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Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy, a top aide to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham in his Russia investigation, has quietly resigned from the U.S. Justice Department probe - at least partly out of concern that the investigative team is being…

Trials of Oxford University’s potential coronavirus vaccine could resume within days after being paused for an urgent investigation into possible adverse side-effects. It is understood that Astrazeneca, the British drugmaker working…

8.10pm EDT20:10 Summary From me and Joan E Greve: Speaking at a crowded campaign rally in North Carolina where many voters were not wearing face masks, as mandated by the state, Donald Trump referred to his supporters as…

10.24am EDT10:24 Electric truck maker Nikola is bucking today’s selloff, with its shares surging 40% after it teamed up with General Motors. The two firms have formed a strategic partnership, under which GM takes an 11% stake…