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'Greener Grass' Film Review: Stepford Wives Step Out of Line in Suburban Satire
The Wrap - 17 Oct 2019 23:20
There’s a certain kind of comedy fan most likely to embrace a satire featuring lines like, “I don’t mean to be a Native American-giver, but now that my only child is a dog, would it be possible to get back the baby...
'American Horror Story: 1984' - Here Are the Biggest Questions We Have After Episode 5
The Wrap - 17 Oct 2019 05:05
(This post contains spoilers for “American Horror Story: 1984” through the fifth episode. You have been warned.) We reached the midway point of “American Horror Story: 1984” with Wednesday’s episode, another in...
Contractor claims video shows structural flaws prior to Hard Rock Hotel collapse
USA Today - 17 Oct 2019 04:58Wegmans Has Almost Arrived In Brooklyn. For New Yorkers, It Will Be Quite A Change
Forbes - 17 Oct 2019 20:37
Move over, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. New York City is about to get its first Wegmans.
Lending a Hand, in New York and Beyond
The New York Times - 17 Oct 2019 12:45
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund kicks off its 108th annual campaign, adding Feeding America as a beneficiary.
Barneys enters deal to sell assets to Authentic Brands, B. Riley for $271 million cash
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 05:34
U.S. luxury department-store chain Barneys New York Inc has reached an agreement to sell its assets to brand developer Authentic Brands Group and investment bank B. Riley Financial Inc , according to a filing on Wednesda...
Trump's top China adviser appears to have made up expert he regularly quoted
CNN - 17 Oct 2019 04:40
In his 2011 book "Death by China," President Donald Trump's senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named "Ron Vara" to prove his point on the threat posed by Beijing to the American economy.
McConnell tells GOP senators an impeachment trial could start next month
The Week - 17 Oct 2019 04:35
During a closed-door lunch on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told his fellow GOP senators an impeachment trial of President Trump could start as early as November. McConnell explained what woul...
Economic Report: Housing starts fall 9% in September, but high permits, low mortgage rates suggest construction slowdown is temporary
Market Watch - 17 Oct 2019 14:41
Construction on new U.S. houses fell more than 9% in September, but a recent surge in permits suggests the decline in so-called housing starts is just a temporary pause in a market reinvigorated by lower mortgage interes...
Jody Wilson-Raybould Is Justin Trudeau's Worst Nightmare
Slate - 17 Oct 2019 18:17
She's kind of the AOC of Canada.
Citigroup names Peter Babej as Asia Pacific chief executive: memo
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 05:22
Citigroup Inc has named Peter Babej, the U.S. bank's global head of financial institutions group, as its new Asia Pacific chief executive officer, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Some Say A Nonprofit Research Group Unfairly Influences Drug Prices
Forbes - 17 Oct 2019 05:12
The Alliance for Aging Research (AAR) says ICER's calculations discriminate against older adults.
Asian shares pause after five-day rally, Brexit in focus
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 04:55
Asian stocks barely moved on Thursday as soft U.S. retail sales data raised fears about the health of the world's largest economy, sucking the steam out of a five-session rally, while hopes of a Brexit deal kept sterling...
Cuban Immigrant Dies Of Apparent Suicide In Louisiana ICE Detention Center
The Huffington Post - 17 Oct 2019 04:30
The asylum-seeker was found unresponsive in his cell at Louisiana's Richwood Correctional Center, which has a history of violence.
Netflix Heads Into Showdown With Slowing Subscriber Growth
Time - 17 Oct 2019 04:17
Numbers provide evidence that Netflix's salad days may be over, particularly in the U.S.
Republicans Rage At Trump's Syria Policy With Little To Show For It
The Huffington Post - 17 Oct 2019 04:02
They huffed and they puffed and, well, they're still not standing up to Trump.
Democratic presidential candidates asked if they would pack the Supreme Court
CBSNews - 17 Oct 2019 03:54
The top 2020 Democratic presidential contenders were asked at Tuesday's debate about expanding the Supreme Court, in a concept commonly referred to as "court packing." Zoe Tillman, a legal reporter for BuzzFeed News, spo...
Amazon's Staten Island workers get hurt at 3 times national rate: report
New York Post - 17 Oct 2019 03:31
Workers at Amazon's new Staten Island warehouse are getting hurt at three times the rate of other warehouse workers nationwide, according to a report out Wednesday. Employees at the year-old, four-story facility, where m...
Wall Street advances on upbeat earnings, Brexit deal
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 18:21
Wall Street rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes near one-month highs on upbeat earnings from Netflix and Morgan Stanley, while investors cheered Britain's preliminary last-minute deal with the European ...
The facial recognition on Google's new Pixel 4 can be fooled by a twin or unlocked by someone else while you're asleep
Business Insider - 17 Oct 2019 18:21
Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Google's new Pixel 4 comes with disclaimers that say its facial recognition isn't perfect. Specifically, the Pixel 4's facial recognition can be fooled by "someone who looks a lot like you," like a ...
Oil falls, fanned by inventory rise and global demand worries
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 18:19
Oil prices fell on Thursday after a larger-than-expected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and a series of weak economic figures, although a drop in fuel inventories helped offset the decline.
GM Lordstown plant workers urge rejection of UAW deal if their factory remains closed
USA Today - 17 Oct 2019 18:12
About 40 to 50 UAW members chanted "no product, no vote," saying they would reject their proposed deal with GM if the Lordstown plant remains closed.