The Los Angeles Dodgers, bolstered by a solid outing from pitcher Clayton Kershaw and a two-run blast from Justin Turner, beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Tuesday to draw first blood in the World Series. Continue Reading Below Playing in record high temperatures in Los Angeles, Kershaw was sizzling, striking […]
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Senate narrowly kills rule on arbitration, class-action lawsuits
The U.S. Capitol building is seen at sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson October 25, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans and Wall Street scored a hard-fought victory on Tuesday when the U.S. Senate killed a new ban on financial companies requiring customers to surrender their right to […]
New Zealand protectionist Winston Peters appointed deputy PM, foreign minister
New Zealand’s Prime Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern speaks as she stands next to New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters after their meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Nicolaci da Costa October 25, 2017 By Jonathan Barrett and Ana Nicolaci da Costa WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Veteran protectionist politician Winston […]
Japan’s Abe may have won election, but many don’t want him as PM
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a news conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai October 25, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have won a major election victory on Sunday, […]
Senate GOP moves to repeal consumer rule
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Senate narrowly voted Tuesday to repeal a banking rule that would let consumers band together to sue their bank or credit card company to resolve financial disputes. Continue Reading Below Vice President Mike Pence cast the final vote to break a 50-50 tie. The banking industry […]
The Latest: Senate votes to repeal consumer rule
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Republican efforts to repeal a banking regulation that would let consumers participate in class-action lawsuits. (all times local): Continue Reading Below 9:15 p.m. The Senate has voted to nullify a consumer-oriented rule that would let millions of Americans band together to sue their banks or […]
Senate votes to nullify rule letting consumers band together to sue banks or credit card companies
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FBI: Evidence shows Newtown shooter had sex interest in kids
There was evidence the Newtown school shooter had an interest in children that could be categorized as pedophilia, but there was no proof he acted on it, according to FBI documents released Tuesday. The records were among more than 1,500 pages of documents released by the FBI in connection with […]
103-degree heat shatters World Series record
The heat is on in Los Angeles, and it has little to do with Game 1 of the World Series. After the first inning of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles began, announcers at Dodger Stadium took a moment to inform fans of the […]
Lawmakers probing why small business landed $300M Puerto Rico power contract
With more than 75 percent of Puerto Rico still without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Maria, lawmakers are calling for an investigation into why the island turned to a small, for-profit company instead of the mutual-aid network of public utilities usually called upon to coordinate power restoration after disasters. […]