A military gold star mother testified in front of Congress that Joe Biden told her the lie he has repeated numerous times, that Beau Biden was "brought home" after military service.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently faced questions over its financial links to Chinese facial recognition startup, SenseTime.
A significant chunk of the shutdowns occurred in New York City, where the Catholic Archdiocese confirmed the closure of 12 schools by the end of this academic year.