Friday Morning Briefing: Suspect charged after five killed in attack on Maryland newsroom

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June 29, 2018 Reuters News Now Sponsored by   Highlights A Maryland man has been charged with multiple counts of murder after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun and killed five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history. Special Report: According to details seen by Reuters, about 1,000 Iranians bought passports from the tiny African country of Comoros. Our investigation examines why this island country has proved so popular for those seeking documents. California Governor Jerry Brown signed data privacy legislation aimed at giving consumers more control over how companies collect and manage their personal information, a proposal that Google and other big companies had opposed as too burdensome. World European leaders reached a deal on migration in the early hours, but the pledges made to strengthen borders were vague, and a bleary-eyed German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded differences remained. Mexico’s three leading presidential candidates have not declared a single peso in direct private financial contributions to their election campaigns, federal records show, raising concerns from corruption watchdogs about the potential influence of dark money in a pivotal contest. At a summit in Singapore in early June with Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un pledged to “work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”. So what would it actually cost to denuclearize North Korea? Sponsored by Barclays: Job security in the robot economy As machine learning and AI become more commercially viable, will humans be replaced in the workplace? We don’t think so. Find out why. Commentary: From the Red Hen restaurant owner ejecting Sarah Sanders, to Microsoft employees protesting government contracts and the Walgreens pharmacist who refused to fill a woman’s prescription; U.S. citizens are increasingly using their workplaces to further their moral or political agendas. Christine Bader writes about the rise of workplace activism, and what it means for businesses, ethically and commercially. Reuters Top News  @Reuters Two Reuters journalists have been detained in Myanmar since Dec. 12, 2017. See our full coverage: https://reut.rs/2yPnwus 1:27 AM - JUN 29, 2018 Business China's penetration of Silicon Valley creates risks for startups Danhua Capital has invested in some of Silicon Valley’s most promising startups in areas like drones, artificial intelligence and cyber security. The venture capital firm is based just outside Stanford University, the epicenter of U.S. technology entrepreneurship. 8 min read Bitcoin skids below $6,000, hits lowest level since November Bitcoin’s value slid to its lowest level since November, as waning investor interest and recent negative headlines from global regulators weakened demand for the cryptocurrency and most of its rivals. 3 min read Deutsche Bank shares rise after U.S. stress test failure Deutsche Bank shares rose more than 3 percent, a day after its U.S. subsidiary failed a second part of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests. 3 Min Read U.S. funds remain cautious faced with trade war threat: Reuters poll U.S. fund managers in June replicated defensive recommendations from the previous month with slightly more cash, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring worries that a U.S. trade conflict with China and some of its own allies will hurt global growth. 3 min read Top Stories on Reuters TV South Korea 'paid for 90%' of new U.S. base World   1:37 Volcano shuts airport in Indonesia's Bali World   1:18 Real news for busy people More Newsletters Reuters News Reuters TV               © 2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 Email Preferences    |   Privacy Policy    |   Terms and Conditions