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President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response ‘1,000 times greater in magnitude,’ after reports that Iran planned to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani. A US media report, quoting unnamed officials, said that an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the US ambassador to …

The coronavirus targets the lungs foremost, but also the kidneys, liver and blood vessels. Still, about half of patients report neurological symptoms, including headaches, confusion and delirium, suggesting the virus may also attack the brain. A new study offers the first clear evidence that, in some people, the coronavirus invades brain cells, hijacking them to …

The UK has recorded nearly 3000 new coronavirus cases for the second day running and unveiled a new “islands policy” that will require anyone returning to England from seven Greek islands to self-isolate for 14 days. There were 2948 daily new cases on Monday, down from the previous day’s number of 2988, which had been …

Fox News host Tucker Carlson attacked Barack Obama for discussing police violence in his funeral oration for civil rights icon John Lewis.  “Imagine if some greasy politician showed up at your loved one’s funeral and started throwing around stupid partisan talking points about senate procedure,” said the host.  In his oration Obama called for a …

Biden says ‘people’ don’t make distinction between Chinese, other Asians while knocking Trump’s China attacks  Fox News Who’s behind Trump’s big polling deficit? Two key groups defecting to Biden.  NBC News Texas toss-up: Poll shows Biden, Trump tied again  Fox News Four years ago, Trump said he alone could fix things. What isn’t worse now?  The Washington Post Coronavirus …

The growing Republican antagonism toward voting by mail comes even as the Trump campaign is launching a major absentee-ballot program in every competitive state, according to multiple campaign advisers — a delicate balancing act, considering what one strategist described as the president’s “imprecision” on the subject. “It’s very concerning for Republicans,” said a top party …

Now some on the right are suddenly turning on Neil Gorsuch. They are bitterly disappointed that he and another conservative justice, John Roberts, joined the liberal majority in ruling that employers cannot legally discriminate against gay and transgender people. The 6-3 decision was a landmark that stunned even gay rights advocates. Now I can understand …

Hackers have launched a wave of cyber-attacks trying to exploit British people working from home, as the coronavirus lockdown forces people to use often unfamiliar computer systems. The proportion of attacks targeting home workers increased from 12% of malicious email traffic before the UK’s lockdown began in March to more than 60% six weeks later, …

Deborah Coughlin was neither short of breath nor coughing. In those first days after she contracted the novel coronavirus, her fever never spiked above 100 degrees. It was vomiting and diarrhea that brought her to a Hartford, Conn., emergency room on May 1. “You would have thought it was a stomach virus,” said her daughter, …

Frontier Airlines is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to sit next to an empty middle seat after congressional Democrats accused the airline of trying to profit from fear over the new coronavirus. “We recognize the concerns raised that we are profiting from safety and this was never our intent,” Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said …