BitGou: Morning Digest: Senate passes Republican budget with deep safety net cuts

2015年3月27日星期五

Morning Digest: Senate passes Republican budget with deep safety net cuts

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03/27/2015

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Senate passes Republican budget with deep safety net cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed a Republican-authored budget plan early on Friday that seeks $5.1 trillion in domestic spending cuts over 10 years while boosting military funding..

Planes of Saudi-led alliance hit Yemen capital, Houthi heartland

SANAA (Reuters) - Warplanes hit Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital and the Shi'ite Muslim group's northern heartland on Friday, the second day of a Saudi-led campaign to stop the militia establishing its rule across the country..

European stocks head for biggest weekly fall of the year

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares were heading for their biggest weekly fall of the year on Friday, as a second week of gains for oil prices and periphery euro zone bond yields brought to a halt a two month bonanza for the region's equity markets..

Final curtain for 'Downton Abbey' after Season 6

LONDON (Reuters) - The hugely successful British period drama "Downton Abbey" will wind up after the sixth season, its executive producer said on Thursday, but a possible movie version cannot be ruled out..

Sharapova suffers shock loss at Miami

MIAMI (Reuters) - Second seed Maria Sharapova suffered a shock 7-6(4) 6-3 defeat to compatriot and wildcard Daria Gavrilova in the second round of the Miami Open on Thursday..

Amazon in talks to buy online luxury retailer Net-a-Porter: Forbes

(Reuters) - Amazon.com is in talks to buy online luxury retailer Net-a-porter in what could be the biggest acquisition yet for the e-commerce giant, but the negotiations are in early stages and could fall apart, Forbes reported, citing a person familiar with the matter..

U.S. Air Force overstepped bounds in SpaceX certification: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force overstepped its bounds as it worked to certify privately held SpaceX to launch military satellites, undermining the benefit of working with a commercial provider, an independent review showed on Thursday..

North Korea's well-to-do feast on French baguettes

SEOUL (Reuters) - French-trained chefs are cooking up a storm in Pyongyang where North Korea's privileged classes are devouring their baguettes, a pro-North newspaper reported on Wednesday, even as much of the population outside the capital struggles to feed itself..