Ukraine war fuels new surge in energy prices – BBC News
Analysts are warning of a huge increase in energy bills and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine. The…
Barbados offers 1-year visa to 'work from home' there
The island nation of Barbados has launched a one-year working visa that gives foreigners the right to live and work…
ECB's news stimulus package
7 years ago, in the very midst of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, Mario Draghi promised to do “whatever it…
Only vaccinated personnel in locker rooms on NFL game days
The NFL has mandated that only fully vaccinated personnel, with a maximum of 50 people, will have access to locker…
Delta will charge unvaccinated workers $200 more a month
Delta Air Lines won’t force employees to get vaccinated, but it’s going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly…
Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation’s election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but…
Ritchie Torres Never Dreamed He’d Be First Black Latino Gay Man Elected To Congress
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Growing up in the Bronx poor, Afro-Latino and gay, Ritchie Torres said he never…
Coronavirus crisis: China eases lockdown in Wuhan where the pandemic began – BBC News
The Chinese city of Wuhan where Covid-19 first emerged has allowed people to leave the area for the first time…
An Elite Consulting Firm Said ‘Black Lives Matter,’ But Staffers Never Got The Message
After four months of working for the small management consulting firm Red Associates in New York City, Funke Sangodeyi felt…
Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal are making changes to allow for physical distancing
Cities across Canada and around the world are making modifications to physical spaces as they begin to reopen during the…
Black LGBTQ Americans Face Disproportionate Economic Hit From COVID-19, Study Finds
MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Black LGBT+ people are getting struck hard economically by the coronavirus pandemic…
Officials: Laptops for Alabama schools seized by US agency
Education officials in Alabama say more than 4,000 new laptop computers bound for a school district are being held by…
Tampa teenager accused in Twitter hack pleads not guilty
A Florida teen identified as the mastermind of scheme that gained control of Twitter accounts of politicians, celebrities and technology…
Honda recalls 1.6M vans and SUVs in 4 different US recalls
Honda is recalling over 1.6 million minivans and SUVs in the U.S. to fix problems that include faulty backup camera…
Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an…
Murders Of Transgender People In U.S. Could Hit Record High In 2020
LONDON, July 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Violent deaths of transgender people in the United States are on track to…
Virginia’s Utility Kingpin Ends 14-Year CEO Stint Amid Scrutiny Of Record On Race
Dominion Energy CEO Thomas Farrell II on Friday said he will step down as the utility giant’s chief executive in…
Big chains filed for bankruptcy and closed stores every week in July
So far this year, 21 private and public retailers have filed for Chapter 11 according to BankruptcyData.com. That’s more than…
This 'baby' Bugatti is $68,000, but there's a catch
The Baby II is a scaled down Bugatti that can still go 42 mph. The little car is an homage…
Couple wears swastika masks in Minnesota Walmart
A couple in Minnesota wore red face masks emblazoned with swastikas to a Walmart in a video posted on social…
JOANN fabric mask policy: CEO says he’s willing to lose customers over new mask policy
JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores CEO Wade Miquelon acknowledged that some customers may be angered by the policy, which takes…
US Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s appeal of virus rule
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court has denied a rural Nevada church’s request to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person…
Court: Judge wrong to dismiss complaint against Facebook
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a judge was wrong to dismiss a cafe owner’s complaint against Facebook…
Virginia’s Energy Kingpin Could Finally Face A Reckoning Over Race
Summer 2014 was an exciting and nostalgic season for the most powerful unelected man in Virginia. In May of that…
With stadiums, theaters closed, Coke 2Q revenue plunges 28%
Coca-Cola’s revenue plunged 28% in the second quarter, but the company says things are improving as lockdowns ease globally By…
Winn-Dixie reverses stance on masks after Trump tweet
Last week, Winn-Dixie said it would not require shoppers to wear masks in its stores, even after its competitors announced…
CEO of parent company of Coach and Kate Spade resigns
The parent company of the Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman and Coach fashion brands says its chairman and CEO has resigned…
New Research Finds 40% of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide Over Past Year
NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) – Forty percent of young LGBTQ people in the United States say they have seriously…
Walmart begins requiring all customers to wear face masks
About 65% of Walmart’s more than 5,000 stores, including its Sam’s Club locations, are located in areas where there is…
Fox News host grills Trump about cognitive test
“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace interviews President Donald Trump, fact-checking him in real time about various assertions including that…
Size mattered: Big companies got coronavirus loans first
NEW YORK — Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there…
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base
In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party’s…
Online petition calls on Trader Joe’s to change its ‘racist packaging’
“The grocery chain labels some of its ethnic foods with modifications of “Joe” that belies a narrative of exoticism that…
The Latest: Mexico says its COVID-19 deaths surpass 35,000
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has registered 736 more COVID-19 deaths and 7,257 more confirmed cases of coronavirus infections. Mexico now…
No end in sight, Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue
WASHINGTON — It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill swiftly approved…
Atlanta lowering flags indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis
Atlanta is lowering flags to half-staff indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis, who represented the city for more than 30…
TikTok star gets Disney's attention
CNN’s Julia Chatterley speaks with Julian Bass, a college student and TikTok star who made a video that caught the…
Police can’t access LAPD gang database records after scandal
The California attorney general made it impossible for law enforcement agencies to access entries that Los Angeles police made in…
UK economic bounceback in May far slower than anticipated
The British economy grew by far less than anticipated during May, dampening hopes that the recovery from what is set…
US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June
The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the…
COVID-19: Trudeau gives details on wage subsidies, loan programs for businesses | Special coverage
Businesses and non-profit organizations seeing a drop of at least 30 per cent in revenue due to COVID-19 will qualify…
This could be the end of office wear
The new work-from-home reality has rapidly recalibrated the fashion code for professional wear, and that spells trouble for the retailers…
Supreme Court sides with Catholic schools in employment suit
The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools,…
J.K. Rowling Compares Gender Confirmation Treatment To ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy
LONDON, July 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling angered the trans community on Monday for comparing…
Amazon Pulls Merchandise For Washington NFL Team
July 8 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said it would pull a variety of the Washington NFL team’s merchandise, including jerseys,…
TikTok to leave Hong Kong as security law raises worries
HONG KONG — TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily…
America could run out of fireworks this weekend. Here's why
International supply chains, a pandemic during peak production and record sales means shelves could soon be bare at fireworks retailers…
Stimulus money could pose dilemmas in nursing homes
Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. plan to revive the economy…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement…
Trump signs extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses
President Donald Trump has signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the…
UK scraps quarantine for some visitors as pubs set to reopen
LONDON — Boris Johnson wants a haircut and a beer. Like millions of other Britons, the prime minister will be…
Analysts: Fire at Iran nuclear site hit centrifuge facility
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire and an explosion struck a centrifuge production plant above Iran‘s underground Natanz nuclear…
Europe restricts visitors from the US amid virus resurgence
The European Continent on Tuesday decided to reopen to visitors from 14 countries but not the U.S., where some of…
Presidential visit opens investment gate
President Obama’s visit to Moscow has given the business community hope of better trade ties, with American companies announcing major…
Paris mayor reelected, green wave in France local elections
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has declared victory in her reelection bid as municipal elections postponed by the coronavirus crisis have…
Virus visitor bans renew interest in nursing home cameras
HARTFORD, Conn. — Visitation bans at nursing homes have renewed interest in legislation that would allow families to put remote…
Radioactivity hike seen in northern Europe; source unknown
Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said may…
New York real estate market sees steep rise in listings after state’s reopening
“What we’re seeing is a lot of concern, but also a lot of pent-up demand.” June 27, 2020, 1:05 PM…