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When you're as successful in business as the Trump administration's pick for Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, your financial interests pop up in unexpected places.
In Mnuchin's confirmation hearing before the US Senate on Thursday, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) focused on just one small part of the nominee's assets – his investment in failing retailer Sears.
Sears is controlled by hedge fund billionaire Eddie Lampert, who was Mnuchin's college roommate at Yale University. Читать дальше...
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has trained more than 5,000 police officers on how to handle mental health crisis calls but doesn’t have a way to dispatch those officers when the calls come in, according to a report published Thursday. Officers in the nation’s largest police department handle about 400 mental crisis
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CAMERON, La. — Federal regulators say a pipeline is leaking natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to the leak, reported Wednesday, in waters roughly 30 miles southwest of Cameron, Louisiana. Federal authorities say the leak
U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday with the Dow industrials falling a fifth straight session as investors exercised caution ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 72.32 points, or 0.4%, to finish at 19,732.40, with shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Merck & Co. leading decliners. The S&P 500 index closed down 8.20 points, or 0.4%, at 2,263.69, with the real-estate and utilities sectors the weakest performers. The Nasdaq Composite index finished down 15.57 points... Читать дальше...
This weekend will mark a historic event as thousands of women, including some famous faces, are set to walk in the Women’s March on Washington. The event is a grassroots effort to defend women’s rights, while also sending a strong message to President-elect Donald Trump just one day after his inauguration. Celebs like Amy Schuner, [...]
All 55 Terms Defined on Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” and the Definitions Given The meanings of words play an integral part of Netflix’s adaptation of “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.” Words that mean more than one thing cause misunderstandings that can lead to everything from inconveniences to disasters, usually for the unlucky Baudelaire children. Words matter so much that characters in “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” as well narrator Lemony Snicket himself (Patrick Warburton)... Читать дальше...
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a woman claimed dogs could fly before tossing a small dog about 30 feet off a South Florida bridge, injuring the animal. Capt. David Walesky of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control told the Palm Beach Post (https://goo.gl/AsAsgz ) that the 8-year-old Jack Russell Terrier mix dislocated a
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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones sat out practice for a second straight day on Thursday, but insisted he'll be ready to play in the NFC Championship Game.
It was not immediately clear what the impact on prices would be.
Dealing with change is a big subject in your career, and how you approach it affects your results. Career change usually happens in a couple of ways: unexpected and planned. Naturally, planned changes make you feel more in control when deciding to pursue a different career path or sharing your goals with your boss. Yet
Dear Congresswoman Blackburn,
Thank you for your service to Tennessee, the beloved state I have called home for the last 11 years. I truly appreciate and am grateful to you for your service, and I admire your dedication to public service.
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As Donald Trump takes the oath of office Friday, a conservative-backed group that has gained more influence since the election is renewing its effort to transfer oversight of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to a government-chartered nonprofit. It’s also seeking to expand veterans’ private-sector health care options.
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If you think you need a bachelor's degree to have a respectable career, think again.
There are plenty of well-paying jobs with good prospects you can get that merely require some formal postsecondary training, or even just a high-school diploma.
According to US News & World Report's 2017 Best Jobs rankings — which determines the best occupations in the US based on median salary, employment rate, growth, job prospects, stress level, and work-life balance ... Читать дальше...
Ready for his big moment, Donald Trump swept into Washington on a military jet Thursday and quickly set to building better ties to the Republican Congress as he kicked off three days of inaugural festivities. Washington braced for an onslaught of crowds and demonstrators — with all the attendant hoopla and hand-wringing.
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Mexico City (AFP) — Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed appeals by jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman against his extradition to the United States, a court source said.
"The judges decided not to hear the (appeal for) protection" from extradition, the court source, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
The source said the Supreme Court passed the appeals to a separate "collegiate" panel of judges for it to issue a ruling.
One of Guzman's lawyers... Читать дальше...
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The Seattle Seahawks could be flagged for a costly penalty long after their season has been completed.
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A new vaccine for genital herpes could be nearing human clinical trials, researchers say.
Running back Le’Veon Bell wasn’t the only player to miss practice for the Steelers on Thursday. Steelers tight end Ladarius Green returned to the practice field as a limited participant during Wednesday’s practice, the first time he’d been on the field in almost two weeks as he deals with a concussion that has kept him…