‘Wake-up call:’ Biden vows to heal U.S. racial wounds as protests against police rage
In his first major address in weeks, former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday will vow not to “fan the flames of hate” if elected president and instead seek “to heal the racial wounds that have long plagued” the United States.
Special Report: U.S. school closures dramatically shrinking public education, Reuters finds
Jennifer Panditaratne’s third-grade daughter had been seeing a reading specialist once a week before her Florida school closed abruptly in March due to the novel coronavirus.
Exclusive: U.S. small business program handed out virus aid to many borrowers twice
A technical snafu in a U.S. government system caused many small businesses to receive loans twice or more under a federal aid program to help businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen people with knowledge of the matter said.
U.S. protests point to long-standing racial inequalities – U.N. rights boss
Protests in U.S. cities triggered by the killing of George Floyd underscore “police violence” against people of colour, and historic inequalities in access to health, education and jobs, the top United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday.
Trade war tradeoff: How a Missouri town got America’s dirtiest air
The residents of New Madrid County cheered in 2018 when a bankrupt aluminum smelter that rises over the Missouri region’s vast farm fields restarted operations and hiring, thanks to aluminum tariffs levied in President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Bank of America pledges $1 billion to address racial, economic inequality
Bank of America Corp on Tuesday pledged $1 billion to help communities across the country address economic and racial inequality, the first big bank to vow monetary support following violent protests after the death of an unarmed black man at the hands…
Britain says violence seen at U.S. protests is very alarming
The violence witnessed at protests in the United States sparked by the death of a black man in police custody is very alarming, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Tuesday.
German minister hopes ‘legitimate’ U.S. protests will have an impact
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas described as understandable and legitimate protests spreading across the United States following the death of a black man in police custody, adding that authorities there must act to support press freedom.
Where U.S. coronavirus cases are on the rise
Several southern U.S. states reported sharp increases in COVID-19 infections, with Alabama, South Carolina and Virginia all seeing new cases rise 35% or more in the week ended May 31 compared with the prior week, according to a Reuters analysis.
Factbox: Seven U.S. states hold primaries for seats in Congress
Multiple U.S. states are holding congressional primaries on Tuesday, some of which were delayed by the coronavirus. Voting for members of Congress is taking place in Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and South Dakota. Here are …
