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CLOSE Lebanese activist Ralph Baydou walks through the devastation in Beirut, Lebanon as civilians help to clean up after the explosion. USA TODAYLebanese President Michel Aoun says there are two possible causes of Tuesday’s explosion that killed nearly 150 people – either negligence or “external intervention” by a missile or a bomb.The blast is believed…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that schools across the state are "authorized to open" for the 2020 school year amid the coronavirus pandemic."Every region is well below our COVID infection limit, therefore all school districts are authorized to open," Cuomo tweeted Friday. "If the infection rate spikes, the guidance will change accordingly. School districts…

The full federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday that House Democrats have the authority to subpoena former White House Counsel Don McGahn. In a 7-2 ruling, the court reasoned the House of Representatives would suffer a concrete injury in not conducting its oversight duties if the chamber cannot exercise its subpoena power. “The…

Joe Biden rowed back comments suggesting that African-Americans as a group do not have diverse political views, which he said was not the case for Latinos.The presumptive Democratic nominee said: "Most people don't know, unlike the African-American community with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community."Biden later tweeted to "clarify" what he…

A California man was beaten and robbed of $200,000 he had just withdrawn from his bank. Francisco Cornejo had accumulated the hefty sum after selling his home in Huntington Park, according to local reports. On July 30, as he returned to his car following the withdrawal from a local Chase bank, Cornejo was attacked and…