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Trump's Trade Policies Keep Backfiring
FiveThirtyEight - 10 Nov 2017 06:30
One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was quitting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the nearly completed free-trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 other countries bordered by the Pacific Ocean. It looked like th...
Roy Moore is fundraising off of report he pursued relationships with teen girls
The Week - 10 Nov 2017 04:11
In a fundraising email sent shortly after The Washington Post reported he initiated inappropriate relationships with teenage girls when he was in his thirties, Roy Moore, the Republican Senate nominee in Alabama, said it...
Texas church shooting: Volunteer groups come to the aid of families, faith leaders
USA Today - 10 Nov 2017 03:34
Several volunteer groups have emerged in Sutherland Springs, Texas, reaching out to those touched by tragedy.
Reacting to the Louis C.K. Revelations
The New Yorker - 10 Nov 2017 00:44
Emily Nussbaum writes about recent allegations in the New York Times of sexual assault from the comedian Louis C.K., and how they reflect on his standup work and TV series.
8-year-old nearly dies after pencil stabs him from backpack
New York Post - 10 Nov 2017 16:49
A quick-thinking teacher at a Florida school followed what she thought was a trail of juice — but it led her instead to a student bleeding to death after he was stabbed by his own pencil. The harrowing ordeal, which oc...
Technology is dominating the stock market
Business Insider - 10 Nov 2017 16:29
Business Insider In the Fidelity Insight of the Week, Business Insider executive editor Sara Silverstein speaks to Matt Goulet, a vice president of sector investment strategy. He notes that the influence of the technolog...
Sarepta: Too Much Good News to Ignore
Barron's - 10 Nov 2017 15:46
A convertible bond offering helped knocked down Sarepta's shares this week. But with new drug trials set to begin, another insurer covering its stock, and ample cash on its balance sheet, the next move could be higher.
Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Reveals Sexual Abuse By Team Doctor Larry Nassar
Time - 10 Nov 2017 13:00
Raisman disclosed the abuse in an interview scheduled to air Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes
Bannon 'strongly' believes Trump won New Hampshire in 2016
New York Post - 10 Nov 2017 06:41
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Former White House adviser Steve Bannon said Thursday he "strongly" believes Republican President Donald Trump won New Hampshire and that voter irregularities were behind his loss in the state in the ...
Catalonia's Top Lawmaker Has Been Jailed by a Spanish Judge
Time - 10 Nov 2017 03:58
A Madrid judge set bail for Carme Forcadell at 150,000 euros ($175,000) and confiscated her passport
DHS warns of terror threats using drones, chemicals and planes
New York Post - 10 Nov 2017 16:44
The Department of Homeland Security has released an updated terror bulletin that highlights the threat of weaponized drones, chemical attacks and the continued targeting of commercial planes. “We continue to face one o...
Who Is Madeline Marx? Ohio Teacher Charged For Having Sex With Students
IBTimes - 10 Nov 2017 13:09
A substitute teacher at Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio, has been charged with two counts of sexual battery for having sexual relationships with two juvenile students, after she was arrested on Wednesday. Madelin...
Marine who urinated on Taliban gets off thanks to general's meddling
New York Post - 10 Nov 2017 05:37
A former US Marine who was caught urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban fighters got his conviction thrown out this week thanks to the unlawful actions of a retired general — who “severely and systematically” in...
How the Air Force carried out a daring rescue of an ailing cruise ship passenger
USA Today - 10 Nov 2017 04:30
Officials say man was suffering from appendicitis aboard the 2,000-passenger cruise shipGrandeur of the Seas 600 miles off Florida coast.
Top DOJ official warns about Texas shooter's encrypted phone
ABC News - 10 Nov 2017 04:17
Rod Rosenstein said police need to access the shooter's encrypted phone.
How Could a Tax Change Affect You? This Is What the Senate and House Propose
The New York Times - 10 Nov 2017 03:45
Here's a guide to some of the consumer-facing issues under consideration.
AT&T is preparing for an epic legal battle over Time Warner merger
New York Post - 10 Nov 2017 03:09
Get ready for an epic battle between AT&T and the Department of Justice that could land in a courtroom -- and drag into next year. The DOJ is pushing AT&T and Time Warner to sell big chunks of their business, including p...
The dead can unlock iPhones, offering possible clues to a killer's plan after memories go
USA Today - 10 Nov 2017 01:16
Decomposition is the biggest issue when spoofing biometric ID. A rotting body changes shape, including the fingers, distorting the fingerprints.
Lip sync app Musical.ly sold to China's ByteDance for a reported $800 million
L.A. Times - 10 Nov 2017 17:45JC Penney soars on news of sales rise
USA Today - 10 Nov 2017 16:58Analyst says 94% of bitcoin's price movement over the past four years can be explained by one equation
Business Insider - 10 Nov 2017 16:51
Business Insider FundStrat cofounder Tom Lee says, "if you build a very simple model valuing bitcoin as the square function number of users times the average transaction value. 94% of the bitcoin moves over the past four...
The giant Senate tax bill barely squeaked by a critical test
Business Insider - 10 Nov 2017 16:41
Senate Republicans releasedtheir version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Thursday. The Joint Committee on Taxation found that the bill would add $1.4957 trillion to the national debt, just undera $1.5 trillion limit to p...