Trump signs deal to end brief agency shutdown, boost U.S. spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A brief U.S. government shutdown ended on Friday after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law a temporary spending deal expected to push budget deficits past $1 trillion annually with new military and domestic outlays.…
Former Obama campaign manager says 'all public pollsters should be shot'
Jim Messina, a former campaign manager for Barack Obama, apparently isn’t one to mince words.…
NBC exec Jennifer Salke named head of Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios has finally found a replacement for Roy Price after the executive stepped down in mid-October over sexual harassment claims. Jennifer Salke will be filling in the top spot at the online studio after serving for six years as …
U.S. rail official steps down after questions raised over outside work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior Trump administration rail safety official resigned on Saturday after questions were raised about whether he was conducting outside work after taking the post, the U.S. Transportation Department said.
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New York City prison guard seriously injured in attack by 6 inmates, authorities say
In what authorities said was a premeditated beatdown, a gang of six Rikers Island prison inmates attacked a New York City correction officer Saturday.…
Startups are (still) making weird name choices
First names, foods and animals have been quite popular lately with founders choosing startup names. Meanwhile, other naming styles are getting more fashionable. We take a look at what’s hot now and what might be in vogue next. Read More…
Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor sent to Arizona federal prison
(Reuters) – Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been transferred to a high security federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, after being convicted of molesting scores of young women who went to him for treatment, authorities said on Saturday.
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South African ruling party leaders to meet amid Zuma limbo
South African media say a key committee of the ruling ANC party will hold an emergency meeting Monday as the nation awaits word on whether President Jacob Zuma will resign soon.…
This is Uber’s plan to deliver on flying ‘cars’
elf-driving and electric flying cars are coming. What this means for our cities in the future is unclear, so I chatted with Uber Head of Policy of Autonomous Vehicles and Urban Aviation Justin Erlich to learn more. Erlich previously worked …
Five killed, including gunman, in shooting spree in Kentucky: police
(Reuters) – Five people, including a suspected gunman who apparently took his own life, were killed in a shooting spree at two locations in northeast Kentucky on Saturday, officials said.
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