Buddy Hield finished with 27 points and six rebounds assists and shot 6-for-10 from 3-point range to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 111-99 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.The Kings (27-37) swept the season series against the Mavericks (36-28), winning all three matchups since April 18. Those losses are Dallas’ only…
Topline Volunteers are almost a week into a hand recount of some 2.1 million Arizona ballots from the 2020 presidential election—a recount that’s been blasted as a sham by Democrats and voting rights groups, which called on the federal government Thursday to send monitors to oversee the situation. Key Facts The Brennan Center for Justice,…
Topline The Biden administration plans to return Pentagon funds redirected by former President Donald Trump to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and repair infrastructure and environmental damage that resulted from its construction, an administration official told Forbes. Key Facts In a statement, first reported by ABC News, the official said the Pentagon will…
An apartment building is seen behind an Edenor electric company power distribution plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File PhotoArgentina’s major power distribution firms Edenor and Edesur will hike electricity prices by 9% in and around the city of Buenos Aires, the national regulator said on Saturday, the first rise since a…
Topline A group of white farmers in the Midwest filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday, alleging their exclusion from a federal pandemic loan forgiveness program targeted at minority farmers is a violation of their constitutional rights. Key Facts The program, launched as part of the American Rescue Plan passed in March, set…
Opinion – PoliticsOp-ed: As China forges global trade ties, U.S. risks falling behind despite early Biden winsKey PointsPresident Xi Jinping’s China is negotiating trade and investment agreements around the world, but both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. have grown allergic to such deals.A lack of a coherent U.S. policy challenging China might undermine early…
Residential and office buildings are seen in Beijing, China, January 10, 2017. Picture taken on January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jason LeeChinese new home prices rose again in April, fuelled by hot demand in smaller coastal cities as housing market strength in major centres tapered off due to tighter restrictions, a private survey showed on Saturday.New home…
Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo(Adds increase in demand for medical oxygen)NAIROBI (Reuters) – Tanzania has installed medical oxygen production plants in its biggest national hospitals to serve…
Please try another search Economy10 hours ago (Apr 30, 2021 04:35PM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Bitcoin digital currency is seen in a shop in Marseille (Reuters) – rose 6.54% to $57,098.08 on Friday, adding $3,504.11 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency,…
Please try another search Economy14 hours ago (Apr 30, 2021 12:55PM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China has fallen short on its commitments to protect American intellectual property in the ‘Phase 1’ U.S.-China trade deal signed…