Americas

USA

Another market slump delivers worst week for Wall Street since 2008

US stocks sank again on Friday, leaving Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008.

28/02/2020

USA

Bernie Sanders-linked group entered into racial discrimination NDA

The deal is tied to a 2019 lawsuit in which a former employee said she was fired from the political group Our Revolution due to her race.

28/02/2020

USA

Coronavirus provides unique opportunity to meddle in U.S. election, officials warn

The possibility of inflating fear of disease to keep people at home on Election Day shows how disinformation campaigns can potentially sidestep tech companies' safeguards.

28/02/2020

USA

Spooky 'blood snow' invades Antarctic island

The blood-red algae behind the phenomenon could kick off a runaway feedback loop of warming, researchers warned.

28/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. The predictable disappointments of Netflix's unambitious 'Altered Carbon' ǀ View

The characters in "Altered Carbon" may be able to move from body to body at will, but genre tropes and preconceptions keep the writers and directors trapped in more limited structures.

28/02/2020

USA

Huge fire breaks out near Gare de Lyon train station in Paris

Gare de Lyon is one of six major stations in the French capital.

28/02/2020

USA

What South Carolinians 'confess' about the candidates

Here's what South Carolinians really think about the candidates and the 2020 presidential election.

28/02/2020

USA

U.S. intel agencies warned of rising risk of outbreak like coronavirus

In 2017 and 2018 threat assessments, intelligence analysts even mentioned a close cousin of coronavirus by name, saying it had "pandemic potential."

28/02/2020

USA

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern berates Australian counterpart about deportations

"Do not deport your people and your problems," said Ardern in a joint press conference on Friday.

28/02/2020

USA

Sanders overtakes Warren in her home state of Mass., new 2020 poll shows

A Warren loss to Sanders in Massachusetts would increase pressure on her to exit the race.

28/02/2020

USA

Trump's retreat on coronavirus response leaves opening for Democratic candidates

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

28/02/2020

USA

Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack, Russia deploys warships to Syria coast

Turkish President Recep Erdogan is looking West for support, and at his country's request NATO will be holding a meeting on the situation.

28/02/2020

USA

Democrats in Trump districts cast a nervous eye at a surging Sanders

Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., is facing one of the toughest re-elections this cycle. Democrats worry that a democratic socialist at the top of the ticket could cost him his seat.

28/02/2020

USA

Where did the new coronavirus come from? Past outbreaks provide hints.

Although finding the source wouldn't necessarily help scientists develop vaccines or other direct treatments, it could provide crucial pieces of information on how it emerged and evolved.

28/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. How Trump officials' fixation on false rape accusations hurts the real victims ǀ View

Members of Congress can't let Education Secretary Betsy DeVos off easy when she testifies Thursday about her department's new budget request. They must use this opportunity to interrogate her about her planned changes to sexual harassment rules on college campuses.

28/02/2020

USA

Even as U.S.-Taliban deal looms, Afghans brace for more violence

After 40 years of war, few people in Afghanistan remember what peace is like and its prospect is treated with a heavy dose of skepticism.

28/02/2020

Canada

Canada to cease security funding for Harry and Meghan

"The assistance will cease in the coming weeks, in keeping with their change in status," said the Office of the Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair.

27/02/2020

USA

'He fought us every single step of the way': How Bloomberg embraced stop-and-frisk as mayor

"He dug in and fought us all the way to his last day in office," an activist who opposed stop-and-frisk recalled.

27/02/2020

USA

This time, Sanders 'rigged' the system against himself

Analysis: As the Democratic front-runner claims a plurality should give him the nomination, his own actions come back to haunt him.

27/02/2020

USA

Tech workers have drawn a line on Chinese censorship. At Shutterstock, so did the leadership.

"Employees have a lot of opportunities to work here, to work elsewhere," a company executive said in response to questions about the company's China deal.

27/02/2020

USA

Senate Democrats ask DOJ inspector general to investigate claims of political interference

Barr's sentencing recommendation in the Roger Stone case is among instances of concern cited by Democrats.

27/02/2020

USA

Sanders' left-wing purist image belied by record of compromise

The Democratic front-runner, criticized as an unyielding hardliner, is willing to accept incrementalism. He just doesn't like to talk about it.

27/02/2020

USA

'I can't even': Emails reveal EPA officials' reaction to Trump rant on toilets, showers

The president's claims about water pressure caught the attention of his environmental agency.

27/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. McConnell will keep trying to limit abortion until voters end the GOP's majority ǀ View

Yes, you read that right: The GOP wanted to jail doctors who perform abortions. The bills, if they had become law, would have allowed judges to sentence doctors to up to five years in prison. Yes, this is happening in the United States. Yes, you should be outraged.

27/02/2020

USA

Biden's banking big on South Carolina, but his real challenge is Super Tuesday

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

27/02/2020

USA

'Shark Tank' star Barbara Corcoran lost nearly $400,000 in phishing scam

All it took was one phony email address to bilk her out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the real estate mogul said.

27/02/2020