Equifax CEO Richard Smith announced his sudden retirement Tuesday following a massive data breach at the credit reporting company earlier this year. Smith and Equifax says they learned of the hack in late July but waited until September 7 to inform its customers about the incident, which may have further compromised the personal information of…
read moreThe United States has asked China not to implement its new cybersecurity law and is concerned it could damage global trade in services, a U.S. document published by the World Trade Organization showed on Tuesday. China ushered in a tough new cybersecurity law in June, following years of fierce debate around the move that many…
read moreIt is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump’s merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found. In the months since she took her White House role, public information about the companies importing…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump voiced his support Tuesday for fans booing National Football League players who have been kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before games to protest racism in the country. At a Monday night game, Dallas Cowboy players, along with team owner Jerry Jones, knelt as a team on the field…
read morePolitical consultant Roger Stone, a longtime associate of U.S. President Donald Trump, said he has “no involvement” in alleged collusion with Russia linked to last year’s presidential election, ahead of his House intelligence committee for testimony Tuesday. In an opening statement released before the closed-door session, Stone says it is clear there was a foreign…
read moreHouse Democrats urged immediate action on the fate of 800,000 undocumented young people brought to the U.S. as children Monday, using an unusual procedural move that would force Republican leadership to bring a bill resolving their status up for a floor vote. “This is our number one priority, it must be done and we should…
read moreRepublican senators Monday introduced a bill that, if passed, would create a pathway to citizenship for potentially more than 2 million undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. Senators Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, along with co-sponsors James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, and Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, announced…
read moreU.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Monday that Congress was committed to relief efforts in Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria last week. “The stories and images coming out of Puerto Rico are devastating,” Ryan said in a statement. “Congress is working with the administration to ensure necessary resources get to…
read moreFour in five Americans support a right to residency for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, a new poll by ABC News and the Washington Post showed Monday. The data, which indicates 86 percent of respondents across the political spectrum back the policy, comes just weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration…
read moreGlobal accountancy firm Deloitte has been hit by a sophisticated hack that resulted in breach of confidential information and plans from some of its biggest clients, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on Monday. Deloitte — one of the big four professional services providers — confirmed to the newspaper it had been hit by a hack, but it said…
read moreA disgraced former U.S. congressman whose criminal case played a pivotal role in last year’s presidential election was sentenced to 21 months in prison Monday for sending a sexually suggestive picture to an underage girl. Anthony Weiner, who once represented a New York district in Congress, wept as U.S. District Judge Denise Cote handed down…
read moreJohn McCain faced a choice that balanced friendship, party loyalty and his convictions. He made the decision some of his closest advisers expected. Looking at the twilight of his career and a grim cancer diagnosis, the Republican senator from Arizona who prides himself on an independent streak could not be moved to go along with…
read moreAirbnb is launching local tours and other experiences in New York City this week with a special host. Her listing promises an “unforgettable shoe-shopping experience’” and her bio describes her as an “actor, producer, businesswoman” and “proud New Yorker.” She’s Sarah Jessica Parker of ‘Sex and the City’ fame and she’ll be taking four…
read morePoised to reveal a tax plan that is a pillar of his economic policy and delivering on a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump is promising “The largest tax cut in the history of our country.” Trump’s declarations came as the health care legislation brought forward by Republicans teetered near failure. He said his “primary focus”…
read morePresident Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, occasionally used his personal email account to communicate with colleagues in the White House, his lawyer said Sunday. Between January and August, Kushner sent or responded to fewer than 100 emails from White House officials from his private account, attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement. “These…
read moreTravelers to the United States from eight countries will face new restrictions under a revised travel ban order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. The new rules, which take effect on Oct. 18, affect citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. U.S. officials said these countries have refused…
read moreOn the campaign trail last year, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought the support of black voters by asking them, “What the hell do you have to lose?” An answer came during the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual legislative conference this past week: Everything. “We are losing essential freedoms,” said Brittany Packnett, who became…
read moreIraq on Sunday urged foreign countries to stop importing crude directly from its autonomous Kurdistan region and to restrict oil trading to the central government. The call, published in statement from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office, came in retaliation for the Kurdistan Regional Government’s plan to hold a referendum on independence on Monday. The central…
read moreWashington’s gaze shifts southward this week to the state of Alabama, where a Republican primary contest for a U.S. Senate seat will be decided Tuesday. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, President Donald Trump put his prestige on the line by campaigning for incumbent Luther Strange, who has trailed in the polls against a firebrand conservative challenger…
read moreSwiss voters rejected raising women’s retirement age to 65 in a referendum on Sunday on shoring up the wealthy nation’s pension system as a wave of Baby Boomers stops working. Authorities pushing the first serious reform of the pension system in two decades had warned that old-age benefits were increasingly at risk as life expectancy…
read moreSunday’s national election in Germany will sound the starting gun for a renewed debate on fixing flaws in Europe’s shared currency to prevent future crises. France’s new president Emmanuel Macron has made it clear he is willing to push for change to strengthen the euro and is expected to make proposals in a major…
read moreTwo more Republican U.S. senators voiced opposition Sunday to the party’s latest plan to dismantle nationwide health care policies championed by former Democratic president Barack Obama, crucial votes that could doom the repeal effort this week. Senator Susan Collins of Maine told CNN she finds it “very difficult” to imagine herself voting to upend the…
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