Business Google curbs politics at work with new guidelinesAxios Google has released new protocol to curb employee "discussion of politics and other topics not related to work," in an attempt to avoid disruption, …
Abortion How many steps it takes to get an abortion in each stateAxios - Orion Rummler, The most restrictive abortion laws in generations are working through the courts across America's red states, confusing some on whether abortion is …
Protest Hong Kong turns violent in new police crackdown on protestersAxios - Rashaan Ayesh After a relatively peaceful 2 weeks, violence returned to Hong Kong as police threw tear gas at protestors who responded by lobbing bottles, bricks, …
Mozambique Mozambique national park turns to coffee to fight deforestationAxios - Rashaan Ayesh 400 local farmers have begun to grow coffee trees on the slopes of Mozambique's Mount Gorongosa in an effort to revitalize the quickly disappearing …
U.S. Politics Report: North Korea test-fires 2 more projectilesAxios The South Korean military said North Korea launched 2 short-range ballistic missiles early Saturday (local time) into the waters between South Korea …
Houthis Iran sees growing dividends from support for Yemen's HouthisAxios - Behnam Ben Taleblu Iran's partnership with the Houthi rebels in Yemen — heralded this week by a hardline Iranian newspaper as "the battle of destiny in the south" — has …
Tariffs China plans to fight Trump's trade war tariffs "until the end"Axios - Rashaan Ayesh An official Chinese media outlet, the People's Daily, has fired back at President Trump's latest round of "barbaric" tariffs, and said they will keep …
Emmanuel Macron Disruption takes over the G7Axios - Dave Lawler President Trump has generally been outnumbered at summits like the G7 — the disrupter-in-chief in a room of more sober-minded leaders. This time …
Employment Humans need to take charge of their robotsAxios - Steve LeVine In 2013, two young Oxford University researchers ignited a provocative debate with a landmark forecast that 47% of U.S. jobs are vulnerable to …
Jeffrey Epstein Prosecutors in France move to investigate Jeffrey EpsteinAxios - Orion Rummler Prosecutors in France are opening a preliminary investigation into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, "in connection with possible offenses such …
Nebraska Keystone XL pipeline approved in Nebraska, but more legal challenges awaitAxios - Orion Rummler The Keystone XL pipeline was approved to run through Nebraska on Friday, as the project faces a federal lawsuit in Montana and landowners refuse to …
Social Media Social media platforms reveal China's disinformation reaching the WestAxios - Jessica Brandt In the past week, Google, Twitter and Facebook each deactivated networks of accounts found to be waging Beijing-backed global influence campaigns — a …
Tariffs Trump escalates tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese importsAxios President Trump said he would raise tariffs against China from 10% to 15% on Friday, in the aftermath of a steep stock market drop following his …
U.S. Politics Trump's Twitter tactics in the face of U.S.-China trade warAxios President Trump may not intend to launch the 2nd Cold War, but his tweets on Friday laid out one path to get there. Why it matters: The president is …
U.S. Politics Stocks plunge after Trump's trade tweetsAxios - Dan Primack U.S. stock markets fell sharply on Friday following a day of escalating trade tensions between Washington, D.C. and Beijing. By the numbers: The Dow …
Vaping U.S. investigates fatality from vaping as lung-related illnesses riseAxios - Orion Rummler The CDC, state health officials and the Food and Drug Administration are now investigating 193 potential cases of a lung-related illness possibly …
Vaping 1 person out of 193 has died from lung illness possibly linked to vapingAxios - Orion Rummler The CDC, state health officials and the Food and Drug Administration are now investigating 193 potential cases of a lung-related illness possibly …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg finishes 3 weeks of radiation therapyAxios - Orion Rummler Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg completed a 3-week course of radiation therapy in New York, the U.S. Supreme Court disclosed on Friday per an NPR …
U.S. Treasury Cryptocurrencies could help evade U.S. sanctions on IranAxios - Robert Mogielnicki Iranian cryptocurrency developers have created a blockchain platform, IranRescueBit, to facilitate aid donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin — …
Salmonella CDC "concerned" about drug-resistant SalmonellaAxios - Eileen Drage O'Reilly The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it is "concerned" about a new multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella that killed 2 and …
Andrew McCabe Former FBI official Andrew McCabe joins CNN as a contributorAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe will join CNN as a contributor starting Friday — a move that quickly sparked conservative criticism, CNBC …
Loans Global economic concerns are impacting the leveraged loans marketAxios - Dan Primack Global economic concerns eating into the leveraged loans market, thus making it more difficult for private equity to close deals. Why it matters: Five …
U.S. Politics In tweets, Trump tells American businesses to leave ChinaAxios - Dan Primack President Trump significantly escalated his trade war rhetoric on Friday with a series of tweets — just two says after tweeting that things were …
Hasbro Hasbro agrees to buy Peppa Pig studio Entertainment One for $4 billionAxios - Dan Primack Hasbro agreed to buy Entertainment One, the studio behind children's TV show "Peppa Pig," for around $4 billion. Why it matters: This one could become …
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift will re-record old songs after Scooter Braun's Big Machine dealAxios - Dan Primack Taylor Swift told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday that she'll re-record her old albums next year, which she says is contractually allowed. The …
Jerome Powell Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Trump's trade wars weighing on economy, but no word on cutsAxios Fed Chair Jay Powell said in a closely watched speech Friday that the central bank is ready to support economic growth but "stopped short of …
Energy How the future of mobility could impact the environmentAxios - Ben Geman The overlapping rise of electric vehicles, autonomous tech and ride-hailing in India, China and the U.S. must be managed correctly to ensure these …
Seth Moulton Seth Moulton to end his 2020 presidential campaignAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) will announce Friday that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race during an address at the DNC's summer meeting …
David Koch Billionaire and conservative mega-donor David Koch dies at 79Axios - Rashaan Ayesh David Koch, a billionaire libertarian who supported conservative causes and campaigns, died at the age of 79, according to an announcement from his …
Tariffs China announces retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goodsAxios China announced Friday that it would levy retaliatory tariffs ranging from 5% to 10% on $75 billion of U.S. goods in two batches on Sept. 1 and Dec. …
