A doctor from the state of Georgia was stopped from honoring a slain Army soldier whose casket was aboard a Delta flight heading towards Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Continue Reading Below Dr. Pamela Gaudry says a Delta Airlines flight attendant prevented her from singing the national anthem to honor 29-year-old Army […]
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Xi says China’s prospects are bright but challenges severe
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping trumpeted his nation’s prospects as bright but made a rare acknowledgement of severe economic challenges as he opened the Communist Party’s twice-a-decade national congress on Wednesday. Continue Reading Below Other Chinese leaders have regularly warned since the 2008 financial crisis that China’s economic growth […]
NFL players, owners hold ‘constructive’ talks on issues
NFL players and owners held an unusual meeting Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session both sides termed positive and productive. What was not discussed at any length was the divisive topic of the national anthem that has caught the attention of President Donald Trump. “We spent today talking about […]
Former hostage says his American wife was rushed to hospital
Joshua Boyle, a Canadian who was rescued with his family last week by Pakistani troops, said Tuesday that his wife had to be rushed to the hospital and remains there. Boyle told The Associated Press in an email that his wife, Caitlan Boyle, was admitted Monday. His email did not […]
Apple Inc.’s iPhone 7 Reportedly Outselling iPhone 8 in the U.S.
Per a new research note from KeyBanc analyst John Vinh (via Reuters), Apple‘s (NASDAQ: AAPL) older iPhone 7-series smartphones are outselling the newly announced iPhone 8-series smartphones — at least in the United States. Continue Reading Below “Many respondents indicated that a meaningful portion of customers are buying iPhone 7 […]
Independent economists on why they aren’t buying Trump’s tax plan promise
President Donald Trump told the audience at a Heritage Foundation event in Washington Tuesday night that his administration’s tax plan will boost the average American household income by $4,000. The figure was included in a report from White House economists published on Monday. “Our tax plan will ensure that companies […]
Obama didn’t call John Kelly when his son died: WH official
Adding to the continued drama over whether past presidents have called the families of fallen soldiers, a senior White House official told ABC News today that then-President Obama did not call John Kelly, now the White House chief of staff, after the death of his son in 2010. The retired […]
Keysight Technologies offers $10K to employees affected by California wildfires
Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS), a maker of electronic measurement instruments, is helping employees who were affected by the California wildfires that left dozens dead and thousands without homes in Northern California. Continue Reading Below The Santa Rosa-based tech company is providing $10,000 to each of the 112 employees who lost […]
Head of Amazon Studios resigns after harassment charge
NEW YORK – Amazon Studios says it has accepted the resignation of its top executive, Roy Price, following sexual harassment allegations made by a producer on the Amazon series “Man in the High Castle.” Continue Reading Below Price was put on leave last week and had not been expected to […]
Some Interesting Apple Inc. iPhone X News Emerges
In a fresh report, DIGITIMES says that manufacturing yield rates for some of the parts that make up Apple‘s (NASDAQ: AAPL) hot new Phone X “have improved and become more stable.” Continue Reading Below Manufacturing yield rates refer to the percentage of the components produced that are good enough to use in […]