Hillsborough County, Florida, the country’s eighth-largest district, will announce its decision on August 3. Her school board previously rejected a virtual learning plan for the first nine weeks of school. This is how the other large school districts, starting Thursday, plan to reopen while dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Orange …
Read More »Pompeo insists that ‘the situation is changing’ in China at a controversial hearing in the US Senate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Thursday that “the situation is changing” in deals with China, citing international support for Washington’s policies even as he expressed “dismay” at the number of countries supporting Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong Reflecting mounting tensions between the …
Read More »China says the United States fuels new cold war due to presidential elections
LONDON (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of fanning a new Cold War because certain politicians were looking for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the US presidential election in November. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain Liu Xiaoming gestures during a press conference in …
Read More »Three Chicago police officers shot
One officer was shot in the chin and protective vest, another was hit in the hip, and a bullet struck a third officer’s protective vest, according to Brown. All three were transported to hospitals, along with two other officers with chest pains. His conditions were not immediately disclosed. Dr. Samuel …
Read More »Canada’s Trudeau to testify in parliamentary committee amid ethical investigation
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a rare appearance before a parliamentary committee on Thursday amid questions about the government’s decision to allow a charity with ties to his family to administer a major student grant program . FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends …
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