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While diagnosing more than 700 cases of COVID-19 in a 24-hour time span might not seem like good news, Dallas County officials say they find the new number to be “encouraging.” That’...

While experiencing high temperatures that break records is nothing new for Phoenix, the past week has seen the city turn up in a lesser-visited area of weather annuls. For each of the past seven eveni...

Although a coronavirus vaccine isn’t expected to be available until sometime next year, officials in the U.K. have given a green light for indoor concerts to resume in August. Source: https://ww...

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own professional sports team, now’s your chance — as long as you have at least $1 billion to spend. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/2...

After discretely gestating and building up power, Tropical Depression Seven has officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean, weather experts announced Tuesday. The volatile system, which is boasting winds...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 hit off the coast of Alaska early Wednesday morning. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/alaska-7-8-magnitude-earthquake/index.html

The family of George Floyd has filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in his death. On Wednesday, attorneys for the family announced the suit, claiming ...

After six straight weeks of protests, the mayor of Portland has a message for the Homeland Security officers who have been sent there to help: Either “stay inside or leave.” Mayor Ted Whee...

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/15/covid-19-could-another-round-stimulus-checks-coming/5431596002/

A newly-released poll has Joe Biden maintaining his lead in six key swing states. The CNBC/Change Research poll has Biden with an eight-point lead in Pennsylvania, a seven-point lead in Florida, and a...