Actress Rose McGowan filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Harvey Weinstein and two of his former attorneys engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before she accused him of rape. The suit filed in Los Angeles names as defendants Weinstein, attorneys David Boies and Lisa Bloom […]
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The $3.2 trillion ‘cancer cell’ that could kill US economy
National economic council director Larry Kudlow, in a wide-ranging interview, discusses China trade talks, Hong Kong protests, the USMCA and his outlook for the U.S. economy. America’s welfare state is booming. Continue Reading Below Transfer payments, which include Social Security, food stamps as well as Medicare and Medicaid, from the U.S. […]
Chinese nationals comprise all 39 bodies found in back of truck: Report
Forensic officers attend to the scene after a truck was found to contain a large number of dead bodies, in Thurrock, South England, Oct. 23, 2019. (UK Pool via AP) The 39 bodies found in the back of a refrigerated in Essex, U.K., were all Chinese nationals and adults, except […]
US’s Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion
After spending four tumultuous days engulfed in the chaotic ramifications of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper lashed out Thursday at Turkey for its military assault across the border on Syrian Kurdish fighters. Speaking at the German Marshall Fund, Esper said Turkey’s “unwarranted” invasion […]
Californians hit with 2nd round of sweeping blackouts
Dangerously windy weather sweeping through the state brought power outages to Northern California as the state’s largest utility staged blackouts designed to prevent catastrophic wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Wednesday began rolling blackouts stretching from the Sierra foothills in the northeast to portions of the San Francisco Bay […]
Calif. wildfire fanned by 70 mph winds leaps out of control
Geysersville, California — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Sonoma County, intensified by 70 mph winds, prompted officials to order evacuations, CBS San Francisco reports, citing Cal Fire. The so-called Kincade Fire, near Geyserville, quickly grew to approximately 7,000 acres, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office told CBS News. The blaze was […]
Fintech’s fast pass to traditional banking is now cut off
Getty Images Tech start-ups trying to become banks will now have to take a slower, more traditional route. Fintech companies had welcomed a special bank charter that cleared a quicker path for them to become a bank. But that was dealt a blow this week as a federal district court […]
California starts another round of preventative power outages
California’s largest utility began another preventative, widespread power shutoff Wednesday that could affect hundreds of thousands of people, as dangerous fire weather returns to California. The Santa Rosa Fire Department tweeted that shutoffs had started in the city, and that it was receiving multiple reports of outages. Pacific Gas & […]
Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager in harassment case
Accused people are taken out of the court premises after they were given death sentences in a murder case in Feni, Bangladesh, October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer October 24, 2019 DHAKA (Reuters) – The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death on Thursday for […]
German earnings boost European stocks; Nokia shares dive
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Staff October 24, 2019 By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Agamoni Ghosh (Reuters) – European shares gained on Thursday as upbeat results from German companies offset a dour profit forecast […]