Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past officials wearing face masks after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when he arrives for the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing , China, May 28, 2020.. Carlos García Rawlins | Reuters China …
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Walmart no longer displays Mississippi flag in stores
Walmart will no longer display the Mississippi state flag “in its current form” in its stores, a company spokesperson told The Hill on Tuesday. Walmart spokesman Lorenzo Lopez said the retail company decided to remove the Mississippi state flag, which includes the Confederate emblem. “We know that the design of …
Read More »Left-wing insurgents threaten to reverse Dem Party plans in Tuesday’s primaries
The progressive wing of the Democratic Party hasn’t had much to celebrate at the polls since populist senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign two and a half months ago. But the left appears to be coming back, giving more moderate Democratic candidates some serious competition in the recently competitive …
Read More »Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trading Flat, Holding at $ 9.6K
After a rapid recovery on Monday, Bitcoin remains in bullish territory, although trade held steady on Tuesday. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $ 9646 as of 20:00 UTC (4 pm ET), gaining 1% in the last 24 hours. At 00:00 UTC on Tuesday (8:00 pm, Monday ET), bitcoin was changing …
Read More »Santa Clara County sees ‘worrying’ increase in cases, reopens hospitalizations
Santa Clara County has seen a “troubling” rebound in recent coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as more sectors of the economy reopened, putting the county back on the state watch list and showing that transmission of Illness has probably accelerated, said Dr. Sara Cody, health officer. Tuesday. “None of us want …
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