U.S., North Korea clash at U.N. arms forum on nuclear threat U.S., North Korea clash at U.N. arms forum on nuclear threat:- North Korea and the United States accused each other on Tuesday of posing a nuclear threat, with Pyongyang’s envoy declaring it would never put its atomic arsenal up […]
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U.S. Secret Service says 1,100 employees face unpaid overtime U.S. Secret Service says 1,100 employees face unpaid overtime:- The U.S. Secret Service will not be able to pay an estimated 1,100 employees for required overtime work after September due to government-imposed pay caps, the agency’s chief said on Monday. In […]
U.S. scales back visa services in Russia after Putin cuts its staff U.S. scales back visa services in Russia after Putin cuts its staff:- The United States said on Monday it was scaling back its visa services in Russia after Moscow ordered it to sharply cut its diplomatic staff in […]
Tech companies ramp up NAFTA lobbying on eve of trade talks Tech companies ramp up NAFTA lobbying on eve of trade talks:- Technology companies, such as Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) have ramped up lobbying ahead of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, looking to avoid […]
Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first:- If North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States then China should stay neutral, but if the United States attacks first and tries to […]
Hundreds of counties at risk for no Obamacare insurer in 2018 With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming months. Republican senators failed […]
Ryan assures Republican senators House will not pass “skinny” Obamacare repeal As the U.S. Senate edged towards a late-night vote on a pared-down bill to repeal Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan assured Senate Republicans that if they approve a bill that many do not want to become law, the House […]
U.S. allows fast processing again for some H-1B visa applications The U.S. government said on Monday it would resume fast processing of H-1B visas requested by institutions of higher education and nonprofit and governmental research organizations, while leaving in place a longer approval time for companies that use the visas. […]
U.S. job growth seen accelerating, unemployment rate steady U.S. employers likely stepped up hiring in June and boosted wages for workers, signs of labor market strength that could keep the Federal Reserve on course for a third interest rate increase this year. According to a Reuters survey of economists, the […]
Facebook fights U.S. gag order that it says chills free speech Facebook Inc (FB.O) is challenging a gag order from a U.S. court that is preventing the company from talking about three government search warrants that it said pose a threat to freedom of speech, according to court documents. Facebook […]
