LONDON (AP) – The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using his songs in his protests despite the cease and desist directives. The Stones said in a statement Sunday that their legal team is working with music rights organization BMI to stop the use of …
Read More »Stocks plunge as virus cases rise, forcing states to back down
Shares on Wall Street fell sharply on Friday as new confirmed coronavirus infections in the US hit a record high, prompting Texas and Florida to reverse the course of business reopening. The combination injected new concerns into a market that has been at its peak since April in hopes that …
Read More »Astronaut walking through space loses mirror, newest space debris
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – An astronaut walking through space joined the millions of pieces of trash orbiting the Earth on Friday, losing a small mirror as soon as he left the International Space Station to work on batteries. . Commander Chris Cassidy said the mirror floated away at about …
Read More »US consumer spending increased 8.2%, partially erasing the record drop
WASHINGTON (AP) – American consumers increased spending by a record 8.2% in May, partially erasing huge declines in the previous two months, in the context of an economy that is likely to be slowing down at its fastest pace recorded this quarter. The pickup in consumer spending last month followed …
Read More »After waves of COVID deaths, nursing homes face legal calculations
PARIS (AP) – The dull, muffled sounds in the background of the phone call filled Monette Hayoun with fear. Was his 85-year-old severely disabled brother Meyer choking on his food? Was he slowly suffocating like the Holocaust survivor who died a few months earlier in another room in the nursing …
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