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Afghanistan's first female-only gym

Afghanistan's first female-only gym

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Afghan women are flexing their muscles at the first female-only gym in their country.

Missouri governor tests positive for COVID-19

Missouri governor tests positive for COVID-19

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19.

Two police officers shot in Louisville amid protests over Breonna Taylor ruling

Two police officers shot in Louisville amid protests over Breonna Taylor ruling

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Two police officers were shot and wounded late on Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests of a grand jury ruling decried by civil rights activists as a miscarriage of justice in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in M...

Seoul says North Korea killed missing South Korean official

Seoul says North Korea killed missing South Korean official

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing earlier this week, before dousing his body in oil and setting it on fire in what was likely an effort to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, South Korea’s milit...

Disney delays 'Black Widow' in new setback for cinemas

Disney delays 'Black Widow' in new setback for cinemas

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Walt Disney on Wednesday postponed the release of superhero movie 'Black Widow' and Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' until 2021, a setback to cinema operators hoping for a late-year surge in moviegoing.

Trump says may block stricter FDA guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine

Trump says may block stricter FDA guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said he may or may not approve any new, more stringent FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying such a proposal would appear political.

Two police officers shot during Louisville protests over Breonna Taylor ruling

Two police officers shot during Louisville protests over Breonna Taylor ruling

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Robert Schroeder, interim chief of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, said a suspect had been arrested after two police officers were shot during protests.

Police video appears to show moment when gunshots were fired in Louisville

Police video appears to show moment when gunshots were fired in Louisville

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

A police video appears to show the moment when gunshots were fired in Louisville during protests over the Breonna Taylor ruling.

LIVE: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court

LIVE: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

LIVE: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court

LIVE: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Breakingviews TV: U.S. firewall

Breakingviews TV: U.S. firewall

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

A federal judge gave the WeChat messaging app a temporary break from a U.S. order barring downloads.

Powell, Mnuchin to Congress: more aid needed

Powell, Mnuchin to Congress: more aid needed

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Top U.S. economic policymakers opened the door on Tuesday to further aid for small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Fi...

Lockdown baking boom boosts General Mills sales

Lockdown baking boom boosts General Mills sales

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Cheerios maker General Mills reported quarterly sales and profits that beat estimates as a surge in baking and cooking by stuck-at-home students and families drove a jump in sales in most of its product lines.

One of three cops indicted in Breonna Taylor case

One of three cops indicted in Breonna Taylor case

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Two white policemen who fired into the apartment of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker, will not be prosecuted for her death and a third was charged with the 'wanton endangerment' of her neighbors.

Trump thinks 2020 election will end up in court

Trump thinks 2020 election will end up in court

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

President Trump said ‘it’s very important that we have nine justices’ because the 2020 election might end up at the Supreme Court Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking...

Kentucky Governor requests evidence in Breonna Taylor case

Kentucky Governor requests evidence in Breonna Taylor case

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called on Attorney General Daniel

Trump dodges question on peaceful power transfer

Trump dodges question on peaceful power transfer

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

President Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov.

Eric Trump ordered to testify in probe before election

Eric Trump ordered to testify in probe before election

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

A New York judge said President Trump's son Eric must testify under oath before the November presidential election in a probe into the family's business practices Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the late...

Mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at U.S. Supreme Court

Mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at U.S. Supreme Court

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Mourners quietly filed past the flag-draped coffin of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the Supreme Court, as the U.S.

U.S. stocks pummeled by economic fears

U.S. stocks pummeled by economic fears

Reuters, 24 Sep 2020

Wall Street’s main indexes fell sharply after data showing a cooling of U.S. business activity and the stalemate in Congress over more fiscal stimulus heightened concerns about the economy while the coronavirus pandemic remains unchecked.