Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces raise a white flag near the National Hospital complex where the Islamic State militants are holed up, at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro October 17, 2017 By John Davison and Rodi Said RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias in […]
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Kurds abandon territory in the face of Iraq government advance
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are seen in Karez area, west of Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal October 17, 2017 By Ahmed Rasheed and Mustafa Mahmoud BAGHDAD/KIRKUK (Reuters) – The Baghdad government recaptured territory from Kurds across the breadth of northern Iraq on Tuesday, making startlingly rapid gains in a […]
Senate moves ahead on GOP budget that’s key to taxes
WASHINGTON – The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party’s politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS code. Continue Reading Below The nonbinding budget plan would permit Republicans to pass follow-up tax cuts later this […]
Is Phillips 66 a Buy?
Since gaining its independence in 2012, refining giant Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500, delivering a better-than-225% total return versus the approximately 100% gain of the index. One of the drivers of that outperformance is that the company has returned $12 billion in cash to investors […]
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending October 15, 2017: Continue Reading Below iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Baby Driver 2. War for the Planet of the Apes 3. The House (2017) 4.Wonder Woman (2017) 5. The Emoji Movie Continue Reading Below ADVERTISEMENT 6. Colossal 7. Pirates of the Caribbean: […]
Equifax loses appeal on $7M IRS contract: Here’s why
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the full text of its decision to deny Equifax’s (EFX) appeal to preserve its $7.25 million anti-fraud prevention contract with the IRS, rejecting the credit reporting agency’s technical challenge against rival Experian. Continue Reading Below “Based on the evaluation of the vendors’ quotations, the […]
Leading senators say have outline of health insurance deal
WASHINGTON – Two leading senators said Tuesday they have the “basic outlines” of a bipartisan agreement to resume federal payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump has blocked. Both said in separate interviews that they still have unresolved issues but expressed optimism that a compromise was near. Continue Reading […]
WATCH: 1st report of drone collision with commercial flight
Now Playing: Drone footage shows lava flow Now Playing: Drone collides with Black Hawk helicopter Now Playing: ‘GMA’ Hot List: Gabrielle Union says she ‘finally felt like it was OK to be seen as vulnerable’ Now Playing: Clive Owen opens up about ‘M. Butterfly’ Now Playing: Documentary gives rare look […]
Ex-Pennsylvania firm’s CFO gets probation in Humvee fraud
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man who helped a defense contractor in a $6 million scheme to overcharge the Department of Defense for Humvee window kits has been sentenced to three years’ probation. Continue Reading Below The federal judge says in Tuesday’s sentencing that 52-year-old Harry Kramer must spend the first […]
Congressman withdraws bid to be Trump’s drug czar after controversy
Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy after a news report found that a bill he authored weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to go after drug companies distributing large amounts of opioids. “Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he […]