ATLANTA (Reuters) – Democratic White House contenders united in supporting the impeachment inquiry against Republican President Donald Trump at a debate on Wednesday that featured differences on policy details but few of the bitter attacks on one another that marked earlier encounters. Senator Elizabeth Warren listens to former Vice President Joe Biden with Senator Bernie
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(Reuters) – Two years after the #MeToo scandal first roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, a new group on Wednesday launched what it said was the largest-ever industry-wide survey aimed at countering sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry. The Hollywood Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality said the
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his ill-judged association with late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family’s work. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York visits the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital to open the new Stanmore Building,
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence attends a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence’s office, responding to testimony on Wednesday by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, said the two men had not discussed tying the release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, citing a portion of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s congressional testimony in a House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday, said it showed he wanted no “quid pro quo” with regard to Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump holds what appears to be a prepared statement and handwritten notes
(Reuters) – Jussie Smollett has filed a lawsuit accusing Chicago of maliciously prosecuting him after concluding the actor’s claim that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic beating on a city street was a hoax. FILE PHOTO: Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., March 14,
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were lower on Wednesday on concerns that a “phase one” trade deal between Washington and Beijing may not be completed this year, and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s October policy meeting offered little help. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in
Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles looks on during a session of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s plans for environmental protection remain unchanged even as deforestation skyrockets, but Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said on Wednesday the country was
FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is pictured at the Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday it has begun issuing licenses for some companies to supply goods to China’s blacklisted telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Companies began receiving
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth presented broadcaster David Attenborough with an award on Wednesday for his hit BBC nature series Blue Planet II, which raised public awareness around the world of the danger of plastic pollution in oceans. David Attenborough speaks before accepting the annual Chatham House award in London, Britain November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Simon
Tennis – ATP Finals – The O2, London, Britain – November 16, 2019 Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action during his semi final match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Peter Nicholls (Reuters) – Roger Federer first thought about how long his playing career would last in 2009 but a decade later the 38-year-old is still going strong
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday to meet with its small but devoted Catholic minority on a seven-day Asian trip that will include a family reunion in Bangkok and take his anti-nuclear message to Japan. Pope Francis waves as he arrives in Bangkok, Thailand, November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Waiting
Aston Martin DBX, the company’s first sport utility vehicle, is displayed at its global launch ceremony in Beijing, China November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee LONDON (Reuters) – Aston Martin, which has seen its share price plunge this year as sales failed to meet expectations after a stock market flotation, launched its first sport utility vehicle
(Reuters) – The U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, will on Wednesday become the first witness with a direct line of communication to President Donald Trump to testify in public to the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland poses ahead of a meeting with European Commission President
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook hands with his rival, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, during a live television debate on Tuesday as both men agreed to improve the tone of Britain’s political debate. The two men shook hands after the ITV debate host Julie Etchingham asked: “Will you shake hands to
LONDON (Reuters) – A scheme for entrepreneurs founded by Prince Andrew has taken down the logos of its corporate sponsors from its website, as firms and charities distance themselves from the British royal over a sex scandal. Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, denies an allegation that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl procured for