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At Campaign Rally, Trump Steps Up Attacks On Biden Over China
President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race, accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden of being a “globalist sellout” who helped engineer the widespread loss of American jobs.
'Worse Than Combat:' Helicopters Rescue Hundreds From California Wildfire
U.S. military helicopters on Tuesday plucked dozens more campers, hikers and locals from the path of a raging California wildfire, with one pilot describing conditions as more dangerous than combat.
7 Killed At Large-scale California Marijuana Operation
An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities said Tuesday.
'Health Catastrophe': Argentine Provinces Strain As Coronavirus Cases Top 500,000
Sergio Barrera Ruiz, a 52yearold pediatrician from Jujuy in the north of Argentina, sees a local health crisis looming as the coronavirus pandemic ripples out from Buenos Aires, the capital, and grips the country's less wellequipped provinces.
Raging Wildfires Destroy Washington Town, Roar Through California, Oregon
Uncontrolled wildfires driven by high winds and unprecedented temperatures raged across the U.S. West on Tuesday, incinerating the Washington town of Malden and threatening communities in Oregon and California.
Rhea Chakraborty's Questioning Opens Pandora's Box, NCB Set to Bust Bollywood-Drug Mafia Nexus
The NCB would soon launch a crackdown on the Bollywood-drug mafia nexus which runs deep in the film industry allegedly linked with underworld gangs.
Liquidation Business Booms In South Korea As Wave Of Small Retailers Close Due To Virus
You Youngsik has tried his luck running businesses, but when his convenience store, a sausage factory and a secondhand furniture shop all failed, he realised he had found a niche, one that he understood well: helping people go out of business.
Canada Frets Over Rising Coronavirus Cases As Schools Start To Reopen
Canada is seeing a worrying increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus as schools across the country start to reopen, a top medical official said on Tuesday.
Graphic: COVID-19 Cases Rise In U.S. Midwest And Northeast, Deaths Fall For Third Week
Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed.
Faced with Prospect of 'Siachenised' LAC, Indian Army Prepares for Cold, Long Haul in Ladakh
The emergency effort to expand the Army’s stockpiles of extreme-weather tents, fibre-reinforced plastic igloos and specialised snow-boots are evidence that the Indian Army is preparing to have to maintain dozens of new high-altitude positions through the...
US Asks To Defend Trump In Rape Accuser's Defamation Lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook fo...
Digital And Drive-in, Film Festivals Try To Salvage A Season
This is normally the time of year when flashy premieres march down red carpets and proclamations of Oscar buzz circle the globe. An avalanche of new films topples onto screens. The movie houses of Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York shake with applaus...
Stocks End Lower As Tech Swoon Persists, Tesla Tumbles
U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as heavyweight technology names extended their selloff, while Tesla suffered its biggest daily percentage drop after the stock was passed over for inclusion in the S&P 500.
Exxon, Tesla Fall; Nikola, Beyond Meat Rise
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
Belarus Musician Emerges As A Key Opposition Activist
A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus.
Computer Glitches Disrupt Classes As Schools Return Online
As millions of American youngsters start the school year with online classes at home because of the coronavirus, they are running into technical glitches and other headaches that have thrust many a harried parent into the role of teachers aide and tech su...