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No pre-election return of mail boxes, equipment, says US Postmaster

His testimony raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election

Oil steadies as demand fears due to Covid-19 offset high OPEC compliance

Brent crude futures rose 9 cents to settle at $45.46 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures ended unchanged at $42.89 a barrel

Sikhs, Hindus endangered minorities in Afghanistan: US Congress resolution

A resolution introduced in the US Congress has sought to resettle these persecuted religious communities from the war-torn country to America

Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

Pelosi, in a Sunday statement, said the "lives, livelihoods and the life of our American Democracy" are under threat from President Donald Trump

Cong leaves Washington with no deal; Trump pushes for more virus relief

Both chambers of Congress have left for their August recesses and are not expected to return until September unless they strike a COVID-19 relief deal

Why Trump's Covid-19 relief orders may not put money in workers' pockets

Trump's order is likely to exacerbate the debt burden for states and prove costlier in the long term because state governments borrow at higher costs than the federal government

Trump signs executive order extending $400 weekly unemployment benefits

Trump moved to continue paying a supplemental federal unemployment benefit for millions of Americans out of work during the outbreak

US elections: Voting by mail seems obvious, but can all states pull it off

Turmoil in the US Postal Service has only heightened concerns surrounding the ability of the nation's myriad election systems to manage a presidential vote

Jeff Bezos sells 1 mn Amazon shares worth $3.1 bn after fortune surges

The disposals, disclosed Wednesday in Securities and Exchange Commission filings, adds to a $4.1 billion sale earlier this year

Oil prices rise to 5-month high on weak dollar, US crude stockpiles

Oil also drew support from signs that talks between the White House and Democrats in Congress on a new coronavirus relief package are making progress, although the sides remain far apart

'Bulletproof' Big Tech: Why Apple, Amazon, Google are not going to break up

Washington lawmakers see their job as protecting the consumer first and foremost

Facebook to Amazon: What years of emails and texts reveal about tech firms

Big Tech companies insist that their rise to power has been the first story, a saga of ingenuity and courage, and that their market dominance is a byproduct of excellence

PR disaster to investors' darling: How the year turned around for Elon Musk

Tesla Inc., his electric car-maker, recently celebrated its fourth straight quarter of profit and may soon join the S&P 500 Index

Amid China's Galwan aggression, bipartisan support in US grows for India

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh since May 5

Facebook beats Q2 estimates with 11% growth in revenue despite coronavirus

Ad sales, which contribute nearly all of Facebook's revenue, rose 10% to $18.3 billion in the Q2 as people under lockdown spent more time online

Trump calls for extending jobless benefit as Congress wrestles deadlock

Trump is eager for another round of relief, and it's also a priority for GOP allies like McConnell, as well as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer

Disclose products made in China: Republican Senator tables bill in House

The Bill requires transparency from online retailers like Amazon, so that consumers are not misled about the origin of any products made in China

Poor audio, TV going off: Bezos escape early questions in antitrust hearing

'Worst zoom quiz night ever,' says one viewer about tech troubles at Congressional hearing on Big Tech's business practices.

Pichai says 'Google cares', Bezos 'can't remember' in Congressional hearing

Sundar Pichai squirms when asked whether he signed off on the company's 2016 decision to merge data from the advertising company Double Click

'Absolutely false': CEO Pichai denies Google's link with Chinese military

In one of the harshest attacks on Google, two US representatives accused the company of helping China's military