FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank expressed concern about the Trump administration's moves to relax financial oversight, saying such deregulation helped pave the way for the global financial crisis.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank expressed concern about the Trump administration's moves to relax financial oversight, saying such deregulation helped pave the way for the global financial crisis.
During a hearing in the European Parliament, ECB President Mario Draghi was asked about Trump's efforts to revisit parts of the Dodd-Frank regulations aimed at keeping risk-taking banks from sparking a repeat of the 2007-9 financial turbulence that launched the Great Recession. Responding to questions from the members of the parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee, Draghi also rejected claims by the Trump administration that Germany gets unfair trade advantage from a weak euro. [...]... Читать дальше...
MONACO — The IAAF is upholding its global ban on Russian athletes and freezing all nationality switches. Following a council meeting in Monaco on Monday, IAAF president Sebastian Coe said Russian athletics should not expect “full reinstatement” before November. The decision rules out Russia competing at the world championships in August in London. IAAF task
Not much is known about “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” but one thing is clear: Mantis is going to steal the show. The character was introduced in an earlier trailer as an empathic being who read Star-Lord’s feelings. However, the Super Bowl trailer made it clear that she’ll be around for much more than a quick bit of comic relief.
The Afghan envoy to India on Monday said that US President Donald Trump's way to fight radicalisation and global terrorism was the only way to combat it.
Here is a sampling of editorial opinions from Alaska newspapers: Feb. 2, 2017 Ketchikan Daily News: Enough oversight There's no need to pile on if mining projects are handled appropriately … Click to Continue »
A school superintendent who drew the wrath of the Maine Republican Party for linking a hate crime with President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that he stands by his statements. … Click to Continue »
We did not suffer persecution from the government for not being part of the majority. It was just how things were.
(AP) — Parents and teachers say they're facing challenges with children after Wichita Public Schools trimmed 15 days from the academic calendar and added 30 minutes to each school day. Parents and faculty say students are more tired, family time is rare and after-school activities are increasingly difficult to arrange.
HOUSTON (AP) — With a record five Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady certainly has established himself as the measuring stick for quarterbacks, NFL players and, just maybe, for all team-sport athletes.
HOUSTON (AP) — With a record five Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady certainly has established himself as the measuring stick for quarterbacks, NFL players and, just maybe, for all team-sport athletes.
HOUSTON (AP) — With a record five Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady certainly has established himself as the measuring stick for quarterbacks, NFL players and, just maybe, for all team-sport athletes.
HOUSTON (AP) — With a record five Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady certainly has established himself as the measuring stick for quarterbacks, NFL players and, just maybe, for all team-sport athletes.
HOUSTON (AP) — With a record five Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady certainly has established himself as the measuring stick for quarterbacks, NFL players and, just maybe, for all team-sport athletes. Consider that he's won 25 postseason games; there are pro baseball, basketball and hockey players who would take that for a career. [...] it's educational to look at all seven of his performances in the NFL championship game. — When the Patriots edged the favored Rams 20-17 in the 2002 Super Bowl, that... Читать дальше...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Anna Gronewold, a multimedia journalist with experience covering statehouses in two other states, has joined The Associated Press in New York as a legislative relief reporter.
Efforts to stop the practice have focused on health risks. And yet it remains widespread. A new study may explain why.
“Robert B. Parker’s Revelation” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), by Robert Knott The late Robert B. Parker made a career — a very successful, almost 40-year one — out of a series of flawed-hero protagonists: Spenser, Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone among them. They had at one point or another strayed from the good-guy path, but they
"The only important thing is the unification of the people, because the other people don't mean anything," Trump said last year.
Histadrut leader butts heads with competitor MK Shelly Yacimovich, who many predict will easily be able to take his place.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who halted President Donald Trump's travel ban was wrong in stating that no one from the seven countries targeted in Trump's order has been arrested for extremism in the United States since the 2001 terrorist attacks. Just last October, an Iraqi refugee living in Texas pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support to the Islamic State group, accused of taking tactical training and wanting to blow himself up in an act of martyrdom. The judge, James Robart, was... Читать дальше...
After a Super Bowl showdown between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots that resulted in the first overtime in Super Bowl history, Gisele Bündchen — supermodel wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady — went crazy in the stands as her husband led the biggest comeback win in Super Bowl history.
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ENSCHEDE - Marijke van Hees heeft maandagavond geëmotioneerd afscheid genomen van de Enschedese politiek. Van Hees is bijna 19 jaar actief geweest in de lokale politiek, waarvan lange tijd als raadslid en vier jaar (2010-2014) als wethouder. Ze kreeg bij haar afscheid een ere-speld van de Enschedese gemeenteraad en een oorkonde.
A South Dakota lawmaker whose committee was considering a bill to allow concealed guns in the Capitol says he hit a panic button during debate just to see how quickly … Click to Continue »