Новости за 13.06.2020

In France, organizers hoped to build on the momentum of previous protests and to push for an overhaul of police practices that protesters say have exacerbated tensions between police and minorities who populate the country’s blighted areas.

Auto makers are grappling with absent U.S. factory workers and Covid-19 cases at their reopened plants, complicating the companies’ efforts to recoup production lost to the pandemic.

Amid protests over racial inequality, people are looking to company donation-matching programs to help maximize their donating power. Programs vary from company to company, though, and there are tax wrinkles.

Grocers charged into delivery to meet a surge in demand sparked by the coronavirus crisis, though many haven’t figured out how to get food to customers’ homes profitably and some wonder if they ever will.

If the U.S. chooses to, it could seriously damage China in the financial realm—and China has little capacity to retaliate. Using such powerful tools carries risks, however.

Worldwide revenue collections are down. Tech companies are prospering. That combination is roiling international tax negotiations.

Clubs are among the biggest draws for the 13 million visitors who flock to Berlin each year. But though Germany’s lockdown has eased, the thumping bass remains silent and the city fears there might not be a future for its vibrant night life economy.

The new coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout threaten to exacerbate mortality rates for African-Americans.

After bottoming out in April, activity has continued to rise into early June, recapturing some of the collapse that occurred when most of the country locked down.

Payment processors tell customers they will take care of the nagging details. But lately they are emerging as yet another headache for businesses hit hard by the new coronavirus.

China’s capital city reported four new local coronavirus cases related to its largest food wholesale market, intensifying concerns about a second wave of infections after Beijing recently loosened virus-control measures.

China’s central bank gave American Express the green light to start operating a card-clearing network that will process transactions in yuan, giving the U.S. card company greater access to the country’s spenders.

Video-camera technology on our phones got better. In the process, it made eyewitnesses of us all.

The pandemic closed more than 5,000 U.S. hotels. To bounce back, the hospitality industry has to reinvent itself as it reopens.

Many won’t roam past their property lines this summer, making lawns an important escape. With these tools and tips your patch of turf can make your friends green with envy.

As soon as his stay-at-home order lifted, a restless New Orleanian sets out to drive across the Southwest. He hits a few roadblocks but mostly “glorious” emptiness.

Social distancing has hastened the move toward a more remote process for traditional tailors—from Zoom consultations to digital fit adjustments.

New patient data offers a guide to opening while protecting seniors.

After the riots, the city begs the company it once shunned to stay.

The voter-suppression charge is false, but it is a warning for November.

An Obama loyalist opens the door slightly to an acknowledgment of the Russia collusion hoax.

The battleground state needs to declare a winner on election night.

For Americans, there is no alternative to the classic greeting.

NEC, Clearview AI and Ayonix, which sell facial recognition products to police agencies in the U.S. and around the world, said they have no plans to change their sales strategies after the tech giants pulled back temporarily after the introduction of a police overhaul bill in Congress this week.