AUGUST 26, 2020
Image: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen giving his live address to the 2020 Republican National Convention from Israel on a TV at the White House in Washington. - Kevin Lamarque
Under normal circumstances, political speeches should be judged on their content. And by this metric, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks to the Republican National...
AUGUST 25, 2020
A marcher with "Freedom Now CORE" on his shirt joins in cheers of Mississippi Freedom march leaders assembled at the foot of a Civil War memorial statue in Grenada, Miss., in 1966. - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
We tend to think of freedom as an emancipatory ideal—and with good reason. Throughout history, the desire to be free inspired countless...
AUGUST 25, 2020
Staging and lighting are set up on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The White House is serving as the backdrop for several events during this week’s Republican National Convention, raising questions of whether the production of the programming could run afoul of a federal ban on government employees participating in...
AUGUST 25, 2020
A restaurant in Beijing. Around the globe, alcohol has long been seen as a catalyst for business deals and a vital lubricant for professional connections. - Roman Pilipey/EPA, via Shutterstock
HONG KONG — The new guy did not drink.
During a company dinner in Beijing on Thursday, his boss at Xiamen International Bank demanded that he order an alcoholic...
AUGUST 25, 2020
Triumph Trident prototype (Photo: Triumph Motorcycles)
Triumph Motorcycles is aiming the middleweight motorcycle segment once again and will be bringing a brand new motorcycle that will sit below the Street Triple family. It will be called as the Trident, a name that Triumph is bringing back as it used to sell motorcycles by this name in...
AUGUST 25, 2020
Avatars representing students from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay were awarded virtual diplomas at the unique graduation ceremony. - PIB in Maharashtra/Twitter
At universities around the world, graduation ceremonies provide an opportunity to mark an educational achievement with family and friends, but the coronavirus pandemic has robbed students of the chance to do so in the traditional...
AUGUST 24, 2020
Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, the F.D.A. commissioner, erroneously said on Sunday that convalescent plasma would have saved 35 percent of coronavirus patients this year. - Oliver Contreras/ NY Times
At a news conference on Sunday announcing the emergency approval of blood plasma for hospitalized Covid-19 patients, President Trump and two of his top health officials cited the same...
AUGUST 24, 2020
Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer to President Donald Trump, slammed his former boss as a liar while appearing in a pro-Democrat group's attack ad that is set to air during this week's Republican National Convention.
"Later this week, he's going to stand up and blatantly lie to you," Cohen said in the ad...
AUGUST 24, 2020
Drugmaker AstraZeneca's potential coronavirus vaccine is now in advanced trials, and the company says it has the capacity to make three billion doses when the vaccine is ready. But even before the final phase of testing and government approval, the vaccine is on a massive manufacturing drive.
"In that particular process you will be making millions of vaccines,"...
AUGUST 24, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. - Debbie Hill/Pool/AP
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the Republican National Convention this week, despite just a month earlier reminding employees to "not improperly engage the Department...
