Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have bought a lavish new home — and fans are speculating it's because they're planning to give Archie a sibling. Since relocating to California earlier this year, the Sussexes lived in actor Tyler Perry's £13m Los Angeles mansion for several months. But in June they purchased their very own luxurious property in Montecito, Santa Barbara […]
Read moreThree main hospitals and half of clinics not functioning, leaving patients with a shortage of hospital beds. At least three main hospitals and half of the clinics in the Lebanese capital are not functioning following damage from last week’s devastating port explosion that killed more than 200 people and wounded thousands. Reporting from Beirut, Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith on Friday said shockwaves […]
Read moreUS country music star Dolly Parton has come out in support of Black Lives Matter, in a rare comment on politics. She told Billboard Magazine: “Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!” With a broad fan base that spans the right and the left, the singer generally eschews political subjects. Her comments come […]
Read moreNEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped on Friday as data out of China, the euro zone and the United States put a lid on expectations for a sustained global rebound, with traders already worried about a delay in U.S. fiscal stimulus. European shares were weighed further by a hit to travel stocks after Britain added more European countries, including France, […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service recently sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia warning that some mailed ballots may not arrive in time to be counted for the Nov. 3 election, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The ballot warnings were issued by the Postal Service at the end of July and obtained through a […]
Read more* China, U.S. July retail sales disappoint * Mexican peso outperforms peers for the week * Aeromexico surges after financing announcement * JBS, Natura top gainers in Brazil * U.S.-China trade talks over the weekend awaited (Updates prices) By Shreyashi Sanyal and Susan Mathew Aug 14 (Reuters) – Mexico’s peso firmed for the fourth straight session on Friday on signs […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers said on Friday that the union’s executive council had endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president, warning “the very survival” of the U.S. Postal Service is at stake. The union criticized Republican President Donald Trump and his administration for refusing “to provide the necessary financial relief that would strengthen the agency […]
Read moreBOSTON (Reuters) – Starboard Value said on Friday that it sold nearly three quarters of its stake in eBay Inc (EBAY.O) during the second quarter when the activist investment firm also ended its proxy fight at the ecommerce company. At the end of June, Starboard owned 2,090,000 eBay shares, down 73% from the 7,920,000 it owned at the end of […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is ready to move stimulus money into a U.S. economy hard hit by the coronavirus crisis, but blamed Democrats for holding up a deal in talks that broke down a week ago. The Republican-led Senate and Democratic-controlled House of Representatives went into an informal recess after last week’s negotiations […]
Read morePompeo says Trump wrote to Assad, who the US wants deposed, to request help finding Austin Tice, missing since 2012. US President Donald Trump wrote to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in March to propose “direct dialogue” about the case of Austin Tice, a journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed in a statement on […]
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