(Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as increases in large tech and internet companies and oil price gains outweighed concerns about the latest U.S.-China tensions and downbeat sentiment from the annual meeting of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower
Month: May 2020
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president on Monday urged Washington to investigate “all” officials, including members of elite U.S. law enforcement agencies, with ties to a former Mexican security minister accused of taking bribes from a top drug gang. FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s former Public Security Minister Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico City November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Tomas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An internal U.S. government document projects a surge in coronavirus cases and a sharp rise in daily deaths by June 1, the New York Times reported on Monday, even as President Donald Trump urged states to lift restrictions to quell the pandemic. The document, based on modeling by the Centers for
Seeing Josh Gad do a Danny DeVito impression may or may not work well, but it’s just as likely that Phil could end up being handled differently in a live-action remake. Again, like the Genie, Will Smith’s live-action version, while still being inspired by Robin Williams character, played to Will Smith’s comedic strengths rather than
FILE PHOTO: Hafthor Julius Bjornsson arrives for the premiere of the final season of “Game of Thrones” at Radio City Music Hall in New York, U.S., April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo (Reuters) – Icelandic actor and strongman Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record for the deadlift on Saturday when he lifted 1,104 pounds (501
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper takes questions during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ROME (Reuters) – Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, describing Chinese efforts to
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday asked the Senate to find any documents tied to an allegation he sexually assaulted a former aide in 1993, after personally denying the accusation publicly for the first time. “No, it is not true. I’m saying unequivocally it never, never happened,” Biden told MSNBC
(Reuters) – J. Crew Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a plan to hand over control to lenders, adding to a list of brick-and-mortar retailers pushed to the brink by widespread store closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A customer walks into a clothing retailer J.Crew store in Manhattan,
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a “travel bubble” between the two countries, even as Australia on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks. FILE PHOTO: A medical personnel administers tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing centre in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates, but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the year’s end. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox
Dads can be tough to shop for, so we often end up circling back to the same basic, boring Father’s Day gifts. This year, beam internally as you watch him unwrap something he genuinely won’t be expecting instead. Surprise him by creatively tailoring your gift to his interests: a pasta maker so he can make
Gotham’s baddies are such a weird bunch. You’d think Batwoman Season 1 Episode 18 would be the moment Batwoman’s identity was blown since Sabatino literally has her tied up on a wheeled dolly. But, no, his business instinct is to first auction off the right to kill her, and THEN reveal her identity to all
Exclusive Heather Locklear‘s ready to make nice. And, the feeling’s mutual with cops 2 years after she went on the attack against them. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Heather’s recently been working to repair her relationship with law enforcement, starting with simple acts like stopping Sheriff’s deputies around town and saying hello. She’s
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s state-supported “StopCOVID” contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said on Sunday. Golden Statues at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel tower wear protective masks during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair, dictated by adherence to tradition by an institution historically resistant to altering its ways. Come Monday, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, all that changes. The building of the U.S. Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020.
(Reuters) – With the largest U.S. airlines now set to mandate – and provide – facial coverings for all passengers over the next two weeks, many are turning their focus to other measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during air travel. FILE PHOTO: An airline pilot walks through Reagan National Airport during