They are balancing physical distancing and other COVID-19 prevention practices with productivity, creating home workspaces and mastering communications and teamwork across time and space.

The Pew Research Center poll published Thursday also finds Biden is in the lead.

Households with children are more likely to face job losses, more likely to miss rent payments, and more likely to rely on external support like unemployment benefits and food stamps.

Epic Games said it was taking Apple to court over monopolistic policies.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration is satified with progress on Phase One of the U.S. trade deal with China.

It's not just business as usual at the United States Postal Service.

While President Trump is publicly saying he plans to block funding for the USPS so that Democrats can't achieve their goal of expanding mail-in voting across all states ahead of the November election, the Postal Service is also facing some internal changes.

Vice News' Motherboard reported Thursday that USPS is quietly removing mail sorting machines — the very machines that are responsible for sorting ballots. There's no official explanation for the changes... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Zach Plesac feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as “bad people” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocols last weekend in Chicago.

BOSTON (AP) — Members of Boston University's faculty are raising concerns about the school's plan to reopen the campus this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Via their Twitter account Thursday afternoon, the Warriors announced that guard Stephen Curry will be their representative for next Thursday’s virtual draft lottery.

Gender equality at the polls came to New Jersey long before the 19th Amendment guaranteed it in the United States Constitution.

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Epic also released a short video parodying Apple's famous 1984 ad using Fortnite characters, saying in it, "Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming '1984.' #FreeFortnite"

If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities. But first, scientists need to coax quantum systems to stay yoked for longer than a few millionths of a second.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians pitcher Zach Plesac feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as “bad people” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocols last weekend in Chicago.

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13 August 2020

More than a decade after activist Tarana Burke started using the phrase "Me Too," the hashtag #MeToo became a rallying cry against sexual harassment.

In order to underline the contribution of the people of Lorraine to the development and embellishment of the territory, members of the beautification committee traveled the streets of Lorraine from June 29 to July 15 to select 60 “Coup de cœur” properties. Employees and elected officials have already started installing a poster on the front […]

The first cars have been let into the new Eden Park testing centre after a chaotic week at testing stations during Auckland's lockdown. Cars started forming their own unofficial queue towards the train ...

Fortnite Epic filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company removed 'Fortnite' from its app store. There was also a '1984' parody video involved.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yale University says it is 'dismayed' by Justice Department's discrimination accusation, calls it 'meritless.'