FILE PHOTO: Dividers are seen inside a trading post on the trading floor as preparations are made for the return to trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid June 25, 2021 By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index hit […]
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U.S. says Georgia voting law targets Black voters, sues to block it
People gather during a stop on the Freedom Ride For Voting Rights at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers June 25, 2021 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department will file a lawsuit on Friday challenging a Georgia election law that […]
Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin denied new trial hours before sentencing in murder of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin attends closing arguments during his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd with his defense attorney Eric Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via Reuters A Minnesota judge […]
Amazon acquires secure chat app used by government agencies
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks during the WSJDLive Global Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California, on October 25, 2016 Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s cloud-computing business has acquired Wickr, an encrypted messaging platform used by government agencies and enterprises, the company announced Friday. […]
Watch live: Garland announces lawsuit against Georgia over its voting law
The Justice Department is suing the state of Georgia over its voting law, Attorney General Merrick Garland and the head of the department’s Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, announced Friday, arguing that it violates the Voting Rights Act. Georgia’s new election law, signed by GOP Governor Brian Kemp in March, […]
Virgin Galactic jumps 35% after getting the green light from the FAA to fly passengers to space
VSS Unity is released from carrier aircraft VMS Eve during the launch of its third spaceflight on May 22, 2021. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted the company the license it needs to fly passengers on future spaceflights, a key hurdle as the venture […]
Number of unaccounted for rises as authorities learn who was in collapsed condo building
Number of unaccounted for rises as authorities learn who was in collapsed condo building – CBS News<!–http://vidtech.cbsinteractive.com/avia-js/1.6.0/player/avia.min.js http://vidtech.cbsinteractive.com/avia-js/1.6.0/plugins/ui/avia.ui.min.js –> Watch CBSN Live The number of people who are unaccounted for following the Florida building collapse rose to 159 on Friday, officials said. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports from the […]
Vice President Kamala Harris visiting U.S.-Mexico border today
Vice President Kamala Harris visiting U.S.-Mexico border today – CBS News<!–http://vidtech.cbsinteractive.com/avia-js/1.6.0/player/avia.min.js http://vidtech.cbsinteractive.com/avia-js/1.6.0/plugins/ui/avia.ui.min.js –> Watch CBSN Live Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time in her role leading the Biden administration’s immigration response. Abby Livingston, the Washington bureau chief for the Texas Tribune, joined CBSN […]
Virgin Galactic jumps 30% after getting the green light from the FAA to fly passengers to space
VSS Unity is released from carrier aircraft VMS Eve during the launch of its third spaceflight on May 22, 2021. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted the company the license it needs to fly passengers on future spaceflights, a key hurdle as the venture […]
Illinois man charged in officer attack during Jan. 6 riot
A man has become at least the 11th Illinois resident to be charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and the first of the approximately 500 arrested in the insurrection to be accused of assaulting a member of the media ByThe Associated Press June 25, 2021, 2:39 […]