Thousands of protesters turned out across the nation for the second Women’s March on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration with rallies aimed at channeling female activism into political gains in elections this year. The coordinated rallies in Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and about […]
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Snap Is Laying Off Employees in One of Its Most Important Divisions
In case you haven’t heard, Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is making some big changes to its app. The early reviews are harsh, but management expects to roll out the redesign to everyone by the end of the first quarter 2018. Continue Reading Below The biggest change to the app is the […]
Long shutdown could hurt economy, a short one just ‘a blip’
If the shutdown lasts just days or even a couple of weeks, the robust stock market that President Donald Trump has boasted about probably will emerge unscathed. A longer impasse, economists say, could rattle consumer and investor confidence, pulling stocks lower and dragging down the economy. Continue Reading Below Economists […]
Honduran security forces battle protesters as election chaos lingers
Honduras’ former President Manuel Zelaya (R), covers his face from tear gas during a protest against the re-election of Honduras’ President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera January 20, 2018 By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran soldiers and police clashed with protesters blocking roads […]
Two dead, several hurt in Prague hotel fire
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at a hotel in Prague, Czech Republic January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Milan Kammermayer January 20, 2018 PRAGUE (Reuters) – Two people died and nine were injured in a fire at a hotel in the center of Prague on Saturday night, fire and rescue […]
Gunmen attack Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, take hostages, deaths reported
Afghan security force keep watch near the site of an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan January 20, 2018.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail January 20, 2018 By Hamid Shalizi and Akram Walizada KABUL (Reuters) – A group of as many as four gunmen attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital […]
Arianna Huffington’s new company wants to give phones a rest—so you can get some yourself
Want to feel healthier, happier and more productive? Put down your phones, turn off the television and get some shut eye. In a media-saturated world where most people are always plugged in, that advice may seem easier said than done. There’s little doubt that, for those reasons, people are losing […]
German SPD leaders upbeat as biggest branch backs coalition talks
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke January 20, 2018 By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) – Senior members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) said on Saturday they were confident the party would approve the start of formal […]
Because of the shutdown, Trump might not go to Davos, after all
Donald Trump was set to be the first U.S. president to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in nearly two decades, but the government shutdown might have scrambled those plans. White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Saturday that Trump’s plans to travel to Davos next week are […]
Vowing anti-graft revolution, Mexican governor shakes election
Javier Corral Jurado, Governor of the state of Chihuahua, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril January 20, 2018 By Frank Jack Daniel CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) – Invoking Pancho Villa’s revolutionary legacy and armed with a hard-hitting corruption investigation into the country’s ruling […]