Loyal soldier Pence torn between Trump, Constitution
WASHINGTON — He has been President Donald Trump’s most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader through one chaotic situation after another. Now Vice President…
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Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
LONDON — Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the virus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to…
NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers
BEIJING — The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers. The shares were to be removed…
Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?
BEIJING — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999,…
Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake
ATLANTA — Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help…
Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity
A group of Google engineers and other workers announced today they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the…
Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage
Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage today, the first day back for most people…
Midwest economy improving but businesses less optimistic
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy continues improving in nine Midwest and Plains states but business leaders are less optimistic after the latest surge in coronavirus…
UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the…
US construction spending increases solid 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry….