A girl was shot inside an Illinois house just before her 12th birthday and later died on what would have been her special day, officials said Wednesday. Kentavia Blackful was shot on Monday around 9 p.m. in a house in Harvey, a south suburb of Chicago, spokeswoman for the Cook […]
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Trump pressed Ukraine president to probe political rival: call summary
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters as she arrives for a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis September 25, 2019 By Andy Sullivan and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate a political rival, […]
Vox Media CEO hints at more media acquisitions on the horizon after NY Mag deal
Jim Bankoff David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images CEO and Chairman of Vox Media Jim Bankoff suggested more media consolidation is coming after the company acquired New York Media, the parent company of New York Magazine, in an all-stock deal Tuesday. The value of the deal was not […]
Beijing opens starfish-shaped second airport as China air travel demand grows
This photo taken on June 28, 2019 shows the terminal of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport. STR | AFP | Getty Images China’s monument to booming air travel demand opened Wednesday: a sprawling starfish-shaped airport in southern Beijing that could handle up to 100 million travelers a year. Beijing […]
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nike, Philip Morris, Marathon Petroleum & more
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on August 19, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nike — Nike shares jumped to a record high […]
Trump’s DOJ clears president of violating campaign finance law in Ukraine-Biden call
The Department of Justice revealed Wednesday that the whistleblower complaint related to President Trump’s controversial phone call with the Ukrainian president sparked a referral to the DOJ’s criminal division about whether Trump potentially violated campaign finance law. However, the criminal division, after reviewing the matter, determined there was no campaign […]
Trump claims he exerted “no pressure” in released Ukraine call — live updates
President Trump claims he exerted “no pressure whatsoever” over Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens, as Mr. Trump continues to hold meetings with other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly after the release of the partial transcript of his July call. In an odd turn of […]
Altria-Philip Morris merger torpedoed by Juul crackdown
Deal talks between Altria and Philip Morris are off amid the ongoing crackdown of e-cigarette maker Juul, of which Altria owns a 35 percent stake. Continue Reading Below “While we believed the creation of a new merged company had the potential to create incremental revenue and cost synergies, we could not […]
Transcript summary shows Trump prodded Ukraine to probe Biden — live updates
The Trump administration has released the much-anticipated transcript summary of President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, after Mr. Trump authorized publishing the transcript. A memo summarizing the call shows that the president urged Zelensky to probe Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, who sat on the […]