U.S. Soccer scores victory in equal pay suit with women’s team players
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. women’s soccer team’s claims for equal pay were dismissed by a court on Friday, handing a victory to the United States Soccer Federation. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football –...
View ArticleBuffett’s Berkshire posts record net loss on coronavirus, operating profit rises
FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File...
View ArticleU.S. aviation sector cuts more jobs amid travel meltdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The ongoing U.S. travel crisis is causing thousands of job cuts as the aviation sector waits for passengers to return to the skies but braces for years of lower demand because...
View ArticleBerkshire sells entire stakes in U.S. airlines: Buffett
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) has sold its entire stakes in the four largest U.S. airlines, Chairman Warren Buffett said Saturday at the company’s annual meeting. FILE PHOTO: Berkshire...
View ArticleWarren Buffett says coronavirus cannot stop America, despite huge Berkshire loss
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett on Saturday gave an upbeat assessment of the United States’ ability to withstand crises, even as he acknowledged that the coronavirus pandemic could have a wide range of...
View ArticleTrump hails Kim reappearance, but North Korea denuclearization prospects bleak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed the reemergence of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un after weeks of speculation about his health, but prospects for the U.S. efforts to...
View ArticleAmericans turn to hunting for food, renewal during pandemic
TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – David Elliot first thought of shooting an elk to help feed family and friends back in January when the United States reported its first novel coronavirus case. Hunters Brian Van...
View ArticleSurfing and strolling, Spaniards reclaim the outdoors
GAVA/MADRID, Spain (Reuters) – Spaniards revelled in a second day of freedom on Sunday, flocking outdoors in time-slots for age groups on the first weekend adults were allowed out since one of the...
View ArticleIsrael’s Supreme Court discusses Netanyahu’s fate as prime minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Supreme Court began a two-day hearing on Sunday to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment on criminal charges disqualifies him from forming a...
View ArticleCoronavirus death toll in English hospitals rises to 21,180
LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 21,180 people have died in hospital in England after testing positive for the new coronavirus, up by 327 in a 24-hour period, the National Health Service for England said...
View ArticleGlobal coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million, although rate slowing
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million, although the rate of fatalities and new cases has slowed from peaks reached...
View ArticleWarm weather draws crowds in some cities as parts of U.S. start easing...
(Reuters) – Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and other businesses, as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after...
View ArticleTrump says up to 100,000 Americans may die from coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates,...
View ArticleDollar edges up, Asian stocks slip as U.S.-China tensions flare
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar inched higher, stock markets struggled for traction and oil fell on Monday as a U.S.-China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an...
View ArticleS&P 500, Dow dip as Buffett dumps airlines, China tensions flare
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow Jones dropped for the third session on Monday following a U.S.-China spat about the origins of the coronavirus outbreak, while major carriers slumped after...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court’s first teleconference arguments go well; Thomas asks...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a case by teleconference for the first time – breaking tradition due to the coronavirus pandemic – in proceedings involving...
View ArticleMasked and standing apart, the world creeps out of lockdown
ROME/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries easing lockdown restrictions on Monday to resurrect economies, but officials cautioned against moving too swiftly...
View ArticleTrump order to buy U.S.-made medical supplies coming soon: Navarro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans an executive order soon to address the lack of medical product manufacturing in the United States during the novel coronavirus outbreak, the...
View ArticleResearchers double U.S. COVID-19 death forecast, citing eased restrictions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing...
View ArticleVenezuelan authorities detain U.S. citizens allegedly involved in incursion
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing...
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