$1.3 trillion dealmaking frenzy isn’t slowing down
No one knows for sure what the post-coronavirus era holds. But businesses are doing their best to get ready, announcing a wave of mergers and…
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Car-making nightmare could soon get a fix, thanks to Intel
Intel has a plan to help alleviate the global chip shortage that has hampered the automotive industry, among others. CEO Pat Gelsinger told Reuters…
Continue ReadingArmy officer was afraid for his life during a Virginia traffic stop, attorney says
A US Army officer feared for his life when two Virginia police officers pointed guns at him during a traffic stop, his attorney said. “He was…
Continue ReadingYes, police can pull you over for hanging an air freshener in your car
Moments before police fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop Sunday in a Minneapolis suburb, he called his mother and told her he’d…
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How the US hit its vaccine stride
With an average of 3.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered each day, the United States is on pace to hit another vaccination milestone:…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s brother says he was a big mama’s boy at Derek Chauvin’s trial as prosecution nears its end
Pausing every so often to wipe away tears, Philonise Floyd testified Monday at Derek Chauvin’s trial that his elder brother George Floyd was a…
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NBA, MLB and NHL postpone Minneapolis games following fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
The NBA, MLB and NHL postponed their Monday games In Minneapolis following the death of Daunte Wright, a Black man killed in a traffic stop Sunday.…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s President heads to the trenches as Russia masses its troops
Ankle-deep in thick black sludge, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky moves stealthily with his troops in single file through the warren of…
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Fauci says we can’t end mitigation measures now even with impressive vaccine rollout
While the rollout of vaccines in the United States is “really impressive,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN on Monday, Americans still need to…
Continue ReadingOne student is dead and a police officer was wounded after a shooting at a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee authorities say
A shooting at a Knoxville high school on Monday left a student dead and an officer injured, Tennessee officials said. Officers responded to reports…
Continue ReadingPolice fire tear gas at protesters in a second night of demonstrations after Minnesota officer fatally shoots Black man
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades Monday night as a crowd gathered to protest the killing of a Black man by a police officer in a Minneapolis…
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Biden calls for ‘peace and calm’ in the wake of Daunte Wright’s fatal encounter with police in Minnesota
President Joe Biden on Monday called for “peace and calm” in the wake of Daunte Wright’s fatal encounter with police in Minnesota,…
Continue ReadingThe first Black mayor in Brooklyn Center says Daunte Wright’s shooting is ‘unfathomable’
A young mayor has worked to unite ethnic groups in a Minneapolis suburb for years. The killing of a Black man is now bringing outrage to his city.…
Continue ReadingB.1.1.7 variant more transmissible but does not increase disease severity, two new studies suggest
Two new studies suggest that the B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is more transmissible, but the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration stands down on policing commission, focuses on legislative route instead
The Biden administration is standing down on a campaign promise to create a White House-led commission and instead moving forward with its efforts…
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Biden starts infrastructure push by meeting bipartisan group of lawmakers who could help shape $2 trillion proposal
President Joe Biden on Monday met with a group of lesser-known but influential lawmakers from both parties as he begins his push to get Capitol Hill…
Continue Reading10-year-old migrant boy seen in video had initially been expelled from US, CBP official says
A 10-year-old boy found walking alone in tears near the US-Mexico border had previously been expelled from the US with his mother under a Trump-era…
Continue ReadingOne of the Virginia police officers who pepper-sprayed an Army officer during a traffic stop has been fired
One of the police officers accused of using excessive force in a Virginia traffic stop has been fired following an investigation, the town manager…
Continue ReadingAlessandra Galloni to lead Reuters News
One of the world’s oldest and most prestigious newsrooms will be led by a female editor for the first time. Alessandra Galloni will be the next…
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Embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is denied a meeting with Trump
Rep. Matt Gaetz, who’s facing a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, was recently denied a meeting with Donald Trump at his…
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