Politics

January 13, 2020
Here’s where to find the cheapest gas this week in Miami-Dade, Broward and the Keys

Looking for cheaper gas? Miami gas prices have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, with an average of $2.52 per gallon, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of...

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January 13, 2020
US, UK officials meet as PM Johnson’s Huawei decision nears

British and American officials are meeting as U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government prepares to decide on whether there's a future for Chinese equipment maker Huawei in the country's next-generation...

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January 13, 2020
Rhode Island receives $7.3M federal grant to help homeless

Rhode Island received more than $7.3 million in federal grant money to support homeless assistance projects across the state. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced the money from the Department of...

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January 13, 2020
Too hard to move a couch? Rental startups see a market

Zachariah Mohammed's living room is filled with stuff he doesn't own. He pays $200 a month for the sofa, side table, bar cart, dining table and four chairs in his...

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January 13, 2020
Vermont lieutenant governor running for governor

Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman said Monday that he's running for governor. In a morning email, the Progressive and Democratic candidate from Hinesburg said he would formally announce his candidacy...

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January 13, 2020
Editorial Roundup:

Des Moines Register. January 10, 2020 If GOP lawmakers really want to grow Iowa's workforce, there is much they can do The Iowa Legislature convenes on Jan. 13. Its agenda...

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January 13, 2020
‘Don’t look there, look here!’ UK media much more excited about Iran protests than those in neighboring France

Iran is thousands of miles away from Britain, yet because the power elites support them, anti-government protests in Tehran receive much wider coverage in the UK than the ones in...

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January 13, 2020
Prague inks partnership with Taipei after snubbing Beijing

The Czech capital, Prague, on Monday signed a partnership agreement with the capital of Taiwan, Taipei - three months after canceling a similar deal with Beijing and angering the Chinese...

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January 13, 2020
Stocks open a bit higher on Wall Street ahead of busy week

Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street ahead of a busy week for investors. Major banks including JPMorgan Chase start reporting their latest quarterly results on Tuesday and the...

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January 13, 2020
A box-office breakdown of the Oscar best picture nominees

A list of the domestic box office totals for the best picture nominees for the 92nd annual Academy Awards that were announced Monday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...

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January 13, 2020
Neighbors sue to block Hawaii affordable housing complex

Residents near a planned affordable housing project in Hawaii filed a lawsuit to prevent construction of the apartment complex. Neighbors of the proposed Hale Makana O Maili project on Oahu...

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January 13, 2020
Liz Weston: How to have a ‘no regrets’ retirement

Most retirees regret not saving more. A 2018 study by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found 73% wish they'd put aside more money on a consistent basis, and half felt...

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January 13, 2020
Louisiana governor to be sworn in Monday for second term

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards kicks off his second term Monday without the budget crises that crowded out other debates across his first four years, but with a more conservative...

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January 13, 2020
Corvette wins car of year award, Kia Telluride takes top SUV

The new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette won the North American Car of the Year award on Monday. The Kia Telluride took Sport Utility of the Year honors and the Jeep Gladiator...

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January 13, 2020
Aerospace and defense suppliers Woodward, Hexcel combining

Woodward and Hexcel are merging in an all-stock deal that would create one of the largest suppliers in the aerospace and defense industry. The companies say the tie-up will allow...

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January 13, 2020
Martinsville highway closure planned for I-69 extension work

State highway officials expect to close a section of the main route between Indianapolis and Bloomington for 10 months in 2021 during work on the next stage of the Interstate...

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January 13, 2020
Trial delayed for French priest accused of abusing 75 boys

A former French priest accused of sexually abusing around 75 Boy Scouts went on trial Monday, but the proceedings were delayed for at least a day because of a strike...

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January 13, 2020
Lanes close as tollbooth removal begins on Chesapeake Bridge

Construction to remove toll booths on a major bridge linking coastal Virginia to the Delmarva Peninsula has begun as Maryland's transportation department transitions to a cashless tolling system. The latest...

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January 13, 2020
Bundesliga, Amazon want to predict what happens next

Statistics on sports broadcasts give context to what happened. The German Bundesliga and Amazon Web Services want to provide a data-based guess on what will occur next. The league announced...

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January 13, 2020
Lawyers on strike too, as French pension resistance rages on

In France, even lawyers go on strike. Magistrates draped their black robes on the staircase leading to Lyon's main courthouse Monday to protest the government's plans to end the special...

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January 13, 2020
Chinese investors are buying real estate in Miami. Here are the stats to prove it

For years, Miami's residential real estate professionals waited for Chinese investors. And, finally, they are here. Chinese buyers were not buying real estate in Miami five years ago, said Knight...

