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Houston study: More contagious coronavirus strain now dominates
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - The first study to analyze the structure of the novel coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples,...
Sep 23, 2020
Crews make headway against massive California wildfire
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters notched a victory in their battle to beat back a massive blaze raging outside Los Angeles, more than doubling containment in the past 24 hours, the U...
Sep 23, 2020
Tesla could struggle to implement some of its battery advances, experts say
(Reuters) - The advanced battery cell design and new manufacturing processes outlined by Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk are promising, battery experts say, but they questioned how quickly they can be impleme...
Sep 23, 2020
Exclusive: Top adviser steps aside from FDA COVID-19 vaccine reviews over potential conflict
By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - A physician who heads the influential U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee recused herself from the panel's review of COVID-19 vacci...
Sep 23, 2020
Tesla’s Nevada lithium plan faces stark obstacles on path to production
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's plan to produce lithium for electric vehicle batteries close to its Nevada Gigafactory faces stark challenges from the outset, including an onerous permittin...
Sep 23, 2020
New York’s Metropolitan Opera to remain closed for another year
(Reuters) - New York's famed Metropolitan Opera canceled its entire upcoming season on Wednesday and said it would remain closed until September 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of the con...
Sep 23, 2020
Gilead to pay $97 million to settle U.S. kickback probe
By Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc has agreed to pay $97 million to resolve U.S. government claims it used a purportedly independent charity to pay illegal kickbacks to cov...
Sep 23, 2020
Trump says he thinks 2020 election will end up at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thinks the 2020 election will end up at the U.S. Supreme Court, adding that he thinks that is why it is important to have nine j...
Sep 23, 2020
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden, Trump about even in Florida, Arizona
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The race between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump looked like a toss-up among likely voters in Florida and Arizona, accordin...
Sep 23, 2020
Biden says Black turnout key to winning election, battling inequality
By Trevor Hunnicutt CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said Black turnout was the linchpin to his hopes of winning the White House in November and rever...
Sep 23, 2020
