With their country in economic catastrophe, tens of thousands of Venezuelans have fled to the Caribbean country in recent years.(Image credit: Andrea De Silva/Reuters)
REUTERS/Carlos BarriaPresident Donald TrumpThere’s an old saying for those of us who spend too much time obsessing on politics that fresh poll numbers are “crack cocaine for political junkies.” It’s funny because it’s true.
I’m old...
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Members of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, according to a Reuters witness and...
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Xi calls for China to ‘stay the course’: CNBC
World stocks fall on Tues as Fed appears set to raise rates: Reuters
S&P 500 dropped to 14-mo low on Monday: Reuters
German business confidence eased for 4th straight month in Dec:...
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Qualcomm wants iPhones to be banned in China despite the recently-released iOS update supposed to address the patent violation that led to a local court granting an injunction on Apple’s smartphones.
The company said in a statement for Reuters...
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A report from Reuters claims that Johnson & Johnson apparently knew that there were asbestos — or microscopic fibers that can cause cancer — in its baby powder productsEarlier this year, J&J were ordered by a judge to pay over $4...
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Suspicious traffic to a Twitter Inc user forum appears to be part of a government-backed activity coming from China and Russia, a Twitter spokesman told Reuters via email on Monday. The company does not know the reason for the activity, but notified...
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From Reuters: Dec 17 (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. health insurers, hospitals, and healthcare companies fell on Monday after a federal judge ruled that Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law was unconstitutional.
Obamacare officially...
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The kingdom said the Senate's position is "based on baseless allegations and accusations" that distort the truth, and accused U.S. lawmakers of interfering in its affairs.(Image credit: Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Reuters)
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Johnson & Johnson shares plummeted after a Reuters report said the company knew for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos yet kept that information from regulators and the public.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) fell as much as 11...
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Malaysia filed criminal charges Monday against Goldman Sachs and two ex-employees of the bank in an alleged money laundering and corruption scheme tied to a state-owned fund, Reuters reported. The charges mark the first time...
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White House prepares for government shutdown: LA Times
China tightens control on economic data as economy weakens: SCMP
US on Monday criticizes China’s ‘unfair competitive practices’: Reuters
Saudi Arabia blasts US Senate resolutions...
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A German union plans to strike major Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) facilities in Germany. According to Reuters: German trade union Verdi called on workers at two Amazon logistic centers to strike on...
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Was there a carcinogen in the baby powder, all this time?
According to an investigation by Reuters, “Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder.”
Some of the 11,700 plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the...
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A damaged sculpture in Paris. | (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A soldier rests in Mukoko village, Democratic Republic of Congo. | (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)
A migrant climbs the U.S. border wall in Tijuana, Mexico. | (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
An...
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Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Alfred Brownell Demonstrators gather outside a court after the trial of the men charged with the murder of indigenous activist Berta Caceres, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras November 29, 2018 (Photo: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters)
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Johnson & Johnson shares tumbled Friday following a Reuters report claiming the company knew its talcum baby powder contained asbestos for decades.
REUTERS/Anthony BolanteIn many ways, the time is more than ripe to legalize marijuana.Is it time to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Minnesota? The answer may be yes, but when and how it is done in Minnesota is a critical...
President Trump’s search for a new White House chief of staff is centering around former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, senior adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Reuters reports.
While other candidates remain,...
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