WASHINGTON (AP) – US consumer confidence fell to a reading of 92.6 in July as coronavirus infections spread in many parts of the country. The Conference Board, a New York research organization, reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell from a June reading of 98.3. The weakness stemmed from …
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Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter at a US aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported Tuesday, an exercise aimed at threatening the United States amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. The exercises, called “Prophet Muhammad 14”, were held near the Strait …
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(Reuters) – On Wednesday, Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will face questions from US lawmakers about whether the iPhone maker’s app store practices give him unfair power over independent software developers. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is displayed on top of an Apple store in a mall in La …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The case of a Singaporean caught spying on China in the United States has raised fears about the recruitment of China’s intelligence assets in an island state that has gained trust among Western governments and maintains good terms with Beijing. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Singapore …
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A controversial video containing misleading information about the coronavirus was allowed to record millions of views before being pulled from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The video was created by the right-wing media outlet Breitbart. Represents a group of people dressed in white lab coats, calling themselves “United States Frontline Physicians,” …
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