President Donald Trump uses a mobile phone during a roundtable discussion on reopening small businesses in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, USA, June 18, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters The White House on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that …
Read More »Rise in unemployment claims still reflects wrestling of the US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) – The coronavirus recession hit fast and violently. Now, with the U.S. economy still five months later in the grip of the outbreak, the recovery looks fit and uneven – and painfully slow. The latest evidence came Thursday, when the government reported that the number of workers applying …
Read More »Lyft will discontinue service in California after ordering to classify drivers as employees
A driver wears his face mask as Uber and Lyft drivers with Rideshare Drivers United and the Transport Workers Union of America carry out a ‘caravan protest’ outside the California Department of Labor’s office amid the April 16 coronavirus pandemic 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama / …
Read More »California fire added to Google Maps, Search
As fires blaze across California, local and federal officials see hope in providing more real-time information. Google announced Thursday that it is updating Maps and Search for detailed information on the size, boundaries and locations of US fires. “We’ve seen a bad uptick in fires,” said Google’s Ruha Devanesan. On …
Read More »Huawei, long-suffering, suffers from smarter American pressure
BEIJING (AP) – For nearly a decade, Huawei continued to grow global sales as Washington told U.S. phone companies not to buy its network equipment and to lobby allies to defraud China’s first global tech brand as a security threat. Focusing on Europe, Asia, Africa and China’s booming market, Huawei …
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