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January 13, 2020
What does 2020 hold for Miami’s commercial real estate? These events promise answers

Retail and office space take center stage at this week's real estate events: JAN. 13 ▪ The industry group Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) hosts its “2020 Economic Outlook and...

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January 13, 2020
Pot politics: Some Northeast states regroup on legalization

A year ago, marijuana legalization looked like it was on a roll in the Northeast — it had already passed in three of the region's states and was a priority...

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January 13, 2020
Grant aimed at boosting endangered candy darter’s comeback

An endangered fish could get a boost from grants aimed at restoring its population in West Virginia. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is matching a $61,000 grant from...

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January 13, 2020
Nepal’s main airport cuts the heat amid worries over power

Nepal's aviation authority on Monday asked everyone in the Himalayan nation's only international airport to cut down on heating this winter to save power so that key equipment can run...

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January 13, 2020
Iowa lawmakers begin 2020 session; will name House speaker

Iowa lawmakers convene the 2020 legislative session Monday with taxes, workforce and child care issues on their minds. Republicans remain in the majority in the House and Senate, and leaders...

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January 13, 2020
From The Falls to Lincoln Road, local retail is at a crossroads

For longtime South Florida shoppers, the closing of Bloomingdale's at The Falls in South Dade seems like a watershed moment in the history of retail in Miami-Dade. While retail centers...

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January 13, 2020
Let’s make Florida the epicenter for creative home designs for all lifestyles: Opinion

Today, one in seven families have a child on the autism spectrum and even more families are living with an aging or disabled parent. Those with disabilities and illnesses represent...

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January 13, 2020
Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee

Red-hot lava gushed out of a volcano near the Philippine capital on Monday, as tens of thousands of people fled the area through heavy ash and frightening tremors. Experts warned...

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January 13, 2020
New Jersey fire torches unfinished apartments, homes, store

A large fire that started in an apartment building under construction spread to several other buildings late Sunday in a downtown district, authorities in New Jersey said. The fire broke...

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January 13, 2020
Brewery plans $49M Tennessee upgrade with 155 new jobs

A brewery is planning a $49 million upgrade in Tennessee to keep up with demand, an effort expected to add 155 jobs. According to the Daily Memphian, Blues City Brewery...

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January 13, 2020
How Vanguard aims to prevail in fee wars, especially vs. Schwab-TD Ameritrade

Vanguard reached $6 trillion in assets late last year. And it achieved that amid an ongoing fee war with Schwab-TD Ameritrade, which continued last week. Since the 2008 financial crisis,...

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January 13, 2020
Airlines are paying fewer fines. Are regulators more lenient or are airlines more law abiding?

Airlines and travel agencies have been paying fewer fines for violating consumer protection rules in the last few years as flier complaints have declined. But critics fear the reduction in...

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January 13, 2020
Fox taps into its past with new streaming service for black audiences. Will it work?

Fox is going back to its roots with the company's first advertiser-supported streaming video service. The television stations division of the Rupert Murdoch family-controlled media company is launching a free...

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January 13, 2020
That rust on your shower head? It’s a $6 billion problem for the Navy, cruise ships and more

It's a $6 billion scourge that afflicts Navy destroyers, cruise ships and historic vessels like the Queen Mary without fear or favor. It's such a problem that professional organizations and...

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January 13, 2020
Beyond pilot trash talk, 737 Max documents reveal how intensely Boeing focused on cost

The damaging internal documents related to the 737 Max jet that Boeing released Thursday are full of late-night trash talk between two company pilots who mocked federal regulators, airline officials,...

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January 13, 2020
Troubled, wonky: The most expensive U.S. aircraft carrier ever built looks to shed these labels for good in 2020

The Navy has mounted an all-out push to move the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford toward deployment and leave a long history of technical problems in its wake. In December,...

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January 13, 2020
China auto sales fall again in 2019 amid trade war

China's auto sales fell for a second year in 2019 as a trade war with Washington and an economic slowdown fueled consumer anxiety and demand for electric vehicles weakened, an...

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January 13, 2020
Germany’s Siemens to fulfill Australia coal mine contract

Germany's Siemens has decided to stand by a contract linked to a coal mine in Australia that climate activists had called for it to drop. The German industrial conglomerate's CEO,...

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January 13, 2020
Al-Shabab militants kill 3 teachers in Kenya, abduct 1

Al-Shabab extremists killed three people in an attack in eastern Kenya, police said Monday. The militants from neighboring Somalia attacked the settlement of Kamuthe in Garissa county, setting fire to...

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