As Biden digs in, fellow Democrats face a dilemma
By Stephanie Kelly and Nandita Bose (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has defiantly rejected calls that he step aside from the presidential race against Republican opponent Donald Trump, presenting…
Biden cancels remarks at teacher’s group convention after strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will no longer speak at gathering of the largest U.S. teacher’s union on Sunday, the White House said after the union’s staff announced…
UK’s Conservatives face leadership “bloodbath” as party seeks new direction
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain’s Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday’s crushing election defeat to Labour that some party figures…
Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his…
Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 billion in first half of 2024, researchers say
LONDON (Reuters) – The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number…
Bitcoin hits 2-month low on election uncertainty, Mt Gox flows
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) – Bitcoin slid to a two-month low on Thursday, extending a month-long fall, as uncertainty over U.S. presidential elections and reports of bitcoin supply from a…
China’s BYD opens EV factory in Thailand, first in Southeast Asia
RAYONG, Thailand (Reuters) – China’s BYD opened its first electric vehicle plant in Thailand on Thursday, the auto maker’s first in Southeast Asia. “BYD is using Thailand as a production…
Biden’s July 4th party kicks off events that may reassure Democrats
By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If President Joe Biden is going to survive pressure to abandon his re-election campaign after a poor showing in his debate…
Trump falsely claims to have driven Biden from race in video, Daily Beast reports
(This story contains offensive language in paragraph 3) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump falsely claimed to have driven Democratic President Joe Biden out of the White…
Microsoft settles California probe over worker leave for $14 million
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a California agency’s claims that it illegally penalized workers who took medical or family-care leave, the…