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Coronavirus leaves more Americans dead than WWI
With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I,…
U.S. bank profits plunge 70% on coronavirus loss provisioning
U.S. bank profits fell by 69.6% to $18.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 from the year prior as banks felt the economic impact…
US retail sales in record monthly rebound
American shoppers returned in force in May, fuelling a record 17.7% monthly gain in retail spending after the lockdown triggered devastating declines in the previous…
U.S. emergency trafficking hotline says calls spiked under lockdown
The number of people seeking emergency shelter to escape human trafficking surged in the month following U.S. lockdown orders implemented to slow the spread of…
For U.S. blacks, Latinos, no sign of a broadly rising tide
The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have opened a broader discussion about racial inequality in the United States. The…
US Supreme Court rules Civil Rights Act protects LGBT workers from discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from…
Systemic racism slows economic growth: Dallas Fed chief Kaplan
Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said…
International Criminal Court oversight chief ‘deeply regrets’ US decision to target officials investigating Afghanistan war crimes
Responding to the decision of the United States Government to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and their family members, O-Gon Kwon, President of the…
France calls on US to withdraw sanctions targeting ICC staff
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called on the US to withdraw sanctions targeting ICC staff investigating the US campaign in Afghanistan.France on Friday…
U.S. cannot shut down economy again, Treasury’s Mnuchin says
The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, adding that more than $1…
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