Below are White House chief of staff John Kelly‘s full remarks at Oct. 19’s White House press briefing. Well, thanks a lot. And it is a more serious note. So I just wanted to perhaps make more of a statement than an — give more an explanation than a — […]
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Oil prices edge up on signs of tightening market
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo October 20, 2017 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets edged up on Friday, recovering some of the previous day’s losses, as analysts pointed to […]
‘We don’t leave anyone behind’: Search for soldier never stopped after Niger ambush
U.S. Africa Command has launched a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding an ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded two others. The investigation comes as the Pentagon said Thursday that the fourth soldier, Sgt. La David Johnson, was “separated” from his fellow soldiers but never left […]
Merkel presses allies to cut funds for Turkey’s EU bid
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) Angela Merkel leaves the German Parliamentary Society offices after the exploratory talks with leaders of the German Green Party about forming a new coalition government held by CDU/CSU in Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch October 20, 2017 By Robin […]
Longtime New York City news anchor Michele Marsh has died
NEW YORK – Michele Marsh, one of the women who achieved success in the male-dominated television news industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. Continue Reading Below Marsh, 63, was surrounded by loved ones this week at her South Kent, Connecticut, home when she lost her seven-year […]
Mastercard Getting Rid of Signatures for Credit/Debit Payments
In an age when credit and debit cards have smart chips inside them to provide an added layer of security, signing for a purchase feels somewhat antiquated. Continue Reading Below A signature is, of course, not needed for online or mobile payment. But if you use your credit card in […]
3 Stocks Every Retiree Should Consider Buying
In the years leading up to your retirement, stock investments will help you build that nest egg. But the investing doesn’t stop when the golden years start — it’s just your requirements that change. Continue Reading Below So, we asked a few of your fellow investors here at The Motley […]
Senators push bill to prevent Russian-linked election ads online
Responding to growing revelations about the scale of the Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election over social media, a pair of Senate Democrats introduced a bill Thursday to force Facebook and other social media companies to disclose more details about political ads on their platforms. The proposal from […]
Gold Star family that Trump promised $25K has been in the public eye before
The flurry of activity surrounding the $25,000 check that President Donald Trump had promised the family of a fallen soldier is not the first time Army Cpl. Dillon Baldridge’s death has drawn unwanted attention. After his June death in Afghanistan, the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, which regularly protests military funerals, […]
Winter forecast shows colder, wetter North and warmer, drier South
What happens in the Pacific Ocean with the phenomenon La Niña will likely cause temperature and precipitation changes across the country this winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The weak La Niña developing could be the biggest player in the 2017-2018 winter forecast, said Mike Halpert, deputy […]