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Aug 06 2020
News
COVID Stimulus Bill
“After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is emerging in the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators are still stuck, but still trying…
“Pelosi is staking out a hard line on extending a $600-per-week supplemental pandemic federal jobless benefit, which lapsed last week. Republicans offered to extend the benefit into December and
The Flip SideDec 31 2020
Analysis
Why US stock markets closed out 2020 at record highs
Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks with more record highs Thursday, a fitting coda to the market’s stunning comeback from its historic plunge in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
The benchmark S&P 500 index finished with a gain of 16.3% for the year, or a total return of about 18%, including dividends. The Nasdaq composite, powered by high-flying Big Tech
Christian Science MonitorNov 01 2019
News
Construction workers and miners are the most likely to use opioids
Construction workers and miners are used to physically demanding, often dangerous work. Yet these jobs may also expose hard-hats to another risk: substance abuse.
A recent study found that workers in these industries are more likely than other workers to use opioids and cocaine. A little over 3% of those employed in the construction trade and extraction industry had used non-
CBS News (Online)Oct 04 2012
News
Romney Goes On Offense, Pays For It In First Wave Of Fact Checks
In their first of three debates, President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney "traded barbs" and stretched some facts, say the nonpartisan watchdogs at PolitiFact.com.
NPR (Online News)Jan 17 2013
Opinion
Energy and Climate: Black to Gold to Green
The United States can use its oil and gas bonanza to put itself back at the forefront of global trade, and take a leadership role in climate change mitigation.
Brookings InstitutionJun 18 2019
News
In battleground state of Florida, Trump to launch re-election campaign
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launches what may be an uphill battle to persuade voters to give him four more years in office, as he bets a strong U.S. economy will outweigh voter concerns about his unorthodox style and polarizing policies.
At an evening rally in Orlando, Florida, Trump, who has long made it known he is running for re-election, will begin making his case
ReutersOct 06 2015
News
U.S. Allies See Trans-Pacific Partnership as a Check on China
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal was welcomed on Tuesday as a win for the United States in its contest with China for clout in Asia, as America’s allies expressed optimism about the impact of the 12-nation accord on a region worried about its dependence on the slowing Chinese economy.
New York Times (News)Mar 03 2019
News
How the Trump-Kim Summit Failed: Big Threats, Big Egos, Bad Bets
As President Trump settled into the dining room of a French-colonial hotel in Hanoi on Thursday morning, the conversation with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader with whom he had struck up the oddest of friendships, was already turning tense. In a dinner at the Metropole Hotel the evening before, mere feet from the bomb shelter where guests took cover during the Vietnam War, Mr. Kim had
New York Times (News)Mar 02 2019
News
Poster connecting Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 terror attacks ignites outrage at West Virginia capitol
A poster displayed at the West Virginia statehouse Friday linking Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, has sparked outrage among lawmakers. The poster, which was displayed on a table in the rotunda in the Capitol, showed a split picture of the World Trade Center on fire on top of a snap of Omar. “’Never Forget’ – You said..” the caption on the picture of the
Fox News DigitalMay 11 2015
News
Elizabeth Warren fires back at Obama … again
The war of wrong continues. Sen. Elizabeth Warren hit back at President Barack Obama in an interview published on Monday, saying she is justified in her criticism of trade negotiations that she believes could undermine the Dodd-Frank fin
Politico