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1 in 4 US Workers Have Weighed Quitting
Fear of contracting the virus is a top concern for those working outside the home.
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Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the EU Commission.
WTO Says EU Can Put Tariffs on $4B of US Goods
The ruling amounts to one of the largest penalties handed down by the international organization.
Oct 14th, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., during a debate with Democratic challenger Amy McGrath in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 12, 2020.
McConnell Slates Revote on COVID Relief Plan
Talks on a larger deal fell apart this past weekend, probably for good.
Oct 14th, 2020
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FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent Michael Christman speaks in a video presented by Portuguese police chief inspector Paulo Goncalves, at left, during a news conference at the police headquarters in Lisbon, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. European and American officials say that they have arrested 20 individuals for allegedly belonging to an international ring that laundered millions of euros stolen by cybercriminals in an international police operation led by Portuguese investigators and the F.B.I.
Cybercrime Money-Launderers Busted by FBI
Oct 15th, 2020
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, left, is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.
EU Leaders Divided Over New Climate Goals for 2030
Oct 15th, 2020
The logo for JPMorgan Chase & Co. above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 16, 2019.
JPMorgan Puts $30B Toward Fixing Banking's Systemic Racism
Oct 9th, 2020
In this Oct. 16, 2018 file photo, Richard Branson appears at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles. Virgin Hyperloop One will build a certification center in West Virginia to test the high-speed transportation concept that uses enclosed pods to zip passengers underground at over 600 mph (966 kph). The company had received bids from 17 states in 2020 to build a 6-mile testing track and other facilities over hundreds of acres for its electromagnetic levitation transportation technology.
Virgin Hyperloop One Chooses Test Site
Oct 8th, 2020
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Yoo Myung-hee of Korea, left, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, July 2020.
South Korean, Nigerian Chosen as Finalists for Top WTO Job
The candidates ensure that a woman will hold the top job for the first time.
Oct 8th, 2020
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 24, 2020.
Fed Chairman: Lack of Further Stimulus Imperils Recovery
Jerome Powell noted the recovery slowed in recent months compared with rapid improvement in May and June.
Oct 7th, 2020
Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on 'Threats to the Homeland' Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Trump Administration to Sharply Limit Skilled-Worker Visas
New rules address who can obtain the visas and how much they should be paid.
Oct 6th, 2020
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3 Dead, 1 Hurt After Partial Building Collapse in Houston
The 15-story office building is set to be the new headquarters of Marathon Oil.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Former Tech CEO Gets Home Confinement for Admissions Bribe
He paid $300,000 to bribe his son's way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
Oct 6th, 2020
In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 file image made from video from the Office of the Governor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs into law a bill that establishes a task force to come up with recommendations on how to give reparations to Black Americans in Sacramento, Calif. A conservative legal group announced Monday, Oct. 5 that it sued to block California's first-in-the-nation law that requires hundreds of corporations based in the state to have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards.
Group Sues to Block Boardroom Diversity Law
The new measure cited statistics showing few of the 662 public corporations headquartered in California had Blacks or Latinos on their boards.
Oct 6th, 2020
Computer-generated image, taken from video created through artificial intelligence, shows a depiction of Joaquin Oliver, a teenager killed in the Parkland school massacre.
Parents Create AI Video of Slain Son to Spur Voters
Joaquin Oliver is begging his peers to cast the vote that he will never cast.
Oct 5th, 2020
De Nederlandsche Bank in Amsterdam, Oct. 12, 2009.
Billions in Bullion Shifted Ahead of Dutch Bank Rebuild
The Netherlands' central bank transported 14,000 gold bars and about 1,000 boxes of gold coins in a closely guarded operation.
Oct 5th, 2020
In this July 18, 2020 file photo a closed sign hangs in the window of a barber shop in Burbank, Calif. A critical snapshot of the job market and the economy to be released Friday, Oct. 2, is expected to show a further deceleration in hiring as the nation’s viral caseload creeps higher just as financial aid from the government has faded.
US Hiring Slows for 3rd Month in Sign of Struggling Economy
Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost — more than were shed during the entire 2008-2009 Great Recession.
Oct 2nd, 2020
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Suspect Arrested in Deadly Amazon Warehouse Shooting
One woman is dead after a Tuesday shooting at a Florida fulfillment center.
Oct 2nd, 2020
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Amazon Says Nearly 20,000 Workers Have Tested Positive
That's out of 1.37 million employees tested at Amazon and Whole Foods markets.
Oct 2nd, 2020
Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, during an Assembly vote in Sacramento, Sept. 13, 2017.
Calif. Gov. Signs Boardroom Diversity Law
California-based public corporations must have at least one board member from an "underrepresented community" by the end of next year.
Oct 1st, 2020