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 …
Read More »Chipotle suspended a manager after Darius Leonard said he had a racial profile
The 24-year-old man, along with three other black men and a mixed-race woman, was eating at one of the casual chain’s locations in Florence, he explained in an Instagram video posted on Thursday. Towards the end of your meal, Leonard said in the video that a manager approached the group …
Read More »United States consumer spending recovers; falling revenue, rising COVID-19 cases looming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US consumer spending rebounded in the largest amount on record in May, but earnings are unlikely to be sustainable as revenue will decline and is expected to further decrease as Millions lose their unemployment checks starting next month. The surge in spending reported by the Commerce Department …
Read More »Coronavirus traces found in March 2019 wastewater sample, Spanish study shows
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish virologists have found traces of the new coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona wastewater collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the …
Read More »The Dow is falling as consumer spending disappoints
Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, record coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 534 …
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