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President-elect Donald Trump has asked Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn to be director of the National Economic Council, Trump's transition office said Monday. Trump said Cohn would help make policy that would grow workers' wages and "stop the exodus of jobs overseas." Cohn has worked at Goldman since 1990. The NEC sets the economic agenda for the White House.

This morning’s nominations for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards had some good news (yay, Stranger Things!) and bad news (boo, no Silicon Valley!) for everyone. Though the ceremony is still almost a month away, it wouldn’t be a nomination day without a few instant predictions. Yahoo TV Editor-in-Chief Kristen Baldwin and Deputy Editor Mandi Bierly sat down to discuss who they think will take home the trophies on Hollywood’s booziest night. Will it be Game of Thrones or Stranger Things for best drama? Читать дальше...

The San Francisco Deltas announced the signing of Nana Attakora, Jackson Henrique Gonçalves Pereira and Romuald Peiser this morning. The trio are the first announced players for the team’s inaugural season in 2017. “We’re moving forward in the direction we want to put the team on the map in San Francisco,” said San Francisco head

Oil futures settled Monday at their highest level in nearly 17 months after oil producers outside of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to cut back production by 558,000 barrels a day. The reduction will be in addition to the 1.2 million-barrel reduction OPEC members plan to implement on Jan. 1. January West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.33, or 2.6%, to settle at $52.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Gundersen Health System is offering a new program titled LEAP that is geared toward children and aims to help families make healthier lifestyle choices.

The new charges against Senate President Renan Calheiros add to turmoil in the capital ahead of key congressional votes on economic reforms.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back their reliable closer man, agreeing Monday to an $80 million, five-year contract to keep All-Star Kenley Jansen, a person with knowledge of the deal said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is underscoring his doubts about the conclusion by U.S. intelligence that Russia sought through hacking to disrupt this year's election, renewing his skepticism Monday as he pits his judgment against the $52.7 billion espionage and analytical apparatus he's about to inherit. The focus of reporting by leading news organizations, the issue has been in the headlines since at least June — after hackers broke into computers at the Democratic National Committee, after WikiLeaks... Читать дальше...

British Columbia got a blast of winter over the weekend, with snow and unusually nippy temperatures, while across the Prairies it’s cold — deep freeze cold — with highs this week in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and also northern Ontario forecast to range from about minus 13 to a biting minus 25 degrees Celsius. Parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick could get up to 20 centimetres of snow before the end of today and snow was expected to begin falling on Newfoundland’s south coast tonight, then... Читать дальше...

Wait for it, wait for it…. Coast is clear. GO!

It took only a couple of pen strokes to turn a wholesome holiday cup of McDonald's coffee into a steaming mug of perversion. Now, the image has gone viral, and people can't get it out of their heads.

NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on manslaughter conviction of Cardell Hayes, who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith in April (all times local):

Golden Globes 2017 live updates: 'ovaries of steel' are praised and new TV shows 'Atlanta' and 'Westworld' are celebrated Dec. 12, 2016, 12:34 p.m. The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Issa Rae, Natalie Portman and Ruth Negga all are nominees for their work...

No. 1 Alabama placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team, most of any school, and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson and fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Jabrill Peppers of Michigan and Dede Westbrook of Oklahoma were also first-team selections.

Apple Inc has held talks to invest up to $1 billion in a new $100 billion tech fund being set up by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.