(Reuters) – When polls show Texans continue to be frustrated with President Donald Trump’s response amid a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases, Democrats say they have a real chance to turn a long-held dream into reality : winning the state presidential contest for the first time in more than four …
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PHOTO PHOTO: Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Speaks at the Global Interdependence Center Members’ Delegation Event in Mexico City, Mexico, February 27, 2020. REUTERS / Edgard Garrido / File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States would have to implement another support package to ensure workers can …
Read More »Police officer in Hong Kong over newspapers filmed in real time as China flexes muscles
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Six weeks after China imposed sweeping national security laws in Hong Kong, police cracked down on media tycoon Jimmy Lai, one of Beijing’s most outspoken critics in the city. Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is being held under national security law after a Hong Kong police officer …
Read More »Note: Microsoft’s TikTok bid spots Windows maker history with China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has emerged as the most likely buyer of the US operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese short video app that prepares US President Donald Trump for effective bans on national security grounds. PHILO PHOTO: A person walks past a Microsoft logo at the Microsoft …
Read More »China sends fighter jets as US health chief visits Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force planes briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait midline on Monday and were tracked down by Taiwanese rockets, the Taiwanese government said as US health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer support to President Donald Trump . Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the …
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