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The reason the conversation resonated so deeply is simple: Mr. Trump was addressing the gravest responsibilities of his office, matters of life and death, on the cusp of an election. And it produced, arguably, his most memorable quote about a pandemic that has thus far killed about 160,000 people in …

The agreement, announced Tuesday, by three Republicans and three Democrats, was called the first interstate testing compact of its kind. The six states — Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia — agreed to work with the Rockefeller Foundation and two U.S. manufacturers of rapid tests to buy three million …

Here’s what you need to know: Stocks rose again on Wednesday, extending a rally that has lifted the S&P 500 to within 2 percent of its record, as investors studied fresh economic data amid signs of progress in Washington on a new coronavirus aid package. The S&P 500 rose more …

Ellen Degeneres’s former on-air DJ is the latest person to come forward and share his experience about the allegations rocking the talk show. DJ Tony Okungbowa appeared on hundreds of episodes from 2003 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2013 and used an Instagram post to claim he experienced “toxicity” …

Australia’s music industry has renewed calls for greater support and investment so local tunes can be exported across the globe. Australasian Performing Right Association chair and ARIA winner Jenny Morris says a good song can create jobs. “A good song also builds Australia’s intellectual property assets, generating big incomes – …

Australia’s banking watchdog is throwing extra resources at ensuring the nation’s financial system copes with the most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chair Wayne Byres assured the House of Representatives economics committee the financial system went into the crisis as a result of the …

Former prime minister Julia Gillard doesn’t want climate policy put in the too-hard basket, saying Australia can have a scheme that reduces emissions. It has been almost 10 years since Ms Gillard’s federal election win, with her minority Labor government introducing a short-lived carbon price scheme that saw emissions drop. …

Under-fire Collingwood have put a disastrous end to their time in Western Australia behind them and are already happier on the Gold Coast. A promising AFL season has recently gone into freefall, with injuries, COVID-19 protocol breaches and consecutive defeats leaving the Magpies precariously placed outside of the top eight. …

Skipper Clint Gutherson says Parramatta are finding new ways to win as they go through a “flat spot” in their NRL season. Before Gutherson’s 100th match for the club – against Cronulla on Sunday afternoon at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium – the Eels have lost the early-season swagger that had them …

Thousands of people have flocked to COVID-19 testing facilities across South Australia, the rush prompted by the devastating surge of infections in Victoria and a worrying cluster of cases in Adelaide. SA Pathology conducted a record 4300 tests on Tuesday and the total number conducted in SA is likely to …