Sanders at Vatican says rich-poor gap worse than 100 years ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, addressing a Vatican conference on social justice on Friday, decried the “immoral” gap between the world’s rich and poor that he said was worse than a century ago.
Immigrants in limbo as U.S. top court weighs Obama action
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – In the port city of Baltimore, where Europeans once streamed into America after crossing the Atlantic by ship, a 47-year-old immigrant named Rhonda is in a desperate position. She said she wants to provide for her teenage daughter…
Clinton, Sanders Democratic debate draws 5.6 million viewers: CNN
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest 2016 presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders drew an audience of some 5.6 million TV viewers, CNN said on Friday, below other recent Democratic debates.
Most House members sign letter backing Israel at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 90 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to use U.S. veto power to block any United Nations resolutions seen as biased against Israel, one of the letter’s lead sp…
U.S. lawmaker calls on IRS chief to resign over handling of hacked data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service should resign due to the agency’s inability to improve its defenses against hacks on taxpayer data, a Republican lawmaker said on Friday.
Congress should give Puerto Rico debt restructuring authority: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress should give Puerto Rico the authority to restructure its debt, the White House said on Friday.
Access to global financial system not part of Iran nuclear deal: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An agreement with Iran aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons does not include giving it access to the global financial system, the White House said on Friday.
Sanders at Vatican says rich-poor gap worse than 100 years ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, addressing a Vatican conference on social justice on Friday, decried the “immoral” gap between the world’s rich and poor that he said was worse than a century ago.
Trump campaign manager says he called reporter after run-in: CNN
(Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager said on Friday he was relieved a battery case against him was over but disputed a reporter’s claim that he never tried to get in touch after she accused him of bruising he…
Obama urges agency to open cable TV box market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday weighed in on the debate over allowing consumers to switch pricey cable television boxes for less expensive devices, urging an agency to set an example for other parts of government to boost com…
