China blames Canada for difficulties in relationship, demands Huawei executive be freed
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is escorted by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff during her arrival at Vancouver International airport in which she was arrested on a U.S. warrant, in a still image from video taken in Richmond, British…
MLB will not allow players to participate in Venezuelan baseball season: sources
Aug 5, 2019; San Francisco, CA, USA; A detailed view of baseballs prior to an MLB game. Mandatory Credit: Cody Glenn-USA TODAY Sports
August 22, 2019
CARACAS (Reuters) – Major League Baseball will not give permission for players to…
EU hopes to ease trade tension with U.S. at G7 summit, official says
French policemen stand guard near the Grande Plage beach ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
August 22, 2019
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union hopes to ease trade tensions with U.S.…
Banks call for order in Hong Kong as jewelers warn of trade fair dud
Students attend a rally to call for political reforms outside City Hall in Hong Kong, China, August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
August 22, 2019
By Twinnie Siu and Donny Kwok
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong banks published…
Exclusive: Biofuels company proposes to buy fire-damaged Philadelphia refinery
FILE PHOTO: The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery is shown after a fire that caused significant damage to the complex, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Laila Kearney/File Photo
August 22, 2019
By Laila…
California wildfire victims could get solar exemption
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California homeowners forced to rebuild because of a wildfire or other natural disaster would not have to install solar panels under a bill that has cleared the state Legislature.
California is the first state in…
Just 20 Miles From White House, Illegal Immigrant Rape Cases Keep Piling Up
This last month has been a particularly horrific one for residents of Montgomery County, Maryland — a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants just 20 miles from the White House.
In the last month alone, at least four illegal immigrants…
Patrick Byrne, Overstock CEO, resigns following 'deep state' comments
Patrick Byrne, the head of online retailer Overstock, resigned Thursday in the shadow of comments he made recently about multiple federal law enforcement investigations.
Mr. Byrne, Overstock’s founder and longtime chief executive,…
US manufacturing sector contracts for first time in nearly 10 years
U.S. manufacturing contracted in August for the first time in nearly a decade, the most recent indicator of the effect President Trump’s protracted trade war with China is having on the economy.
In August, the U.S. manufacturing…
Why Trump might be panicking about suburban women
The campaign to reelect President Donald Trump embarked on a special effort Thursday to mobilize suburban women across 13 battleground states.
The campaign is acting as if it believes these women are secretly MAGA voters through and…