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Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings that he is now receiving, warned Friday night that Russia and China were both actively engaged in trying to sow doubt in the American electoral system.“We know from before and I guarantee you I know now because now I get briefings again,” the presumptive Democratic nominee said during an evening…

Younger children in particular are ill-served by remote learning, according to a report issued by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.Mary Kathryn Malone, with her husband, Brandon Emig, and their three children, from left, Benjamin, Molly and Patrick. “At one point, we were three full weeks behind on schoolwork,” she said.Credit...Haiyun Jiang for…

The testimony of the nation’s top infectious disease expert countered President Trump’s upbeat assessment, describing a “mixed bag” of some bright spots amid worrying trends and unknowns.Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, testifying on Tuesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.Credit...Pool photo by Kevin DietschJune 23, 2020WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony…

President Trump issued a proclamation Monday barring many categories of foreign workers and curbing immigration visas through the end of the year, moves the White House said will protect U.S. workers reeling from job losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.The ban expands earlier restrictions, adding work visas that many companies use, especially in the technology sector,…

Citing a "primary outcome" of death, researchers cut short a study testing anti-malaria drug chloroquine as a potential treatment for Covid-19 after some patients developed irregular heart beats and nearly two dozen died after taking doses daily.Scientists say the findings, published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, should prompt some degree of skepticism from…