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Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19

Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19

With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden named California Sen.
How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate

How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate

WASHINGTON — Gretchen Whitmer wanted out.
Minnesota’s Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger

Minnesota’s Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger

MINNEAPOLIS — Rep.
Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and cancelled their fall football seasons.
Police face new lawsuit, probes after Elijah McClain's death

Police face new lawsuit, probes after Elijah McClain's death

DENVER — A police department in suburban Denver faced a new set of investigations and legal problems Tuesday as scrutiny mounts over the death last year of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by officers, and other run-ins wi
Worldwide virus cases top 20 million, doubling in six weeks

Worldwide virus cases top 20 million, doubling in six weeks

It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six weeks for that number to double.
Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departure

Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departure

MINSK, Belarus — The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential election left for Lithuania Tuesday but anti-government demonstrators still turned out for a third straight night to protest the vote results, despite a massive police crackdown t
Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal

Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby’s lawyers argued in an appeals filing Tuesday that it was “fundamentally unfair” to let prosecutors use Cosby’s damaging deposition from a sex accuser’s lawsuit against him at trial.
Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend balks at prison conditions

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend balks at prison conditions

NEW YORK — The reaction of federal prison officials to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year is to blame for onerous conditions a British socialite faces in jail while awaiting trial on charges that she procured teenage girls for Epstein to abuse a qua