WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook Prepares Measures for Possible Election Unrest

The emergency measures, originally designed for countries facing mass ethnic or political bloodshed, include slowing the spread of viral content and lowering the bar for suppressing potentially inflammatory posts.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-26 | Fuente original

WSJ News Exclusive | Walmart Files Pre-Emptive Lawsuit Against Federal Government in Opioid Case

Walmart sued the federal government in an attempt to strike a pre-emptive blow against what it said is an impending opioid-related civil lawsuit from the Justice Department.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-23 | Fuente original

Donald Trump, Joe Biden Clash Over Covid, Ethics in Calmer Presidential Debate

The candidates offered starkly differing views of the U.S. coronavirus response, traded accusations about personal ethics and questioned each other’s records on economic and racial-justice issues in the final debate before the election.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-23 | Fuente original

NASA’s Six-Second Brush With Asteroid Bennu

Mission Osiris-REx is working to analyze a sample it picked up from the surface of asteroid Bennu. Scientists say the material may hold clues on the origins of the planets.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-22 | Fuente original

Pope Francis Backs Civil Unions for Gay Couples, in Shift for Vatican

Pope Francis endorsed civil unions for same-sex couples, in a move that is likely to intensify the already heated controversy over the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-22 | Fuente original

Moderna CEO Expects Covid-19 Vaccine Interim Results in November

Moderna Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel said the federal government could authorize emergency use of the company’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine in December, if the company gets positive interim results in November from a large clinical trial.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-20 | Fuente original

Farmers Stick With Trump, Despite Trade-War Pain

Many in agriculture say they believe a Biden presidency would bring stricter environmental regulations and higher taxes than the incumbent. “I’ll take the good with the bad.”

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-20 | Fuente original