Mnuchin says COVID aid checks would spur more jobs than unemployment supplement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would rather send $600 checks (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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U.S. airlines say vaccine cargo could help restart passenger flights
By Tracy Rucinski
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines are preparing for a massive airlift of COVID-19 vaccines that will (More…)
Explainer: How Canada will vaccinate its population against COVID-19
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Wednesday approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner (More…)
Trump and 17 states back Texas bid at Supreme Court
By Jan Wolfe and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to (More…)
Agreement elusive on U.S. coronavirus relief as bipartisan group releases plan details
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that lawmakers were still striving (More…)
Cabin fever: Singapore cruise passengers stuck in rooms after COVID-19 case
By Chen Lin and Yi Shu Ng
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Royal Caribbean “cruise-to-nowhere” from Singapore confined nearly 1,700 passengers (More…)
Nevada’s top court rejects Trump campaign’s appeal to overturn election results
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court of Nevada rejected an appeal late Tuesday from President Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn the (More…)
U.S. CDC reports 282,785 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 14,823,129 cases of the new coronavirus, (More…)
As pandemic lifelines expire, Americans in housing free fall
By Michelle Conlin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Clarence Hamer doesn’t expect to hang on to his house much longer.
His (More…)
As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who’s essential
By Tina Bellon and Richa Naidu
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers (More…)
