California Democratsovercame quirks in the state’s electoral system and managed to mount challenges to Republicans in most key Congressional races, as voters in eight U.S. states chose candidates for November’s midterm elections.
Polls indicate the 2018 midterms are shaping up very well for the Democratic Party. But Tuesday’s primary in California is a potent reminder of how misguided reforms to the electoral system can frustrate the will of the voters. Read the latest from Reuters Commentary.
Documents Myanmar police saythey found on the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets were not confidential, defense lawyers said yesterday, because the information was publicly available before they were arrested. Read more on the case.
ZTE has signed an agreement in principle that would lift a U.S. Commerce Department ban on buying from U.S. suppliers, allowing China’s No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker to get back into business, according to sources familiar with the matter.
A growing shortage of airline pilots is putting the industry’s recent growth at risk as planes sit idle, higher salaries cut into profits and unions across the globe push for more benefits.
At Amazon, no humans were fired when the robots came. In fact, at one fulfillment center in Carteret, NJ, the two make productive bedfellows. See more from the World at Work series.
