SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was under pressure on Wednesday, after optimistic data in Europe boosted the euro and helped fuel hopes for a global economic recovery, bolstering investors’ appetite for riskier currencies. FILE PHOTO: US dollar bills are seen in this photograph taken on February 12, 2018. REUTERS / …
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Devonere Johnson, a black man, was arrested Tuesday after being seen on video with a bat and moving in and out of a restaurant while speaking into a megaphone, police said in an incident report. He escaped from the patrol car before being boarded, according to the report. He was …
Read More »Ken Burns tells CNN that civil war monuments should be removed – Deadline
On CNN Cuomo Prime Time On Tuesday night documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who became famous in 1990 with The civil War, he told the host of the show that, in his informed opinion, Confederate monuments across the country “have to go.” This occurs the same day that President Donald Trump …
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At least some of the 9,500 permanently based troops in Germany, several hundred miles to the east, could move to Poland as part of a cut that Trump abruptly announced last week. National security adviser Robert O’Brien wrote in an opinion piece Monday that troops can redeploy to other countries …
Read More »GNC files for bankruptcy to manage debt with plan to sell
(Bloomberg) – GNC Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection with the aim of selling and closing stores after its latest effort to manage its debt load fell apart amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Chapter 11 petition of the health and welfare company filed with the US Bankruptcy Court. USA In …
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