By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness Tesla will hold its Battery Day event on Tuesday evening. U.S. equity markets rallied Tuesday morning as traders awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell amid growing concerns of a new wave of coronavirus infections in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 37 points, or 0.14%, in the opening minutes of trading while the S&P […]
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US Army boosting presence in Syria, says ISIS ‘still poses a threat’
By Morgan Phillips, Lucas Tomlinson | Fox News A small number of troops will also be deployed in the region. The U.S. Army is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Syria to bolster force protection in the region as ISIS “still poses a threat,” according to a coalition spokesman. “The @coalition continues to support our partners bringing the fight to Daesh,” Operation Inherent […]
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NASA keeps astronaut selection for bold new missions shrouded in mystery
By Julia Musto | Fox News Even former astronauts don’t know why they were picked. The newest class of NASA astronauts has opportunities like never before: two new commercially developed spacecraft designed to travel to the International Space Station, as well as a third capsule that will take astronauts to the moon. NASA SPOTS FIRST POSSIBLE ‘SURVIVOR’ PLANET HUGGING A WHITE DWARF STAR It’s […]
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White House says Biden needs to release Supreme Court list
By Caleb Parke | Fox News Trump is calling on Senate Republicans to nominate a Supreme Court justice ‘without delay’. Joe Biden needs to release his Supreme Court nominee list so voters can know who he would pick to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany argued Saturday. “The former vice president, in all due […]
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Supreme Court Justice dies from cancer at 87
By Bill Mears | Fox News Ginsburg was appointed in 1993. Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the enigmatic, longtime Supreme Court justice who attained near cult-like status among progressive circles, died Friday at the age of 87 from complications surrounding metastatic pancreas cancer. The late Supreme Court Justice, who spent more than two decades on the bench in the highest […]
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Refugees from socialist countries warn Americans: Don’t let it happen here
By Maxim Lott | Fox News Immigrants who settled in the U.S. say recent political shifts here are starting to remind them of what they left behind. One of the most memorable moments from the Republican National Convention came when Cuban-born Maximo Alvarez cautioned Americans against creeping socialism. “I’ve seen movements like this before,” he warned last month. The Florida […]
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Stocks rally as optimism builds around coronavirus vaccine
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness U.S. equity markets battled higher Tuesday morning as optimism continued to swirl around the possibility that a COVID-19 vaccine could be announced in a matter of weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 193 points, or 0.69%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were higher by 0.96% and 1.26%, respectively. “We’re going to have a […]
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Trump in ‘Fox & Friends’ interview claims coronavirus vaccine coming ‘in a matter of weeks’
By Tyler Olson | Fox News The president also spoke about Hurricane Sally, slammed Bob Woodward’s book and ripped Joe Biden. President Trump in an interview on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday claimed a vaccine for coronavirus could be approved “in a matter of weeks.” “I’m not doing it for political reasons, I want the vaccine fast,” Trump said of the push […]
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New House bill would create payroll tax holiday for American workers
By Megan Henney FOXBusiness Americans would receive a four-month pay raise under Rep. Brady’s bill. A top House Republican introduced legislation that would create a temporary payroll tax holiday from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, essentially giving all American workers a four-month pay raise. Rep. Kevin Brady, House Ways and Means ranking member, on Friday proposed the Support for Workers, Families and Social […]
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Cuomo says this is who ’caused’ coronavirus outbreak in New York
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed Tuesday that President Trump “caused” the coronavirus outbreak in New York by not banning travel from Europe sooner — the latest in an escalation of words between the politicians. “Donald Trump caused the COVID outbreak in New York,” Cuomo said during a press briefing. “That is a fact. It’s […]
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Gowdy assumes no more Durham probe indictments
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month in federal court. Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy told “Sunday Morning Futures” that he assumes there will be no additional indictments arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the investigation into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month in federal court […]
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Meth is flooding across US-Mexico border during pandemic as cartels get creative
By Stephanie Bennett | Fox News Mexican cartels are finding more unusual ways to smuggle the drugs, Customs and Border Protection officers say. NOGALES, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are noticing an alarming trend in the illegal drug trade: Methamphetamine is flooding across the border at an all-time high, and officers say the coronavirus pandemic has affected its […]
