The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Coronavirus infection: Study finds COVID pneumonia patients are at increased dementia risk

Washington, Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) in the US pulled electronic medical records of 1.4 billion encounters prior to July 31, 2021 in Cerner Real…

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2022

The Chinese Way of Innovation

What Washington Can Learn From Beijing About Investing in Tech

Foreign Affairs · Apr 21, 2022

Baseball game’s military demonstration prompts brief panic as Capitol Police orders evacuation

US Capitol evacuated ‘over an abundance of caution’ as Washington Nationals hold ‘Military Appreciation Day’ event with parachute team

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for US banking bill

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

California tech billionaire launches Senate campaign to take on Tesla from Congress

WASHINGTON — This tech billionaire wants to take on Tesla — on the way to the United States Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 20, 2022

Canada finance minister walks out of G20 meeting to protest Russia's participation

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday she walked out of a G20 plenary meeting in Washington to protest against Russia's participation after the invasion Ukraine put at risk the global economy.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

UK, U.S. and Canada left G20 meeting when Russia spoke, UK says

Britain's delegation to a meeting of top Group of 20 finance officials in Washington, including Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, walked out in protest at Russia's participation, a British finance ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

What's next in the Washington football team congressional oversight saga?

Accusations that the club kept revenue it was supposed to share with the NFL may become a larger issue than workplace harassment allegations.

Roll Call · Apr 20, 2022

Feds: Intruder killed at Peruvian ambassador's residence

U.S. Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States in Washington, authorities said

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Ex-CIA analyst recounts torture in secret Thai prison

WASHINGTON: In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect, then lock him in a box a little bigger than a mini-fridge, to make him…

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2022