Artie Villasanta
Senior Reporter
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U.S. GDP Falls A Record 31.4% In Second Quarter On Coronavirus Effects
Both consumer and business spending, which account for about three quarters of gross domestic product, fell in the second quarter. 
Both consumer and business spending, which account for about three quarters of gross domestic product, fell in the second quarter. -
Japan To Speed Up Digital Transformation In 2021
Japan is playing catch-up to many of its neighbors in the use of digital technologies in society. 
Japan is playing catch-up to many of its neighbors in the use of digital technologies in society. -
U.S. Senators Want To Launch Free Trade Agreement Talks With Taiwan
Senators want U.S. President Donald Trump to begin negotiating a free trade agreement with Taiwan. 
Senators want U.S. President Donald Trump to begin negotiating a free trade agreement with Taiwan. -
Joe Biden Headed For Landslide Win In November, Polls Say
Polls affirm Joe Biden is headed for a landslide win of the U.S. presidency. 
Polls affirm Joe Biden is headed for a landslide win of the U.S. presidency. -
Top Health Expert Warns Of Looming Virus Doomsday Wave
U.S. public health experts are concerned about mounting indications a third wave might have begun, based on new data. 
U.S. public health experts are concerned about mounting indications a third wave might have begun, based on new data. -
Crunch Talks On Aid For U.S. Poor, Jobless Go To The Wire
Many Americans are in for hard times after aid negotiations went nowhere. 
Many Americans are in for hard times after aid negotiations went nowhere. -
Japan Will Spend Lavishly To Fight In Space And Cyberspace
Japan has set aside a larger chunk of its new military budget to do battle in outer space and cyberspace against both China and Russia. Japan has set aside a larger chunk of its new military budget to do battle in outer space and cyberspace against both China and Russia. -
U.S. Presidential Debate: Trump Hits China Again For COVID-19
President Donald Trump expectedly used the debate to blame China, and not his incompetence, for the massive number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States. 
President Donald Trump expectedly used the debate to blame China, and not his incompetence, for the massive number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States. -
Duck And Cover: U.S. Needs More Southeast Asia Military Bases To Counter China
Military experts say more U.S. military bases will ensure survivability in a China attack. 
Military experts say more U.S. military bases will ensure survivability in a China attack. -
Welcome Lull in Musk, Gates COVID-19 Feud
Tech titans Bill Gates and Elon Musk are still engaged in a word war over COVID-19 and a coronavirus vaccine. 
Tech titans Bill Gates and Elon Musk are still engaged in a word war over COVID-19 and a coronavirus vaccine.
