© RNZ / Nate McKinnon The chair of The Warehouse Group has defended the company’s decisions to claim $67.8 million through the government’s wage subsidy scheme and to lay off hundreds of staff and cut back hours for others. The Group, which owns […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s guidance to states on ramping their economies back up amid the spread of the coronavirus, saying it was based on the best information at the time and a spike in recent cases shouldn’t mean more shutdowns. […]

CloseUp: Sununu defends vaccine roll-out amid scheduling issues Governor Chris Sununu elaborates on Updated: 11:42 AM EST Feb 14, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HAMPSHIRE NEEDS TO MEET IF IT’S GOING TO DEFEAT COVID-19 IN 2021. GOOD MORNING. I’M ADAM SEXTON. NO NEED FOR LENGTHY INTRODUCTIONS TODAY. WE HAVE THE […]

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday defended his light campaign travel schedule, maintaining that he’s not overconfident about his odds of defeating incumbent President Trump with one week to go until the November election. “The reason it looks like we’re not traveling — we’re not putting on superspreaders,” Biden said when asked […]