|  | | | | | Highlights | | With outrage over the Helsinki summit plus revived talk of a Democratic wave in November’s congressional elections, Republicans at a conference in Texas this week had reason to feel downcast, even panicky. Instead, party officials voiced optimism about maintaining control of both the Senate and House of Representatives this autumn. | | | | Lawyers and immigrant advocates working in south Texas this week reported widespread disarray as the federal government scrambled to meet a court-imposed deadline of July 26 for reunifying families separated by immigration officials under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” measures. | | | | | | Trump shoots from the hip on the dollar and Fed, territory most presidents in the modern era usually avoided. Nice graphic from @SaqibReports on Trump's often contradictory dollar comments. https://reut.rs/2O2TNBC 10:39 AM - July 20, 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | World | | Facebook’s WhatsApp is rolling out a global test measure to rein in messages forwarded by users, the messaging app said, after the spread of rumors led to several killings in India and sparked calls for action from authorities. | | | | A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and interfering in a 2016 parliamentary election. | | | | A major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. | | | | | | Today they opened the mysterious black #sarcophagus everyone went nuts over and we got this gem of a quote: “We’ve opened it and, thank God, the world has not fallen into darkness, I was the first to put my whole head inside the sarcophagus... & I am fine” https://reut.rs/2zR3xM8 9:37 PM - July 19, 2018 | | | | Two Reuters journalists have been detained in Myanmar since Dec. 12, 2017. See our full coverage: https://reut.rs/2yPnwus 5:51 AM - JUly 20, 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | Business | | Comcast dropped its $66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s entertainment assets but said it would still try to expand its international footprint by acquiring 61 percent of European broadcaster Sky, the remainder of which is owned by Fox. 6 min read | | | | The latest round of U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could hit the Apple Watch, health trackers, streaming music speakers and other accessories assembled in China, government rulings on tariffs show. 4 Min Read | | | | Panasonic said it was unable to determine how much of the cobalt used in batteries it makes for Tesla cars comes from Cuba, a country subject to U.S. sanctions, and that it had suspended relations with a Canadian supplier as a result of its concerns.
5 min read | | | | U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric Co reported a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, as weakness in power and renewables energy offset gains in its aviation, oil and gas and healthcare units. 3 min read | | | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | | | | |
