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Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office to Wilbur Ross on Tuesday, a day after the Senate voted 72-27 to confirm him. Ross had already been advising Trump on economic policy and helping him to craft ways to rewrite the tax code. With Ross entering the Cabinet, the most important members of Trump’s economic team are in place just in time for looming fights over the budget, health care and tax legislation. Compared with some of Trump’s other Cabinet picks, Ross had his confirmation process move ahead with relative ease. Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump is set to give a speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening and government spending is likely to be a big part of the discussion.We took a look at the opinions Americans hold about various major government spending areas to get a sense of what the public could be looking for from coming budget negotiations.

The "General Social Survey," a project of the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago,... Читать дальше...

Rep. Maxine Waters is one of Trump's loudest critics on Capitol Hill.

DEL MAR, Calif. — Attendance at the first Breeders’ Cup to be run at Del Mar will be capped at 37,500 per day during the two-day event in November. Officials said Tuesday that they’re limiting attendance on Nov. 3-4 “to ensure a positive experience for all participants and fans” at the seaside track north of

YouTube TV will offer content from 40 networks, including ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. YouTube TV creates partnerships with TV networks, an industry that had been reluctant in the past to work with tech companies over the price of the content. “Having an early mover advantage does matter,” said Paul Verna, a senior analyst with research firm eMarketer on YouTube TV. YouTube made a foray into paid subscriptions last year when it launched YouTube Red, which offered exclusive content from some of... Читать дальше...

BERLIN — Eintracht Frankfurt defender Marco Russ made his return to soccer after cancer treatment on Tuesday as his side reached the German Cup semifinals, while Borussia Dortmund’s quarterfinal was called off due to heavy snowfall. Russ, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer after a tumor was found last May, came on in injury time

FRANKFURT (ANP) - De Europese Centrale Bank (ECB) gaat de grootste banken van de eurozone doorlichten op hun kwetsbaarheid voor veranderingen in de rente. Dat werd dinsdagavond bekendgemaakt.

Russia and China have prevented the UN Security Council from imposing sanctions on the Syrian government for its alleged use of chemical weapons. On Tuesday they vetoed a UNSC resolution that had been drafted by Britain, France and the United States. The measure won nine votes in favor, while China, Russia and Bolivia opposed it. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the draft resolution as “totally inappropriate” and that it would have undermined efforts to end nearly six-years of conflict in Syria. Читать дальше...

Top two seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal receive warm welcomes to Acapulco as thousands attend their practices ahead of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Photo: Abierto Mexicano

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Advocates for the elderly say each year con artists and greedy family members cheat New York seniors out of $1.5 billion in assets.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Advocates for the elderly say each year con artists and greedy family members cheat New York seniors out of $1.5 billion in assets.

Papa John's is taking a page from the airline industry and testing a fee that lets people bump their pizza orders to the front of the line. The chain says the $2.99 "Papa Priority" fee was recently launched in select locations, and it's looking for ways to ...

Nebraska farmers who felt beleaguered by environmental regulations passed under former President Barack Obama cheered Tuesday as President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back his predecessor’s signature clean water rule.

Ethanol groups rebuke reported plan to revamp Renewable Fuel Standard, saying President’s regulation adviser Carl Icahn had engaged in self-dealing

An woeful Brisbane Roar have been torn to shreds in a 6-0 AFC Champions League drubbing at the hands of South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai.

Singer Camila Cabello is turning 20 on March 3, and she has one birthday wish — bigger boobs. The former Fifth Harmony member took to Twitter yesterday, writing, “for my 20th birthday I just want my boobs to be a LITTLE bigger. Just a little.” for my 20th birthday I just want my boobs to be a LITTLE bigger. Just a little

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):

An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurry close-up vision that is a bane of middle age. At first you may notice yourself holding restaurant menus at arm’s length. The usual options are magnifying drugstore reading glasses or, for people with other vision problems, bifocals, multifocal contact lenses or what’s called monovision, correcting for distance vision in one eye and near vision in the other. [...] while surgery always carries some risk... Читать дальше...

Watching morning and afternoon cable news in the run-up to Tuesday night’s Presidential address to Congress, it was all about theme and possibility. “The theme is going to be the renewal of the American spirit,” said MSNBC’s Kristin Welker to Andrea Mitchell. “Again and again, we’ve been told it’s going to be optimistic,” said Jeff Zeleny on CNN.

Watching morning and afternoon cable news in the run-up to Tuesday night’s Presidential address to Congress, it was all about theme and possibility. “The theme is going to be the renewal of the American spirit,” said MSNBC’s Kristin Welker to Andrea Mitchell. “Again and again, we’ve been told it’s going to be optimistic,” said Jeff Zeleny on CNN.

There’s no question that people love TV, from live sports to breaking news to sitcoms and dramas. But the truth is, there are a lot of limitations in how to watch TV today. Unlike online video, people can't watch TV when they want, on any screen and on their terms, without commitments. Consumers have made it clear that they want live TV without all the hassle. They don’t want to worry about their DVR filling up. They don't want to miss a great game or their favorite show because they’re on the go. Читать дальше...

CAIRO — Egyptian authorities arrested nine leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group on charges that they belong to a terrorist organization and were plotting to overthrow the government, authorities said Tuesday. The detained include Abdel-Rahman el-Morsi, a Brotherhood leader and member of the group’s Guidance Office, the Supreme State Security Prosecution said in a

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pitchless intentional walks could start in spring training games this week. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the change, which the players’ association has said it will agree to for 2017, is among the rule changes that have been distributed to teams. Planned modifications to video review rules for this season

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