NOVEMBER 19, 2020
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Apple Inc will have to pay $113 million to settle allegations that it slowed down iPhones in an effort to make its users upgrade to newer models. The new deal made with several US states is separate from the proposed $500 million settlement that the Cupertino tech giant faced for the allegation in March this...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Former President Barack Obama told MSNBC in an interview Thursday that it has been troubling to watch Republicans defend President Donald Trump's baseless voter fraud claims.
"These are just bald assertions, they have been repeatedly rejected by the courts, and I think I’m, I’m less surprised by Donald Trump doing this, he has shown, you know, only a...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has broadened his push to overturn the election outcome and threatened Republicans who challenge his refusal to concede, as looming deadlines for key states to certify their results are set to narrow the path for his legal challenges.
Mr. Trump’s post election campaign to reverse his loss to President-elect Joe Biden—one without precedent...
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Lysandra Ohrstrom and Ivanka Trump in New York City in 2007. Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Ivanka Trump's childhood friend wrote a tell-all essay for Vanity Fair that she hopes will make it harder for Trump to reclaim her old social life after her father's presidency.
Lysandra Ohrstrom, who was the maid of...
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 16: Secretary of Health and Humans Services, Alex Azar speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)
The Health and Human Services Department will not work with President-elect Joe Biden's team until the General Services Administration...
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Ahead of Thanksgiving, several states have issued updated travel advisories amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to help reduce the risk of spreading infection.
Travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 7 in New York City. New York is among several states that have issued new quarantine rules ahead of Thanksgiving. - Getty Images
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NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Final results from Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine trial showed its shot had a 95 per cent success rate and two months of safety data, paving the way for the drugmaker to apply for an emergency US authorization within days, it said on Wednesday.
The vaccine’s efficacy rate, the highest of any candidate in late-stage clinical trials so far,...
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The Children’s Climate Prize is an international prize annually awarded to children age 12-17 who have made extraordinary efforts for the climate and environment. The prize is awarded by the Children’s Climate Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden.
This year three teenagers from India are among the seven finalists selected for the International Children’s Climate Prize which received more than 70...
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
In what can be considered a major event today and a big success at the same time, US President-elect Joe Biden spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the phone and he had a number of things to say and discuss. The exchange between Biden and Modi went off in a brilliant manner and indications are...
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
It's hard to blame anyone who's feeling a little pandemic fatigue — by now, aren't we all?
But experts warn that people should be careful not to fall into risky behavior just because they're sick of being cooped up at home.
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in all 50 states, according to NBC News data. Dr....
