Coronavirus outbreak: Live updates and news for August 9, 2020
U.S. visit to Taiwan begins, adding to growing China tensions
Analyzes of Uber’s ride healing are ‘a mess’, and the front is sputtering
Uber shares fell Friday after the company’s second-quarter results released Thursday. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images The shares of Uber Technologies Inc. resigned Friday because concerns about the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s business seem to be pending in hopes of its booming food …
Read More »Mark Esper says US troop levels in Afghanistan will fall below 5,000 by the end of November
“We are going to number less than 5,000 by the end of November,” Esper said in an interview with Fox News. Esper said the Pentagon should still inform members of Congress about the plan, and should also ensure that the “United States is not threatened by terrorists coming from Afghanistan.” …
Read More »Karen Bass feels searing control when she appears as a potential Biden VP pick
Her rise was greeted with a round of most glowing reviews. The 66-year-old president of the Congressional Black Caucus is widely respected by her colleagues in the House of Representatives, a body otherwise ravaged by partisan bickering and testy factional feuds. Republicans in California have sung their praises. Progressive Democrats, …
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