Politics

October 30, 2020
Alaska university chancellor accepts new job in California

The chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage has announced that she plans to take a new position as the president of a California university. Chancellor Cathy Sandeen said Thursday...

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October 30, 2020
Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

For the turkey industry, this Thanksgiving is a guessing game. Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large indoor...

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October 30, 2020
Muslims are strangely obsessed with cartoons, all while there are very real crimes over which they should be angry at France

The recent murders of three innocent civilians in Nice following controversy over a teacher's decision to show his students the infamous Charlie Hebdo cartoons is highlighting a significant weakness in...

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October 30, 2020
Many King County employees to work from home until July 2021

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Thursday that he is extending the mandatory work-from-home order for hundreds of county employees through July 5, 2021. KOMO-TV reports the extension comes as...

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October 30, 2020
2 Florida men accused of stealing mail, ballots from dropbox

Two Miami men are accused of stealing mail, including two mail-in ballots, from a dropbox at a post office in Broward County. A police officer on patrol noticed the men...

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October 30, 2020
2 Florida men accused of stealing mail, ballots from dropbox

Two Miami men are accused of stealing mail, including two mail-in ballots, from a dropbox at a post office in Broward County. A police officer on patrol noticed the men...

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October 30, 2020
2 Florida men accused of stealing mail, ballots from dropbox

Two Miami men are accused of stealing mail, including two mail-in ballots, from a dropbox at a post office in Broward County. A police officer on patrol noticed the men...

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October 30, 2020
Exxon, Chevron lose $887 million as pandemic pain continues

Exxon Mobil lost $680 million in the third quarter as the global pandemic curtailed travel throughout the world, diminishing the need for fuel. Revenue tumbled to $46.2 billion, down from...

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October 30, 2020
Exxon, Chevron lose $887 million as pandemic pain continues

Exxon Mobil lost $680 million in the third quarter as the global pandemic curtailed travel throughout the world, diminishing the need for fuel. Revenue tumbled to $46.2 billion, down from...

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October 30, 2020
Exxon, Chevron lose $887 million as pandemic pain continues

Exxon Mobil lost $680 million in the third quarter as the global pandemic curtailed travel throughout the world, diminishing the need for fuel. Revenue tumbled to $46.2 billion, down from...

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October 30, 2020
For Miami Beach hotels, a foreclosure — and openings. What next?

After more than two years of delays, the Esmé Miami Beach was supposed to open in time for this year's Art Basel. A retrofit of the former Clay Hotel, the...

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October 30, 2020
Investment markets look down ballot

Of course, the presidential election matters to the investment markets. But the real, lasting power to influence business and the economy sits on Capitol Hill. Congress holds the purse strings...

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October 30, 2020
Recurring revenues are the new Holy Grail of sales success | Opinion

Like so many of us, I'm cooped up by COVID-19, I rarely eat out. I haven't bought a stitch of clothing. I can't remember the last time I was at...

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October 30, 2020
Recurring revenues are the new Holy Grail of sales success | Opinion

Like so many of us, I'm cooped up by COVID-19, I rarely eat out. I haven't bought a stitch of clothing. I can't remember the last time I was at...

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October 30, 2020
Recurring revenues are the new Holy Grail of sales success | Opinion

Like so many of us, I'm cooped up by COVID-19, I rarely eat out. I haven't bought a stitch of clothing. I can't remember the last time I was at...

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October 30, 2020
Qatar: Officials behind women exams referred to prosecutors

Qatar says officials behind the forced examinations of women at its international airport after an abandoned baby was found earlier this month have been referred to prosecutors for possible charges....

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October 30, 2020
Qatar: Officials behind women exams referred to prosecutors

Qatar says officials behind the forced examinations of women at its international airport after an abandoned baby was found earlier this month have been referred to prosecutors for possible charges....

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October 30, 2020
Qatar: Officials behind women exams referred to prosecutors

Qatar says officials behind the forced examinations of women at its international airport after an abandoned baby was found earlier this month have been referred to prosecutors for possible charges....

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October 30, 2020
Steel processor announces plans to open Kentucky plant

A steel processor is expected to create 110 full-time jobs in coming years at a tube manufacturing plant it plans to open in south-central Kentucky, state officials said. The $70...

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October 30, 2020
West Virginia voters laud Trump for trying to save coal

As a laid off coal mine electrician, Nolan Triplett doesn't think his industry will ever return to the heady days when it powered America and offered generations of Appalachians a...

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October 30, 2020
West Virginia voters laud Trump for trying to save coal

As a laid off coal mine electrician, Nolan Triplett doesn't think his industry will ever return to the heady days when it powered America and offered generations of Appalachians a...

