White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Thursday that NBA players refusing to play in protest of a recent police shooting party are fortunate enough to be “free one night off work.” Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, was asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” about the decision of the …
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Students wearing protective masks raise their hands in class as a distance lecturer teaches at a public hearing in Provo, Utah, US, on Thursday, August 20, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images The World Health Organization warned Thursday that a growing body of evidence suggests children are playing …
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The New York Stock Exchange has won the approval of regulators to allow companies new shares through direct listings, creating a cheaper alternative to the traditional first public offering. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday night in an order that it approved a new type of direct listing where …
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People wear their face masks waiting in line for an emergency food distribution at 88th Street Temple Church of God in Christ on April 14, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, during the coronavirus pandemic. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The number of Americans who first filed for …
Read More »NATO is facing ‘real political crisis’ as tensions flare up in Belarus, Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks at US President Donald Trump (R) walking in a family photo next to her as part of the NATO summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN NATO Secretary-General Meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin …
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