Politics

July 24, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as tensions flared again between the world's two largest economies and jitters continued over the fallout from the coronavirus. Intel plunged after saying its...

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July 24, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as tensions flared again between the world's two largest economies and jitters continued over the fallout from the coronavirus. Intel plunged after saying its...

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July 24, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as tensions flared again between the world's two largest economies and jitters continued over the fallout from the coronavirus. Intel plunged after saying its...

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July 24, 2020
Intel’s stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down

Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may force the Silicon Valley pioneer to seek help from...

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July 24, 2020
Portland to US: Protest barriers interfere with bike lanes

In its ongoing clash with federal authorities over the presence of U.S. agents on its streets, the city of Portland has a new area of contention: bike lanes. The Portland...

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July 24, 2020
McDonald’s to require masks at all U.S. restaurant locations

McDonald's says it will be requiring customers to wear face coverings when entering its U.S. restaurants as the number of new virus cases continue to surge in many states. The...

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July 24, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 22 cents to settle at $41.29 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for September delivery rose 3 cents to $43.34 a barrel....

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July 24, 2020
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social...

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July 24, 2020
With the economy tanking, more people seeing unclaimed cash

Florida is seeing a surge in people making claims for unclaimed property since the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the state's economy, but apparently President Donald Trump hasn't made an...

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July 24, 2020
Two can play the petition game: monument defenders launch NoChange.org to petition their cause, but it’s not a level field

The liberal penchant for garnering signatures to support a cause is now being adopted by their conservative rivals. But it doesn't look like the attention given to each side of...

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July 24, 2020
AP Sources: Afflalo headlines group bidding to buy Wolves

An ownership group led by longtime NBA player Arron Afflalo is putting together an offer to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves, two people with knowledge of the bid said. The people...

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July 24, 2020
Caitlin Johnstone: I say keep Confederate names on US bases. Add more of them! THAT’s more honest for American murder machine

Senate has passed a bill calling for the removal of Confederate names from US bases, but it'd be more truthful for them to continue to be named after racists, killers...

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July 24, 2020
Iconic Philly cheesesteak shop founder, son face tax charges

The founder of an iconic Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant and one of his sons have been indicted on federal tax evasion and fraud charges for allegedly hiding nearly $8 million in...

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July 24, 2020
Wayne Dupree: US mayors show they’re on board with the destruction of their cities. This makes them accomplices of insurgency

When Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler went out to protesters and, despite getting verbal abuse and calls to resign, sided with them against the president, he became complicit in the destruction...

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July 24, 2020
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to...

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July 24, 2020
A Miami Gardens woman has been trapped in Dubai for nearly two years over alleged forgery

When Danielle Jeffries left for Dubai in 2015, she had a plan — work for a couple of years, get international experience, then start her own accounting business in the...

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July 24, 2020
Ethics concerns could torpedo a task force reviewing the potent Miami 21 zoning code

Faced with a sticky ethical quandary over the makeup of a task force that's supposed to review the city's decade-old Miami 21 zoning code, Miami commissioners kicked the can down...

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July 24, 2020
Conception by deception is wrong, but it’s not rape. Just ask any woman who’s lied about being on the pill

A UK court ruling that deliberately lying to a sexual partner about fertility does not equate to rape has massively split opinion. But on this occasion, the law has got...

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July 24, 2020
Grains higher, livestock mixed.

Grain futures were higher on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery was up 13 cents at $5.4220 a bushel; Sept. corn rose...

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July 24, 2020
US’ Cold War with China in a global economy puts allies in crossfire & will cause SEVERE damage

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for “an alliance of democracies” to confront China. It amounts to a new Cold War in which nations are being forced to...

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July 24, 2020
Schlumberger slashes 21,000 jobs amid pandemic oil rout

Schlumberger is cutting more than 21,000 jobs as the global coronavirus pandemic quashes demand for energy and oil prices are routed. The company will pay more than $1 billion in...

