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Trump says nominating acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Wolf to permanent post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary, Chad Wolf, to permanently serve in the role of agency Secretary. ...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. Senate Democrats unveil $400 billion-a-year plan to tackle climate change
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a wide-ranging plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than $400 billion a year to eliminate U....
Aug 25, 2020
Hurricane Laura approaches U.S. Gulf Coast forcing tens of thousands to evacuate
(Reuters) - Hurricane Laura was bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, threatening fierce winds and storm surge from San Luis Pass, Texas to Ocean Springs, Mississippi and prompting thousands...
Aug 25, 2020
Canada has effectively moved to block China’s Huawei from 5G, but can’t say so
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network that has not formally blocked Huawei from 5G networks, but it has effectively done just th...
Aug 25, 2020
Trump administration ‘fine’ with China’s trade deal implementation: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trump administration officials are satisfied that China is implementing the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, following a high-level call to review progress, White Hous...
Aug 25, 2020
Factbox: Coronavirus in U.S. Congress: 17 members have tested or been presumed positive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 17 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - nine Republicans and seven Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19, with Sena...
Aug 25, 2020
American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs when U.S. aid expires in October
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Tuesday it will cut 19,000 U.S. jobs in October as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on air travel, unless the government extends...
Aug 25, 2020
Hurricane Laura poses biggest threat to U.S. oil in 15 years
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil production shutdowns in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are approaching the level of 2005's Hurricane Katrina, and coastal refiners on Tuesday scrambled to cut processing ahead of a ma...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly falls in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell for second straight month in August as households worried about the economic outlook. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence ...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. new home sales beat expectations in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased to their highest level in more than 13-1/2 years in July as the housing market continues to show strong immunity to the COVID-19 ...
Aug 25, 2020