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October 30, 2020
West Virginia voters laud Trump for trying to save coal

As a laid off coal mine electrician, Nolan Triplett doesn't think his industry will ever return to the heady days when it powered America and offered generations of Appalachians a...

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October 30, 2020
‘Rather than catch my son’s killers, the police spied on us. People of colour don’t get justice, cops don’t think we deserve it’

An inquiry into the scandal of the widespread use of undercover officers to surveil families campaigning for justice begins public hearings next week. The mother of Rickey Reel, a student...

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October 30, 2020
‘Rather than catch my son’s killers, the police spied on us. People of colour don’t get justice, cops don’t think we deserve it’

An inquiry into the scandal of the widespread use of undercover officers to surveil families campaigning for justice begins public hearings next week. The mother of Rickey Reel, a student...

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October 30, 2020
Asian shares fall back after Wall Street rebound

Asian stocks sank Friday as investors looked ahead to next week's U.S. presidential election and weighed the chances of economic stimulus from Washington and Europe. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong...

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October 30, 2020
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America

Every day feels like a raw wound for Omari Barksdale. His sister, Laneeka Barksdale, died of COVID-19 in late March in Detroit — and since then, so have more than...

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October 30, 2020
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America

Every day feels like a raw wound for Omari Barksdale. His sister, Laneeka Barksdale, died of COVID-19 in late March in Detroit — and since then, so have more than...

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October 30, 2020
An Election Day role for National Guard? Maybe, but limited

Federal laws and long-standing custom generally leave the U.S. military out of the election process. But President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated warnings about widespread voting irregularities have raised questions about a...

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October 30, 2020
Biden returns to Iowa; Trump plays defense in Mich., Wis.

When Joe Biden was last in Iowa, his campaign was on the verge of collapse and he was soundly trounced in the caucuses by a former Indiana mayor nearly 40...

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October 30, 2020
Insurance: Is social inflation the next emerging risk? | Opinion

Property management's main responsibility among many things is to preserve, protect and enhance the properties it services in conjunction with other industry professionals. Best practices during budgetary planning used by...

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October 30, 2020
Puget Sound Energy’s Colstrip coal plant sale falls through

A deal to sell Puget Sound Energy's stake in one of the four generating units in Montana's Colstrip coal plan has fallen through. In announcing the deal in December, PSE...

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October 30, 2020
CEO of influential Silicon Valley group quits over racist ad

The CEO of Silicon Valley's largest chamber of commerce resigned Thursday after the group's political arm posted an ad that the organization's own executive board of directors labeled as racist....

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October 30, 2020
‘Overwhelmed’: Texas county halts non-essential activities

El Paso County officials have ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential activities after the Texas area's medical resources were overwhelmed by the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. County Judge...

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October 29, 2020
Tech giants report strong results, but murky outlooks

Five technology giants reported strong earnings but mixed outlooks Thursday, a sign of varying fortunes as they work to rebound from a pandemic-related economic slowdown earlier this year. While all...

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October 29, 2020
Starbucks sales recover faster than expected in US, China

Starbucks saw faster-than-expected recovery in the U.S. and China in its fiscal fourth quarter, giving it confidence as it heads into the new year. Global same-store sales fell 9% from...

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October 29, 2020
Starbucks sales recover faster than expected in US, China

Starbucks saw faster-than-expected recovery in the U.S. and China in its fiscal fourth quarter, giving it confidence as it heads into the new year. Global same-store sales fell 9% from...

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October 29, 2020
Starbucks sales recover faster than expected in US, China

Starbucks saw faster-than-expected recovery in the U.S. and China in its fiscal fourth quarter, giving it confidence as it heads into the new year. Global same-store sales fell 9% from...

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October 29, 2020
N. Carolina-based research testing firm to expand at home

A North Carolina-based contract research testing company for the biotechnology and drug industries said Thursday it will expand its operations in the Research Triangle area, creating about 880 more jobs...

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October 29, 2020
Georgia to help troubleshoot jobless claims after complaints

After months of complaints from people who have struggled to file unemployment claims, Georgia officials announced Thursday that they would begin scheduling troubleshooting appointments online. The Georgia Department of Labor...

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October 29, 2020
‘Beyond frustrating’: $1.3 billion Q3 loss for Royal Caribbean as cruises remain canceled

Royal Caribbean Group reported its third 10-digit loss of the year Thursday as cruises in the U.S. — its biggest market — remain canceled. In the third quarter of 2020,...

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