With opponents of a change in legislative minority protections urging a timeout in the ongoing battle that has consumed the Legislature for weeks, senators on Thursday declined to change course on a proposal designed to rein in filibusters.
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For the month of September, I emulated a financial plan for retiring early and put 50% of my disposable income into savings.
After rent, utilities, and all my other fixed costs for the month, I was left with roughly $140 per week to spend on food and entertainment. While that's certainly more than enough money to live comfortably on, it was immediately challenging to adapt to a much lower budget than I was used to.
Instead of hibernating in my apartment and watching Netflix for a month... Читать дальше...
Due to a memorandum issued at the start of President Donald Trump’s term in office, the first-ever listing of a bee species in the continental U.S. as endangered has been delayed. The listing of the rusty patched bumblebee as an endangered species was intended to take place on Friday, Feb. 10, according to an announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in January regarding the decision.
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the topic of fake news has become a hotly debated issue.
Malia Obama continues her internship with famed movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The 18-year-old daughter of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama was spotted arriving at The Weinstein Comapny offices on Wednesday (February 8) in New York City. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Malia Obama She kept things casual in [...]
The Senate Education Committee has approved legislation that would ban tobacco products on public school property in Kentucky and at school-sponsored activities. The measure's chief sponsor is Republican Sen. Ralph … Click to Continue »
Seattle can be a difficult to navigate, but a new UW project aims to remedy that.
Years in the making, a newly released book has revealed the truth about the landmark case involving the horrific murder of a young black boy named Emmett Till in 1955. Till, merely 14 years old at the time, was kidnapped, beaten, tortured and lynched after a white woman claimed he had made sexual comments toward her and grabbed her in a store in Mississippi.
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- All 28 NATO states pledged their support for Ukraine in the face of renewed violence by Russian-backed separatists in the worst fighting in the region in years.
Whether at the airport or in Jerusalem, the right to state views that differ from government policy is the gold standard for a thriving democracy.
We live in an age where technology and creativity are intersecting in ways like we have never seen before. The constant advent of new methods to...
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Emma Watson discovers the dark side of Tom Hanks' powerful technology company in an adaptation of the Dave Eggers novel "The Circle."
François Fillon’s lawyer on Thursday asked prosecutors to drop an investigation into allegations that he misused public funds by employing his wife as a parliamentary aide.
The latest flashpoint between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry involves budget cuts sought by Edwards to help close a $304 million deficit. The Democratic governor wants … Click to Continue »
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Whole Foods is shrinking its store count for the first time since the recession.
The grocery chain plans to close nine stores in the current quarter, which ends in April, while opening only six new stores, the company said Wednesday.
The closings represent a tiny fraction of Whole Foods' 440 stores in the US, but they signal a new era of potentially stagnant growth for the troubled chain amid growing competition in the organic- and natural-food market. Читать дальше...
"I don't know how it all works. It doesn't make a whole helluva a lot of sense to me."
A high-ranking Turkish military source told Sputnik on Thursday that Russia and Turkey want to make their coordination in Syria more efficient after an unintentional Russia airstrike killed Turkish soldiers in al-Bab.
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The Yoruba traditional marriage ceremony, though a serious affair, is full of playfulness, rich contemporary Nigerian music, graceful colors, and bright attires
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IN AN experience we have all had, Donald Trump, unable to sleep, reportedly rang his National Security Advisor at 3:00 in the morning to ask whether America should want a strong dollar or a weak one. Look, there are no stupid questions. This one is actually more interesting than you might think. There are a few ways to answer it.
Tesla's Fremont factory pause is a clear sign the company is moving ahead with its Model 3.
Een kringloopwinkel in Naarden heeft mogelijk een vroeg schilderij van Piet Mondriaan ontdekt tussen de opgehaalde spullen. Als het inderdaad van Mondriaan is, kan het duizenden euro's waard zijn, aldus NH Nieuws.
A budget panel advanced Gov. Steve Bullock's infrastructure legislation Thursday without making any major changes, though the head of the subcommittee said he doubts the Montana House will keep it … Click to Continue »