The state, up for grabs in the presidential election, has become a coronavirus hot spot. “It’s too late” to solve, one mayor says. By Julie Bosman OSHKOSH, Wis. — Steve VanderLoop, 64, heard that several of his co-workers at a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin had fallen ill from Covid-19. Then there was his brother-in-law’s entire […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The Trump administration was blocked from restricting H-1B visas that highly skilled foreign technology workers rely on to work in the US. The ruling conflicts with a pair of decisions in September in similar cases. US District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland, California, agreed with several big US business groups, which argued […]
The RCMP has apologized for a tweet commemorating Orange Shirt Day that failed to acknowledge how Indigenous children were in many cases forced to attend residential schools. The post, published Wednesday morning, featured a photo of RCMP employees wearing orange to “honour and remember Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools.” The language […]
1 MESSY AFFAIR Tuesday night was less a debate and more a spectacle. United States President Donald Trump, 74, did the lion’s share of interruptions, frequently talking over his opponent Joe Biden, 77, and heckling him. Mr Biden, who often could barely get a word in, was occasionally thrown off balance. “Will you shut up, […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Oct 1) he likes his debates with Joe Biden just the way they are and opposes potential changes to try and prevent repetition of the chaos that marred their first clash. The US presidential debates organisers announced on Wednesday that “additional structure” is needed “to ensure […]
CALISTOGA, UNITED STATES (AFP) – The Silverado Trail has long been a place of dreams for Napa Valley wine lovers as it winds gently through vineyards and on to Calistoga. California’s Glass Fire turned much of that dream to ash, destroying a three-star restaurant at Meadowood resort, torching wineries such as Chateau Boswell, and tainting […]
Proposals giving tenants the right to purchase their building are being revived as the coronavirus puts renters at risk. By Clyde Haberman Even before the coronavirus pandemic rang down the curtain on much of the U.S. economy, times could be tough for the roughly 110 million Americans living in rental housing. For many of them, […]
When hundreds of supporters of President Trump gathered for a Labor Day rally in Oregon, a man in the signature black-and-gold shirt of the Proud Boys approached the crowd with a welcoming smile. If the Republican activists ever needed security for an event, said the man, Flip Todd, the Proud Boys were available. They had […]
The group of Trump campaign officials came carrying cellphone cameras and a determination to help the president’s re-election efforts in Philadelphia. But they were asked to leave the city’s newly opened satellite election offices on Tuesday after being told local election laws did not permit them to monitor voters coming to request and complete absentee […]
A vast study in India of nearly 85,000 coronavirus cases and almost 600,000 of their contacts offers some surprising findings and important insights. By Jonathan Wolfe This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Russia moves closer to approving its second vaccine. […]