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Florida Records Nation's One-Day Peak for New Virus Cases

Florida Records Nation's One-Day Peak for New Virus Cases

By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura, Rick Rojas and Sheri Fink

The state recorded 15,300 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, easily passing the previous one-day high of 12,274 set at the height of the outbreak in New York in April.

How Russia Built a Channel to the Taliban, Once an Enemy

How Russia Built a Channel to the Taliban, Once an Enemy

By Mujib Mashal and Michael Schwirtz

The recent assessment that Russia paid bounties to the insurgents to attack U.S. troops stunned many, but officials said the Kremlin's outreach began almost a decade ago.

Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

By Hiroko Tabuchi

Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers.

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Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.

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Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.

By Campbell Robertson and Sarah Mervosh

Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring.

What Trump Wants From Roger Stone

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What Trump Wants From Roger Stone

By Morgan Pehme, Daniel DiMauro and Dylan Bank

The president needs political help, and who better to give it than his political guru of many decades?

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