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Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event devoted to the reopening of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 11, 2020.Bastiaan Slabbers | ReutersFormer Vice President Joe Biden has expanded his edge over President Donald Trump in six 2020 election…

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump leads Biden by one point in Iowa: poll Obama to join Biden virtually for first joint fundraiser Overnight Health Care: FDA withdraws emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine | Surging coronavirus cases raise fears of new lockdowns | Trump on coronavirus: 'If we stop testing right now, we'd have…

One conservative group said the justice’s opinion in the L.G.B.T. rights case had betrayed the legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia, whose seat on the court he has held since 2017.Justice Neil M. Gorsuch led a 6-to-3 majority in declaring that gay and transgender workers are protected by the Civil Rights Act.Credit...Samuel Corum for The New…

Jon Ossoff built a commanding lead in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as polls began to close after a day of voting marred by long lines and faulty equipment, but it was not yet clear whether he would face a runoff. The former congressional candidate had a double-digit edge in the…

Thomas TolstrupGetty Images People who have significant atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), but are highly active have death rates similar to those who have little or no atherosclerosis but don’t exercise, according to a study published Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality and Outcomes.Previous research has found ultra-endurance athletes have higher levels of atherosclerosis than average.…