WASHINGTON — A draft of an executive order President Donald Trump is expected to sign on Thursday would seek to limit the broad legal protection that federal law currently provides social-media and other online platforms, according to people familiar with the draft. The draft order would make it easier for federal regulators to hold companies […]
President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on social-media companies Thursday, escalating his war on Twitter Inc., although it remains unclear what it will entail. Late Wednesday night, the Wall Street Journal reported a draft copy of the order would limit legal protections afforded to social-media companies, making it easier for federal […]
When the Trump administration pushed this year’s income-tax deadline from April 15 to July 15, it intended to give taxpayers some peace of mind and extra cash flow amid the coronavirus outbreak. Those extra three months might also give people a chance to reduce their tax bill — so long as they feel they have […]
Apple Inc. has nabbed director Martin Scorsese’s next film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, according to people familiar with the matter. The project will be Apple’s AAPL, +0.43% biggest foray into film yet as it beat out other interested companies, including Netflix Inc. NFLX, +1.23% , which produced […]
President Trump’s approval rating has plummeted since late February, according to the Rasmussen daily tracking poll, which the president frequently cited during his first three years in office. As of Wednesday, 42 percent of Americans told Rasmussen that they approved of the job Trump was doing as president, while 57 percent disapproved. On Feb. 25, […]
HONG KONG — Simmering tensions over national security laws proposed by Beijing spilled over in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with police firing pepper pellets into crowds of protesters and arresting more than 300 people. Riot police flooded central Hong Kong as people of all ages took to the streets to protest the territory’s legislators preparing […]
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Walmart Inc. said early Wednesday that it has partnered with clothing and accessories reseller ThredUp to bring secondhand clothing and a variety of new brands to the Walmart website. The retail giant already has a stable of private-label fashion brands, including Time and Tru and Terra & Sky, as well as exclusive celebrity brands like […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is preparing to cut up to 20% of its workforce in the next fiscal year as the national railroad continues to suffer from a huge decline in ridership as the coronavirus pandemic brought most travel to a halt. Ridership and ticket revenue at the company have fallen by 95% since the pandemic […]
America is staring down a widespread COVID-19 testing shortage with no vaccine in sight. So what happens when coronavirus makes its unceremonious return? On Monday, Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program and former epidemiologist specializing in infectious disease and public health, warned Monday of complacency surrounding relaxation of social […]