Oct 06 Boris Johnson brushes off UK woes, vows to transform economy By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Empty gas pumps, worker shortages and unavailable items on store shelves. None of that got a mention from Johnson as he brushed off Britain's economic bumps and said the country would emerge as a stronger, more dynamic nation. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Manchin urges Senate leaders to 'engage' on debt By Associated Press Sen. Joe Manchin, who had said in recent weeks that he's opposed to eliminating the filibuster told reporters, he has been "very, very clear" where he stands on the procedure. "Nothing changes," he said. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Biden enlists CEOs to warn of default if federal debt limit is not raised By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden hosted business leaders at the White House on Wednesday and is warning that failure to extend the government's borrowing authority could set off a global financial crisis. Continue reading
Oct 06 California oil spill renews calls to ban offshore drilling By Kathleen Ronayne, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Oil spilling into federal waters off California's coast has prompted fresh calls for an end to offshore oil drilling in state and federal waters. But that's easier said than done. Continue reading
Oct 06 Facebook blames massive outage on error during routine maintenance By Associated Press Facebook's vice president of infrastructure said that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp going dark was "caused not by malicious activity, but an error of our own making."… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: 'Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,' whistleblower says By News Desk Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, testified to Congress on Oct. 5 about the tech giant’s negligence of acknowledging its societal harms, particularly to children. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 6:14 'Pandora Papers' expose how world leaders and the ultra-rich move their money By Nick Schifrin The “Pandora Papers," written by a worldwide consortium of journalists, reveal how world leaders and the mega-rich can hide billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts, which investigators say drain money from government treasuries and can undermine national security. Nick… Continue watching
Oct 04 'Pandora Papers' show how the powerful shield assets By Michael Liedtke, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Calls grew Monday for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world's richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai addresses 'complex and competitive' trade with China By News Desk U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a speech Monday that the nation's trade relationship with China is "one of profound consequence."… Continue reading
Oct 04 Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down. Continue reading