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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…

President Trump's niece Mary L. Trump alleges in her new tell-all book that her uncle paid a friend to take a college admissions test more than 50 years ago so he could gain acceptance into the elite Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. However, a new video from the wife of the now-deceased friend tells…

The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.Patrons at the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on July 3. Some scientists are warning that airborne transmission of the coronavirus in indoor settings has been underappreciated.Credit...Mark Makela/Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2020,…

The World Health Organization on Tuesday walked back comments from a top official who said it was “very rare” for someone to contract the coronavirus from an asymptomatic carrier. “Some estimates of around 40 percent of transmission may be due to asymptomatic [cases], but those are from models. So I didn’t include that in my…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump stoked a flurry of reaction Monday after revealing to reporters that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine, a controversial malaria drug, to stave off the novel coronavirus, with many experts urging Americans to consult with doctors before taking such…