SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Indian PM Modi in meeting with President Donald Trump in New York. (ANI photo)
NEW YORK - India and the United States may soon sign a trade deal, President Donal Trump said Tuesday at his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We will have trade deal very soon,” Trump said at the bilateral meet with Modi on the...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
FILE PHOTO: Visitors pass by the logo of Google at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
LUXEMBOURG - If you want your past to be forgotten on the internet, it might be best to move to Europe.
Google (GOOGL.O) will not have to apply Europe’s “right...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Climate activists participate in a 'Shut Down DC' protest to urge action on the climate crisis, on Independence Avenue near Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of activists blocked major intersections across the nation's capital on Monday, demanding immediate government action on climate change.
Under the banner of...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld slammed President Donald Trump's contacts with the government of Ukraine in a television interview on Monday morning, calling Trump's actions "treason."
"Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election. That's not just undermining democratic institutions. That is treason. It's treason...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 140 for 1 (de Kock 79*, Reeza 28, Bavuma 27*) beat India 134 for 9 (Dhawan 36, Rabada 3-39, Beuran 2-14, Fortuin 2-19) by nine wickets
BENGRU, KARNATAKA - Testing left-arm seam from Beuran Hendricks, making his first appearance of the series, and a breezy half-century from Quinton de Kock led South Africa...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Travelers dine on the Amtrak Crescent as it rolls through Catlett, Va., on Sept. 9. - Harrison Keely
Harrison Keely’s most fond memories of riding Amtrak all include snapshots of the dining car. The shiny silverware and white linens. Enjoying thick slices of French toast covered with powdered sugar and drenched in syrup while taking in the scenery....
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
PM Modi attended a roundtable with 17 CEOs of energy companies that were together worth $1 trillion and had operations in more than 150 countries, including India, which they want to grow. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his fourth visit to the US on Saturday with a "Howdy Houston?" tweet and a...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
Major General Juergen-Joachim von Sandrart (L) of the German Bundeswehr and Colonel Joe Hilbert of the US Army arrive for a press briefing during the Allied Spirit X international military exercises at the U.S. 7th Army training center on April 9, 2019 near Hohenfels, Germany. Approximately 5,600 soldiers, including around 1,300 from the U.S. and the rest...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
The halls of Congress are crowded with millionaires
Nobody goes into the public sector to make a fortune, yet Capitol Hill is crowded with millionaires. About half of all U.S. senators are estimated to have a net worth of at least a million dollars. Meanwhile, the typical American household is worth about $109,000.
A well-heeled legislative branch is not...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Stocks fell Friday on news that Chinese officials were cutting short their visit to the U.S., dampening hope around trade negotiations between the two countries.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 159.72 points lower, or 0.6% at 26,935.07. The S&P 500 pulled back 0.5% to 2,992.09. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.8% to 8,117.67.
The major indexes also snapped a...
