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[...] congressional Republicans and Democrats, aware of the tens of thousands of jobs the aircraft generates in 45 states, will be wary of any plans by Trump to cut the program. A Monday morning tweet from Trump targeting the F-35 doesn't explain exactly how he'll save billions of dollars in military purchases while also honoring a campaign vow to rebuild the armed forces. [...] Congress, not the president, controls the government's purse strings and makes the final decisions about the budget. Built by defense giant Lockheed Martin... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Under pressure from the state, some Texas school districts are reducing the number of special education students by shutting out thousands of English-language learners in a move critics call clear discrimination against immigrant families. The Texas Education Agency says ideally just 8.5 percent of the student population should be in special education, and has audited school districts for exceeding the benchmark and penalized districts for over-identification of minorities.... Читать дальше...

Olie- en gasgigant Shell gaat een grootschalig windmolenpark op zee bouwen en exploiteren. Samen met energiebedrijf Eneco en offshorebedrijf Van Oord realiseert Shell zo'n 100 windmolens voor de kust van Borssele. De energie die daardoor wordt opgewekt is genoeg om een miljoen huishoudens van stroom te voorzien.

Jake Anderson, 19, died after being found frozen in December 2013

Hillary Clinton‘s former campaign chairman John Podesta backed an effort to give members of the Electoral College information about purported Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election results on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump.

Brooks Hays
ACTON, Australia, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Researchers in Australia have created a new synthetic diamond using glass carbon. Initial analysis suggests their creation is harder than a jeweler's diamond.

Former X Factor finalist Stacey Solomon has defended using a clipboard on the opening night of the Milton Keynes panto.

​Every year, Valdine Ciwko warns her class just how wrong this annual gift-giving game can go​

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will use her press conference on Wednesday to try to dampen market expectations of more aggressive interest-rate policy next year

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will use her press conference on Wednesday to try to dampen market expectations of more aggressive interest-rate policy next year

(AP) — The men's cross-country team at Amherst College in Massachusetts has been suspended from team activities after a number of messages came to light that administrators called racist, misogynistic and homophobic. Athletic Director Don Faulstick says the behavior is disgusting and violates the school's zero-tolerance standard for bigotry.

The Former CIA Acting Director told Suzanne Kelly of the The Cipher Brief, that Russia's interference in our general election process was "an existential threat to our way of life " and is the "political equivalent of 9/11."

Sen. McConnell says the Intelligence committee can look into CIA claims.

Joseph Grieco is a professor of political science at Duke University in Durham, N.C.

Border Lands Columnist Sohrab Ahmari on the weekend bombing of Cairo’s Coptic Christians. Photo: Reuters

The morning after every Vikings game, after a few hours of sleep and maybe an early flight back to Minneapolis, Star Tribune beat writer Matt Vensel will empty out his notebook and share a few opinions after getting a chance to gather his thoughts. It’s sort of like a Minnesota-centric version of the Monday Morning QB — except it’s a few thousand words and one haiku shorter. —————– I hadn’t even gotten down to the visitors’ locker room at EverBank Field after yesterday’s 25-16 win when the first email popped into my inbox. Читать дальше...

Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski and several of their friends jetted off to the Bahamas following Hadid's debut in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It may be weeks or even months before Gov. Terry Branstad's nearly 22-year tenure leading Iowa ends.

Just another day amid the morning commute… maybe not.

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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Gary Cohn, who was COO and president of Goldman Sachs, to lead the National Economic Council, according to an announcement from the transition team.

Cohn was the No. 2 executive at the Wall Street firm, with only CEO Lloyd Blankfein senior to him.

The move had been rumored for days, with Cohn meeting several times with Trump over the past two weeks.

"Gary and I have been partners for more than 25 years, so I know better... Читать дальше...

Every day Sonia Talati presents the Daily Download, a quick hit of news and personal finance advice.

Oil advanced though prices could soon hit a ceiling until global production cuts are confirmed.