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July 24, 2020
Mounting virus cases spark concern in Florida nursing homes

The coronavirus transformed Florida's nursing homes into closely guarded fortresses beginning in March, with the state banning family visits, isolating infected residents in separate wings and now requiring staff be...

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July 24, 2020
Harry Potter sales are booming because kids will NEVER cancel JK Rowling, whatever the trans lobby & woke luvvies say

Trans activists and their supporters have made JK Rowling public enemy No. 1 for her comments on transgenderism. But with Harry Potter book sales soaring, they've failed miserably to affect...

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July 24, 2020
Branson tries to find affordable housing for the homeless

It was a windy day in early June, and Cecelia Dardnella McGrath had spent much of the morning crying. She woke that day to police ordering her to pack up...

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July 24, 2020
Specialty Mushrooms: A growing niche market

By day, Eric Myers works for the U.S. Air Force, but in the evening — when he is not deployed — he has another passion. Myers grows and sells specialty...

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July 24, 2020
Barack Obama to appear on Michelle Obama’s podcast debut

The first guest of Michelle Obama's new podcast will have a familiar presidential voice: Barack Obama. The former United States president is expected to appear on “The Michelle Obama Podcast”...

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July 24, 2020
Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe’s virus uptick

New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people going to shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings. The move came a day...

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July 24, 2020
Suquamish Tribe to sue King County after wastewater spill

Two years of Puget Sound sewage spills totaling more than 6 million gallons, have driven the Suquamish Tribe to threaten a lawsuit against King County for the violation of clean-water...

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July 24, 2020
George Galloway: Labour’s demand for Ofcom review of RT licence is apostasy against democratic principles

The descent to apostasy in the UK Labour Party of Sir Keir Starmer continues at such a pace it would come as no surprise if he were to expel his...

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July 24, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Optimism fades jobs lost to virus will return

Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, as temporary cutbacks give way to...

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July 24, 2020
Bali police arrest American wanted in investment fraud

Authorities on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have arrested an American fugitive accused of investment fraud in the United States involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, police said Friday....

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July 24, 2020
Agenda-induced stupidity: Otherwise intelligent people are suddenly willing to look like idiots if it’s politically convenient

Politicians, journalists and others in public life now advertise their idiocy when it suits them, particularly if it helps them claim “offence” or pick up victim points. Stupidity used to...

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July 24, 2020
Goldman Sachs in $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over 1MDB

Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money. Malaysian and U.S. prosecutors had alleged that bond sales...

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July 24, 2020
Hungarian PM claims EU win but rule-of-law dispute not over

Hungary's prime minister on Friday touted what he called his victory at the European Union summit, where the bloc's leaders decided on a massive seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery plan,...

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July 24, 2020
Broward County Library gets $123,000 from Google to teach business and tech skills

Broward County Library announced Thursday it had been awarded nearly $123,000 from Google and the American Library Association to improve tech skills among small businesses owners and entrepreneurs from low-income...

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July 24, 2020
Investors are showing love – but little money – for South Florida’s office market

Investors stayed on the sidelines of South Florida's office market during the second quarter 2020 as they to measure the pandemic's impact. But that's changing. Office sales in Miami-Dade and...

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July 24, 2020
This Miami Beach landlord is new turn to fill empty retail space. It’s a pirouette

Retail vacancies have grown in South Florida since April, and more are anticipated as commercial bankruptcies rise. One landlord is trying a temporary solution — filling a space with ballet...

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July 24, 2020
Garmin fitness tracking service goes down, frustrating users

GPS device-maker Garmin's online fitness tracking service has gone down, leaving runners and cyclists struggling to upload data from their latest workouts. Garmin Connect, an app and website that works...

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July 24, 2020
Always rocky, China-US relations appear at a turning point

Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two is at a turning point. Tensions have reached new heights on what has always...

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July 24, 2020
400,000 jobs lost at airlines during coronavirus pandemic

About 400,000 airline workers have been fired, furloughed or told they may lose their jobs due to the coronavirus, according to Bloomberg calculations. The aviation industry has suffered more than...

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