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Sun, July 12, 2020 | 09:11
Gold above $1,800 an ounce, first time since 2011
Gold above $1,800 an ounce, first time since 2011
Gold reached above $1,800 an ounce Wednesday for the first time since 2011, with the precious metal benefitting from its haven status as the coronavirus outbreak triggers global economy fears. Gold hit $1,800.86 an ounce around 0830 GMT on the London Bullion Market, the highest level in 8.5 years, as a weaker dollar also makes the metal priced in the US unit attractive to inv...
2020-07-08 21:03
US to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online
US to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online
"The U.S. Department of State will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and/or programs that are fully online for the fall semester, nor will the U.S. Customs and Border Protection permit these students to enter the United States," ICE said. The agency added that F-1 students who attend schools that provide a mixture of online and in-person classes will be permitte...
2020-07-07 10:21
Russian bounties further strain Trump's bond with veterans
Russian bounties further strain Trump's bond with veterans
They didn't like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier when Trump, as commander in chief, abandoned Kurdish allies in the Middle East. And they were upset again last month when he threatened to deploy troops against American protesters.
2020-07-01 21:52
Shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy
Shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy
Chesapeake Energy filed for Chapter 11 on Sunday, becoming the largest U.S. oil and gas producer to seek bankruptcy protection in recent years as it bowed to heavy debts and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on energy markets.
2020-06-29 20:06
IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus
IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus
The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months ago
2020-06-24 22:18
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations.
2020-06-23 10:06
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end 'Dreamer' immigrant program
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end 'Dreamer' immigrant program
The US Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's anti-immigration efforts a fresh blow Thursday when it rejected his cancellation of a program protecting 700,000 "Dreamers," undocumented migrants brought to the United States as children. In the high court's second rebuff of administration policies this week, justices said Trump's 2017 move to cancel his predecessor Barack ...
2020-06-19 10:16
Bolton claims Trump asked China to help him get reelected
Bolton claims Trump asked China to help him get reelected
U.S. President Donald Trump ``pleaded'' with China's Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven by political calculations when making national security decisions. The White House worked furiously to block the book, asking a federal court for a...
2020-06-18 11:05
Trump says US is not 'policeman of the world'
Trump says US is not 'policeman of the world'
As the nation continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point's graduating class Saturday to ``never forget'' the legacy of soldiers before them who fought a bloody war to ``extinguish the evil of slavery.'' Trump's appeal to remember history came as his own relationship with the military is under strain from the unrelenting criticism he and...
2020-06-14 15:12
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Trump administration reverses Obama-era health protections for transgender people
Trump administration reverses Obama-era health protections for transgender people
In a move applauded by President Donald Trump's conservative religious base, his administration on Friday finalized a rule that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. The Department of Health and Human Services said it will enforce sex discrimination protections ``according to the plain meaning of the word `sex' as ma...
2020-06-14 09:16
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