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U.S.: Chinese hackers targeting COVID-19 research
The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.
World
EU nations clinch $2.1T budget, virus aid deal after 4 days
Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and as many nights of fighting and wrangling over money and power in one of their longest summits ever.
World
Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus
Countless hours of treatment and research, trial and error now make it possible to take much closer measure of the new coronavirus and the lethal disease it has unleashed.
World
Trump slams Biden as a 'gift' to China
In the Rose Garden, Trump launched one of his most sweeping arguments yet against his presumptive Democratic rival.
Nation
Trump rescinds rule on foreign college students
The administration faced eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities.
Local
Border ban keeps Minnesotans from their Canadian getaways
Canada's ban on discretionary crossings by Americans began March 21 as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mission to send the highly contagious virus into further retreat. A recent poll of Canadians showed overwhelming support for telling leisure-seeking Americans: Stay out.
World
Trump signs order rebuking China over Hong Kong
It's part of the administration's offensive against China for what Trump calls unfair treatment by the rising Asian superpower.
Business
Trump, Mexican leader visit about trade, politics
The White House meeting with Andrés Manuel López Obrador is being billed as a celebration of economic ties and the new North American trade agreement.
World
Desperation science slows hunt for virus drugs
The world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste.
World
FBI director: China aims to be sole 'superpower'
"The stakes could not be higher, and the potential economic harm to American businesses and the economy as a whole almost defies calculation," Chris Wray said.
World
Germany faces the 'enemy within,' far-right extremists within the military
The top intelligence officials and senior military commanders are moving to confront a problem that has become too dangerous to ignore.
West Metro
Iranian CEO pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud conspiracy in Minnesota
Seyed Sajjad Shahidian admitted to making nearly two dozen illegal payments to Digital River in Minnetonka.
World
Ferrets offer needed clues in COVID-19 vaccine race
Scientists are testing ferrets, monkeys and other animals in the hopes of finding a vaccine for COVID-19.
Nation
Coronavirus chokes drug trade from Wuhan to Mexico to U.S.
The novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan before spreading across the planet has upended the fentanyl supply chain, causing a ripple effect that has cut into the profits of Mexican traffickers and driven up street drug prices across the United States.
World
Trump won't discuss reappearance of North Korea leader
"We'll have something to say about it at the appropriate time," he told reporters as he left for Camp David.
Minneapolis
Judge rejects motion to remove Chinese billionaire's corporation from sexual assault lawsuit
It is difficult to determine when a CEO is "off duty," a Hennepin County judge said in a ruling.
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