How do we make schools safer? It’s a question parents, teachers and students have been urgently asking since the latest school shooting tragedy in Parkland Florida that left 17 dead. “If I had to pick one question that we get from anyone is really how safe are schools? That’s the […]
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As Italy votes, Europe fears populist, euroskeptic gains
Italians voted Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years and one that could determine if Italy will succumb to the populist, euroskeptic and far-right sentiment that has swept through Europe. The campaign was marked by the prime-time airing of neofascist rhetoric and anti-migrant violence that culminated in […]
China says it does not want a trade war with US
China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were […]
US Northeast still facing flooding, outages after killer storm
More than 1.5 million customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States early on Sunday, and communities on the New England coast faced more flooding two days after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed wires and killed at least nine people. The remnants of the storm, known as a […]
Trump tariffs could emerge as a black swan event for stocks, one long-time Wall Street bull warns
If President Donald Trump’s tariffs go into effect, one of Wall Street’s long-time bulls suggests stocks will get hammered. Raymond James’ Jeffrey Saut says the safest place for investors is on the sidelines until there’s more clarity. “If this spills over into a full-blown trading war, then I have no […]
Russia used to run a real ‘Red Sparrow’ school, training students in the art of ‘sexpionage’
“Red Sparrow,” a dark, complex and violent thriller debuting this weekend, is a fresh take on an old trope: The Cold War between Russia and the United States. Jennifer Lawrence stars as Dominika Egorova, a ballerina in modern day Russia who suffers a career-ending injury that leads her into the […]
What’s in your (digital) wallet? For most Americans, the answer is nothing
Mobile wallets are clearly the wave of the future. Yet there’s a major obstacle standing in the way. Digital payments grew to about $721 billion in 2017, according to Experian. But because of the long-standing reliance on credit cards, mobile payment methods like Apple Pay and Google Pay are being […]
How the NRA might repair its reputation
Since the Feb. 14 massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the National Rifle Association has taken hits from survivors and from major businesses. Among the actions: Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have discontinued their discounts for NRA members, as have insurance company […]
Trump threatens to slap retaliatory tariff on European cars as trade war talks heats up
President Donald Trump threatened to hit car exports from the European Union with a retaliatory tax, an apparent response to European officials threatening policy changes of their own in the wake of newly announced tariffs on steel and aluminum. In a post on Twitter, Trump cited a “big imbalance” between […]
Secret Service says a man shot himself outside of the White House, no other injuries were reported
The Secret Service says a man shot himself outside the White House, and medical personnel are on the scene. President Donald Trump is not at the White House — he’s in Florida, but is set to return later Saturday. The agency says in a Twitter post that there are no […]