SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election. FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos/File Photo In the United States,
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejected three Democratic efforts on Tuesday to obtain documents and evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance along lines favorable to Trump. As the third impeachment trial in U.S. history began in earnest, senators voted 53-47 along party lines to block
The spring-summer couture season is upon is, and Paris is burning with feathered eye masks at Giambattista Vallii, space-age Mesozoic gowns courtesy of Iris Van Herpen’s signature aesthetic, and Bella Hadid in a ’50s prom dress thanks to Alexandre Vauthier. Plus, it’s not couture season without a few wedding dresses, and Chanel’s version veers more
BETHEL, Alaska (Reuters) – The U.S. Census Bureau, after being delayed for several hours by inclement weather, launched its latest once-in-a-decade head count of Americans on Tuesday in one of the most remote corners of the country – a tiny Alaska Native village on the Bering Sea coast. U.S. Census Bureau Director, Dr. Steven Dillingham
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a joint news conference with Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado (not pictured) at the Presidential house in San Jose, Costa Rica January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate SAN JOSE (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke “irresponsibly” in remarks
Four Tet has announced a new album, Sixteen Oceans. The producer posted a photo of a sticky note outlining the tracklist on Instagram with the caption “The new album is done.” Sixteen Oceans arrives March 2020. See the full tracklist below. The record follows his last LP, 2017’s New Energy, a pair of live LPs,
FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Grimes, Iowa, U.S., January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that if elected to the White House she would ask for the resignations of
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Major central banks are looking at the case for issuing their own digital currencies, the Bank of England and European Central Bank said on Tuesday, amid a growing debate over the future of money and who controls it. FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure is seen on representations of the virtual currency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on Tuesday blasted the top Senate Republican’s proposed rules for U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, saying its failure to guarantee witnesses or that evidence gathered by investigators would be allowed into the record was tantamount to rigging the proceedings. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to
BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from a mysterious flu-like virus in China climbed to six on Tuesday as new cases surged beyond 300 and authorities fretted about the added risk from millions of Chinese traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday. Round the world, airports tightened screening of travelers from China as officials confirmed
FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo CHICAGO (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) aims to add more plant-based food and drinks to its menu, make its packaging reusable and invest in better waste-management, CEO Kevin Johnson said on Tuesday,
Sophie Turner, Zoë Kravitz and Jennifer Aniston all looked amazing at the SAG Awards. (Photos: Getty Images) Awards season is in full swing and while the Golden Globes and Oscars typically serve the most memorable looks, stars pulled out the big guns for the SAG Awards on January 19. For the first time in maybe
A new TV spot for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) reveals a comic-accurate costume for Huntress. Birds of Prey will be the next film to be released in the DC Extended Universe, focusing on Harley Quinn and the villain Black Mask. The movie will be Margot Robbie’s second time playing Quinn, but she will have the help of
Oscar nominations continue to make a difference at the box office, and the box office continues to be important to Oscar contenders. At a time when prestigious, financially risky award bets are often destined to Netflix, nothing beats having that extra exhilaration from great ticket sales, as studios vie to raise the profiles of their
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court is to decide on Tuesday whether to dissolve the opposition Future Forward Party, in a ruling that could strengthen the military-backed government’s majority in parliament. FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s opposition Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit speaks to his supporters as he leaves after reporting to a Bangkok police station
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares took a sudden lurch lower on Tuesday as a ripple of risk aversion swept markets, though analysts could find no obvious trigger for the move. Investors look at computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song Safe-haven bonds and the yen