Austrians are getting $1,200 US stimulus checks by mistake. Some are cashing them anyway.

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One tax preparation firm told NPR last month that clients in 129 countries received the checks by mistake.

These are the most powerful people advising Joe Biden and Kamala Harris who could shape the future of healthcare if their campaign succeeds

The names provide a clue about who could oversee different health agencies and reforms under a Biden-Harris administration.

Boris Johnson's government admits that its Brexit plans will 'break international law'

The UK's secretary of state for Northern Ireland made the extraordinary admission in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

Meet 6 of the top legal warriors fighting to help Biden or Trump clinch the White House as both parties brace for an election result that could be decided in court

Court battles heading into the 2020 presidential election are already piling up at unparalleled levels, and the lawyers are just getting started.

Top drugmakers made a rare joint pledge not to cut corners on the coronavirus vaccine amid fears shots are being rushed before the presidential election

President Trump has said a vaccine would probably be available for distribution next month — despite experts saying it could take until 2021.

Disney filmed parts of 'Mulan' in China's Xinjiang, where millions of Muslims are being spied on and locked up

Chinese authorities have installed a modern police state to oppress Muslims in Xinijang. "Mulan" thanked some of those authorities in its end credits.

Listen to Trump privately say in February that the coronavirus is 'more deadly' than the worst flu as he publicly lied about the threat

Trump repeatedly lied to the public about the threat of COVID-19 and essentially acknowledged this to veteran journalist Bob Woodward.

How this frog meme became a symbol of hope and hate

Pepe the Frog is one of the most popular memes ever. It began in a non-political comic about four friends, but in 2016 extremists made it a hate icon.

The Trump campaign has reportedly squandered most of the $1.1 billion it raised, blowing millions on Super Bowl ads to rival Bloomberg and targeted DC ads to please Trump

Some of the campaign's expenditures have been puzzling, with millions spent on ads with little electoral impact in a seeming bid to please Trump.

The Senate is set to vote on a $500 billion coronavirus stimulus. Here's what's in the GOP bill, including a $300 boost to unemployment checks and $258 billion for small businesses

Republicans want to put Democrats on the spot by forcing a vote on a pared-down stimulus. The bill would give schools and colleges $105 billion and provides $258 billion for small businesses.