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The White House staffer who insulted John McCain accused her boss of leaking to the press -- right in front of Trump
Business Insider - 27 May 2018 23:49
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Kelly Sadler blamed her boss, Mercedes Schlapp, for leaks from within the White House, Axios reported, in a meeting with Schlapp, President Donald Trump, and others. The private Oval Office m...
Tax refunds aren't enough to improve the economy
New York Post - 27 May 2018 05:04
Dear John: Mick Mulvaney, head of the Office of Management and Budget, is being optimistic about the future growth of the economy. I am skeptical that the middle-class tax refunds alone will give the economy a big enough...
Here's what it means when an item is marked 'Amazon's Choice' (AMZN)
Business Insider - 27 May 2018 15:50
AP/David Zalubowski Amazonlabels some items "Amazon's Choice," a moniker that has appeared on an increasing number of products recently. Amazonrecently revealed the parameters that guide how items are selected for the la...
Stop adding Stories to every app
Venture Beat - 27 May 2018 23:33
OPINION: Every few months, it seems like there's another eager to copy Snapchat's Stories feature - where users can create approximately 10-second-long videos that are available for all of their followers to view, and di...
Visa woes have summer businesses looking to Puerto Ricans
News Observer - 27 May 2018 16:36
Frustrated by red tape and visa limits on foreign workers, tourism businesses from Maine to Missouri are turning to Puerto Ricans who are fleeing a shattered economy and devastation caused …
A booming California coffee chain says it knows the key to one of Starbucks' biggest customer problems
Business Insider - 27 May 2018 16:30
Red Bay Coffee On May 29, Starbucks will hold a racial bias training in 800 US stores. The training is in response to an incident in April at a Philadelphia location, when a white store manager called the police on two b...
Minot sees increasing available retail space
Miami Herald - 27 May 2018 16:19
A city in northern North Dakota hasn't escaped a national trend of big box retail store closures, leaving the area with ample available commercial space. The Minot Daily News reports …
App publishers: Here's a way to minimize ad revenue loss from GDPR
Venture Beat - 27 May 2018 16:15
GUEST: The mobile apps industry, especially companies based in the EU, have watched General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) draw closer over the last two years. With such lead time, did the industry meet Friday's deadl...
Could blockchain have solved the mystery of the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak?
L.A. Times - 27 May 2018 16:00Several companies announcing expansion plans in Connecticut
Miami Herald - 27 May 2018 15:23
Two entertainment companies, the largest tax practice in the U.S. and a major conglomerate have all announced plans to relocate or expand in Connecticut in recent days. The production group …
How much it costs to spend a day at America's most popular theme parks, ranked
Business Insider - 27 May 2018 15:10
Getty Images The cost of a theme park ticket is just the beginning — with parking, meals, and accommodation, the price to pay for a day of thrills adds up. Home2Go recently calculated the total cost to visit 45 of Amer...
Harley-Davidson workers say plant closure after tax cut is like being stuck in a bad dream
USA Today - 27 May 2018 12:33
TheMilwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturerbenefited from the federal corporate tax cuts enacted Jan. 1, announced cuts of350 jobs across the company in late January and on Feb. 5 approved a half-cent dividend increase an...
Little Rock airport considers $450M in updates over 20 years
Miami Herald - 27 May 2018 07:01
A reconfigured passenger terminal at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field that includes an arrival hall is the centerpiece of $450 million in capital improvements that officials at the …
Readers sick of dealing with neighbor from hell
New York Post - 27 May 2018 05:06
Dear John: I've been reading about things you've done in the past. Maybe you could help me with a serious situation soon. It's about my next-door neighbor. Here is a list of what she's done to my wife and me. 1. Plays lo...
Kilauea eruption slows flow of Big Island tourist dollars
NBC News - 27 May 2018 02:34
A Big Island tourism official says summer bookings are down 50 percent, thanks to fears over the eruption.
Milwaukee Bucks arena closure to eliminate 650 jobs
Chicago Tribune - 27 May 2018 00:08The Wall Street Journal: Timing of any Trump-Mueller interview depends on North Korea summit, Giuliani says
Market Watch - 27 May 2018 23:33
A possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month could delay the decision on whether the president will agree to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, said Rudy...
The Wall Street Journal: China targets Australian wine amid allegations of political meddling
Market Watch - 27 May 2018 23:22
A deepening spat over allegations of Chinese meddling in Australian politics has led to cases of wine piling up at Chinese ports and nationalists calling for tougher trade retaliations.
The Wall Street Journal: Italy's new government in turmoil after pick of euroskeptic economic minister blocked
Market Watch - 27 May 2018 23:11
Italy's Premier-Designate Giuseppe Conte failed to form a new government, as the antiestablishment coalition that seemed poised to come to power clashed with the Italian president over their nomination of a euroskeptic f...
6 Amazon products celebrity makeup artists swear by
Business Insider - 27 May 2018 23:10
Theo Wargo/Getty Even professional makeup artists love to buy products online instead of shopping at physical stores. Kelli J. Bartlett, the director of artistry at Glamsquad, likes to use a $10 lip butter by Nivea on cl...
The Wall Street Journal: Jeff Flake says he hasn't ruled out running against Trump in 2020
Market Watch - 27 May 2018 23:03
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, said he hoped a Republican would run for president against Trump in 2020 and that he hadn't ruled out a primary challenge of his own.
'The worst thing I've seen in 25-plus years': Experts react to news that Trump administration lost 1,500 migrant children
Business Insider - 27 May 2018 23:03
Hans-Maximo Musielik/AP Reports the US Department of Health and Human Services cannot locate nearly 1,500 migrant children it placed with American sponsors have resurged since a department official testified about the is...