(Reuters) – California, Florida and Texas, the three largest states in the US, all set one-day records of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, a count by Reuters and the Miami-area school district showed. He said that the students would not return to the classrooms. when the new academic year begins when …
Read More »At stake for suburban votes, Trump rescinds Obama-era fair housing rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration was rescinding a regulation aimed at combating discriminatory housing practices and segregation, in his latest attempt to increase his support in the suburbs while seeking reelection. The rule, the Affirmatively Fair Housing Promotion Mandate, was established …
Read More »US tenants owe $ 21.5 billion in back rent; Republicans do not offer eviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than $ 21.5 billion in past-due rent looms over Americans struggling to make ends meet, global advisory firm Stout, Risius and Ross estimated Wednesday as Republicans and Democrats scramble for a new aid package COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: Sandra Cruz, who lost her job due to …
Read More »Trump Pentagon Nominee Faces Grilled Senate After Islamophobia Claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump’s most divisive candidate for a senior Pentagon position to date is expected to face a controversial Senate nomination hearing on Thursday, and is likely Democratic lawmakers criticize him for comments they consider Islamophobic. FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon logo is seen behind the …
Read More »The Fed chief says the surge in the coronavirus slows down the US economic recovery.
(Reuters) – The rise in coronavirus cases in the United States is beginning to weigh on economic activity, the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, vowing that the United States central bank “will do what we can, and for as long as necessary. ” “To limit damage and …
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