Politics

March 6, 2020
Alabama Senate OKs bill banning gender treatment for minors

The Alabama Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban gender therapies such as prescription hormones or gender confirmation surgery for minors. The legislation would make it a felony for...

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March 6, 2020
US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated

Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added a robust 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through...

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March 6, 2020
US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated

Hiring jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the United States. The Labor Department...

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March 6, 2020
Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition

A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese, chosen from a record number of entrants from 26 nations in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. The...

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March 6, 2020
Another new shared work space is opening in South Florida. It has a menu by Casa Tua

Miami already has the most co-working space of any city in the U.S., with spaces all around the town (think in downtown, Doral, Palmetto Bay and Miami Beach). So why...

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March 6, 2020
What is life like in the Residences by Armani/Casa? Here’s the first look inside

What does $6.96 million at Residences by Armani/Casa get you? Take a look for yourself. Co-developers Related Group and Dezer Development have released new photos of the lobby and a...

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March 6, 2020
Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel

Enbridge Inc. said Friday it has hired companies to design and build a disputed oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel linking Lakes Huron and Michigan, despite pending legal challenges. The...

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March 6, 2020
Senior-level hires and promotions for the week of March 9, 2020

ACCOUNTANTS Guillermo Campos has been promoted to director at Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs in Miami. Campos, a CPA. He focuses on international and domestic tax matters for high-net-worth...

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March 6, 2020
Beware, Miami — Resilience takes time to build, but time is running out

When it comes to resilience planning and solutions, few know where to begin. The fact is, in Miami, we have to start from the ground up — and I mean...

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March 6, 2020
Developer Jorge Perez is making another big art gift. But it’s not staying in Miami

Miami developer and art collector Jorge Pérez has announced the donation of a dozen works by Latin American and U.S. Latino artists to Spain's national museum of modern art. The...

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March 6, 2020
New Putin-Erdogan deal is sugar-coating the Turks’ surrender

This week's meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin...

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March 6, 2020
Real estate paradox: Falling interest rates might actually stymie home sales

The lowest loan rates in 11 years have brought wannabe homebuyers off the bench and onto the playing field in droves. But low-cost mortgages don't always help the market. Housing...

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March 6, 2020
South Carolina health system to acquire 3 hospitals

A health system in South Carolina announced it plans to purchase two medical groups, sparking criticism from some lawmakers. Prisma Health said Thursday it intends to acquire KershawHealth and Providence...

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March 6, 2020
US hiring surges with 273,000 gain ahead of hit from virus

U.S. employment surged last month with the biggest gain since May 2018, indicating the labor market was on especially solid footing before the spread of the coronavirus intensified. Payrolls rose...

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March 6, 2020
‘Can everyone mute?’ Coronavirus means we must telecommute. We’re not ready

On Thursday morning, as the number of new coronavirus cases in California climbed past 50, crates of telecommunications equipment and prefabricated sound isolation booths started arriving at the Playa Vista,...

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March 6, 2020
Are streaming and delivery services booming amid coronavirus? We looked into it

As more consumers isolate themselves at home due to concerns about the coronavirus, 23-year-old gamer Brian Silva hopes they'll entertain themselves by watching him online. The larger the audience he...

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March 6, 2020
Coronavirus could inflict biggest blow to travel industry since Great Recession

For the last decade, the U.S. travel industry has been enjoying an unusually long stretch of growing demand, pushed by a strong economy and relatively cheap jet fuel. But the...

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March 6, 2020
Most CEOs don’t anticipate changes to tax preparation this year

CEOs were asked: It's tax season, and a number of new statutes have been enacted. Do you anticipate that doing your business taxes this year will be easier, harder or...

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March 6, 2020
MH17 families hope truth emerges from unprecedented trial

United by grief across oceans and continents, families who lost loved ones when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in 2014 hope that a trial starting next week will...

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March 6, 2020
Asian shares drop as virus fears grip markets again

Asian shares slipped Friday as fears about the virus outbreak once again dominated financial markets. Japan's benchmark Nikkei dived 2.7% to finish at 20,749.75. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 2.8% to...

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March 6, 2020
Is the Federal Reserve the medicine needed by the stock market?

