Canada suspends work with Chinese-founded development bank while it investigates complaints
Canada’s finance minister says it is suspending activity with a Chinese-founded development bank while it investigates complaints by a Canadian who resigned from the lender, saying it is dominated by “Communist Party hacks” and his country shouldn’t be a member
2023-06-15 12:51
Canadian quits Chinese-founded development bank, complains 'Communist Party hacks' dominate it
A Canadian public relations manager for a Chinese-founded development bank has announced his resignation in a statement that accused it of being dominated by “Communist Party hacks” and said Canada’s interests weren’t served by being a member
2023-06-15 12:24
China's factory, consumer activity weakens in May, youth unemployment rises
China’s factory and consumer activity weakened further in May and surging unemployment among young people in cities broke the previous month’s record as an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls slowed
2023-06-15 11:59
Hong Kong protest song disappears from music streaming sites, social media platforms
A popular Hong Kong protest song was no longer available on several major music streaming sites as well as social media platforms
2023-06-15 11:58
Bud Light, top US seller since 2001, loses sales crown to Modelo as beer backlash continues
After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place
2023-06-15 09:52
Oakland Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas
The Oakland Athletics have cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof
2023-06-15 09:25
'A circus': Mississippi Supreme Court Justice decries efforts to keep him in lawsuit
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph says efforts to attach him to a lawsuit challenging a new state law are a “circus” with “no legal precedent in U_S_ history.”
2023-06-15 09:19
Ex-US congressman seeks no prison time at July sentencing for insider trading conviction
Lawyers for former a former Indiana congressman say he should be spared from prison after his insider trading conviction
2023-06-15 08:47
Energy secretary Granholm says she failed to reveal stock holdings; GOP calls for investigation
A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, after she told the committee she mistakenly provided false information about her family’s stock holdings in testimony earlier this year
2023-06-15 07:45
US appeals court rejects bail for Chinese businessman awaiting fraud trial
A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected a bid for bail by a self-exiled Chinese businessman awaiting trial in a $1 billion fraud case
2023-06-15 07:23
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92
One of the greatest literary editors in modern times, Robert Gottlieb, has died
2023-06-15 05:48
Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in suit over firing after 2018 arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location
2023-06-15 05:27