HOUSTON (Reuters) – Florida and four other states posted daily highs for COVID-19 cases on Saturday, highlighting the worsening of the spread of the coronavirus in parts of the southern and western United States, prompting some officials to reverse their plans to reopen. The number of confirmed cases of the …
Read More »United States stops visas for Chinese officials for Hong Kong freedoms: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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ROCK HILL, SC (Reuters) – When Texas reopened bars for Memorial Day weekend last month, locked-in millennials and Gen Zers made the most of it, circumventing social distancing rules to pack clubs and pressing their credit card expenses in the next two weeks at 2019 levels. FILE PHOTO: The Handlebar …
Read More »House approves Washington, DC state by historic vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four decades after launching its campaign for the US state, Washington, DC, it was on the verge of taking a step toward becoming the 51st state, as the House of Representatives approved its admission on Friday. The bill passed in the Democrats-controlled House by a 232-180 vote, …
Read More »United States stops visas for Chinese officials for Hong Kong freedoms: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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