Big swings in the stock market are jarring, but normal in abnormal times. And these are abnormal times. More often than not in the past two weeks, the S&P 500...

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March 6, 2020
Cruise passengers off California await virus test results

Coronavirus test results were expected Friday for some passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship held off the California coast. The Grand Princess lay at anchor near San Francisco on...

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March 6, 2020
Trump set to sign $8.3B bill to fight coronavirus outbreak

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public health agencies money for vaccines, tests and...

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March 6, 2020
How ‘missile man’ and ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam’s 2020 vision propels new India

Two decades ago, the late nuclear scientist and youth icon published his 2020 vision of a freer, more developed and stronger India. 2020 is here. We examine how much of...

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March 6, 2020
Democratic Senate hopefuls stake out health care positions

Several U.S. Senate Democratic hopefuls staked out their health care positions Thursday night as they compete for a chance to challenge Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the November...

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March 6, 2020
War on ‘fake news’ made Facebook users more gullible – just in time for the 2020 election! Is anyone surprised?

Facebook's efforts to crack down on “fake news” have actually made the problem worse, as a recent study found. Who knew that asking users to outsource their critical capabilities to...

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March 6, 2020
Trump defends his rhetoric in 1st TV town hall of 2020

President Donald Trump defended the administration's response to the coronavirus and his confrontational style of name-calling political opponents as he fielded questions Thursday from select members of the public in...

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March 6, 2020
With worry growing about a slowing economy, House moves ahead with broadtax cut bill

Even as Florida faces economic uncertainty with the coronavirus epidemic, the Florida House on Thursday advanced a $193 million package of tax breaks and a plan to continue the refund...

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March 5, 2020
Kentucky House Republicans unveil state spending plan

House Republicans modified a proposed pay raise for teachers to spread it to other school employees and boosted school-security funding under a budget plan that cleared a committee on Thursday....

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March 5, 2020
Coronavirus test kits air lifted to Grand Princess cruise, passengers locked down

When 2,422 passengers boarded the Grand Princess cruise ship in San Francisco on Feb. 21, they thought they were headed for a 15-day vacation. Then, as the cruise ship headed...

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March 5, 2020
California aims to avoid ‘Camageddon’ during freeway closure

It could be “Carmageddon II,” and its coming to a major freeway near Los Angeles on the last weekend of April. The question, as Southern Californians fire up their traffic...

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March 5, 2020
Conventions hurt by coronavirus fears but not theme parks

Three convention groups have canceled their conferences in Orlando, Florida, the most visited U.S. destination, but individual leisure travel appears to be unaffected by fears about the new coronavirus, local...

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March 5, 2020
Man pleads guilty to selling guns stolen from ATF facility

A Pennsylvania man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty Thursday to charges that he bought and sold guns and gun parts that had been stolen from a federal disposal facility. Richard...

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March 5, 2020
AP source: White Sox INF Moncada agrees to 5-year contract

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a five-year contract with Yoán Moncada, locking up another one of their promising young hitters. A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations...

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March 5, 2020
Stress test passed: Russia and Turkey continue to work in Syria

Russian-Turkish relations have survived an important crash test after a harsh escalation of the situation in Idlib almost turned into a full-scale Turkish-Syrian war and threatened to derail the entire...

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March 5, 2020
Senators urge changes to reduce Missouri River flooding

Republican senators from four states that have seen severe flooding from the Missouri River are backing legislation that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its management...

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March 5, 2020
Gap taps Old Navy executive as new CEO as it eyes turnaround

Gap on Thursday named an executive at its Old Navy brand as its new CEO in the hopes that she can turn the struggling company around. Sonia Syngal, who has...

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March 5, 2020
Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to House

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on Thursday. The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee approved...

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March 5, 2020
Study: Everett recommended to use paid parking downtown

Washington state residents and visitors could soon pay for parking in downtown Everett to combat the increasing lack of available on-street parking spots, according to a city analysis. A $164,180...

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March 5, 2020
Florida mothers united in tragedy push lawmakers to act

For months, Laurie Giordano had been telling the story of her son to anyone who would listen — of how her Zach, a strapping 16-year-old football player, should never had...

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