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Senator Rubio Urges Trump To Scrap TikTok-Oracle Deal If ByteDance Ties Remain
Marco Rubio and five other Republican senators called on the Trump administration to reject a proposed deal for Oracle Corp to become a "trusted technology provider" for popular social media platform TikTok's U.S. operations, if ties to Chinese owner Byt...
Raytheon Doubles Job Cuts To 15,000, Citing Airline Downturn
Raytheon Technologies Corp. plans to eliminate more than 15,000 jobs this year at its corporate offices, jet enginemaker Pratt & Whitney and aviation and military equipment manufacturer Collins Aerospace amid the downturn in the airline industry, Chief Ex...
Wildfire Smoke Brings Haze, Vivid Sunsets To East Coast
The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of mile...
Mexico's Independence Day Celebrations Muted By Pandemic
Mexicos Sept. 16 Independence Day celebrations were muted by the coronavirus pandemic, with a small, symbolic gathering replacing the usual massive military parade Wednesday.
Judge: Louisiana Must Return To Pandemic Mail-in Voting
Louisiana must reinstate coronavirus pandemic voting plans used for summer elections rather than using a more restrictive plan proposed by the Louisiana secretary of state and approved by the Legislature for elections in November and December, a federal j...
GOP Shrugs Off Trump's Call For 'HigHer' Offer On Virus Aid
President Donald Trump parachuted into the coronavirus aid debate Wednesday, upbraiding his Republican allies for proposing too small of a relief package and encouraging both parties to go for a bigger one that would include his priority of $1,200 stimulu...
Trump, Eyeing Undecided Voters, Loses One During TV Exchange
If President Donald Trump agreed to a Pennsylvania town hall to sway undecided voters, his exchange with a literature professor born with a chronic disease lost him at least one vote in the battleground state.
Closing Prices For Crude Oil, Gold And Other Commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.88 to $40.16 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose $1.69 to $42.22 a barrel.
No Ban On COVID Patients' Movement To Bhubaneswar, Odisha Govt Clarifies
The Odisha government on Wednesday said that it has asked district authorities to strengthen COVID care facilities at the local level, but did not put any ban on the movement of patients to Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The government's clarification ca...
Fading Fiscal Stimulus Restraining U.S. Consumer Spending
U.S. consumer spending slowed in August, with a key retail sales gauge unexpectedly declining, as extended unemployment benefits were cut for millions of Americans, offering more evidence that the economic recovery from the COVID19 recession was faltering...
Trump Urges Reluctant Republicans To Go Higher On Coronavirus Relief
President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans Wednesday to go for "much higher numbers" in a coronavirus aid bill, as Washington remained deadlocked over economic relief from the crisis ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
2 Shot In Minneapolis Had Worked For Candidate
A 17yearold boy who had worked for a Minnesota congressional candidate was shot and killed in an attack outside a gas station on Minneapolis' north side.
Review: A Provocative Idea That Doesn’t Work In 'Antebellum'
The new film Antebellum begins with a famous William Faulkner quote: The past is never dead. Its not even past.
Federal Judge Awards $440,000 In Forced Catheterization Suit
A federal judge has approved legal settlements totaling $440,000 for people in South Dakota who were subjected to forced catheterizations to check for drug use.
IMA Releases List of 382 Doctors Who Died of Covid-19, Urges Govt to 'Treat Them as Martyrs'
On the government's statement that public health and hospitals come under states and so insurance compensation data is not available with the Centre, the IMA said it amounts to "abdication of duty and abandonment of national heroes who have stood up for o...
Family Of UPS Driver Slain In Police Shootout Files Lawsuit
A family is suing over the fatal December shooting of a Florida UPS driver who was taken hostage by two robbers and killed in a torrent of gunfire after he and the suspects got stuck in rushhour traffic.