But baseball has squandered that chance and is now struggling to reach any kind of deal at all. Team owners and the players’ union remain deadlocked in a bitter labor standoff over how to appropriately divide billions of dollars in a pandemic-shortened season.
Trump launches massive ad buy seizing on Friday’s jobs report
Trump had long intended on running for reelection on a turbocharged economy, but his plan was upended by the pandemic. After weeks of grim economic news, he seized Friday on the new jobs numbers used a hastily-called press conference
Politics Add to list Sen. Cotton rallies conservatives and raises national profile as op-ed on military intervention causes uproar
The Arkansas Republican has been minted as a political up-and-comer since he entered Congress in 2013, yet he cemented his status as a hero on the right when an op-ed he authored for the New York Times on using the military to deter looting and violent unrest amid the demonstrations provoked an unusual public furor among its journalists, who called it inflammatory.
House passes bill to ease access to small-business loans in pandemic, but impasse with Senate remains
The bill Rubio is pushing in the Senate extends the rehiring deadline for 16 weeks instead of 24. His office highlighted several objections to the House bill, including the provision that would make it easier for businesses to get loan forgiveness even without rehiring workers.
Ku Klux Klan Leader Drives into Peaceful Protest
A self-identified leader in the Ku Klux Klan was arrested after driving through peaceful protesters in Richmond late Sunday afternoon, prosecutors said. He was charged with assault and battery, attempted malicious wounding and destruction of property with intent.
Blaming ‘Outside Agitators’ Is a Centuries-Old Ploy
Young people of color have been at the forefront of these protests from the outset.
Blaming ‘Outside Agitators’ Is a Centuries-Old Ploy
I have also seen white gangs wandering the streets armed with baseball bats and golf clubs, threatening protesters and assaulting a local NPR radio producer. What I haven’t seen are outside agitators, much less antifa.
In the Feud Between Two of U.K.’s Richest Men, Family Members Say They Bugged Uncle
In Barclay v. Barclay, illustrious family splits over sale of London’s Ritz hotel
Twin brothers David and Frederick Barclay, 85 years old, made their fortune together in hotels, online retail and newspapers. On Monday, three of David’s sons admitted to bugging Frederick Barclay and his daughter over a two-month period as the two sat chatting in the conservatory of the Ritz.
Brazil Is in Coronavirus Free Fall
Hospitals are on the brink of collapse, cemeteries are burying people in mass graves, and still, we refuse to take this virus seriously.
Quarantining with a 2-year-old is a draining job. On top of that, my husband and I are both still working remotely — he is a tax inspector for city hall — even as we cook and clean and disinfect the doorknobs. Day after day, we try to stay strong. But while many of us are making sacrifices, there are others who couldn’t care less.
Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media
Mr. Trump, who frequently posts on Twitter and has more than 80 million followers on the platform, said that, if his lawyers could find a way to legally shut down Twitter, “I would do it.”