Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, controls the ball in front Eibar’s Pape Diop during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Eibar and Real Madrid, at Ipurua stadium, in Eibar, northern Spain, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) Alvaro Barrientos AP MADRID Long linked to the creation of a […]
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PA Electoral College Casts Vote For President
PENNSYLVANIA — A decisive penultimate step in the ongoing saga that is the 2020 election took place on Monday, when the Electoral College voted for the next president of the United States. As expected, Pennsylvania’s 20 electors all cast their votes for President-elect Joe Biden. The vote comes following weeks […]
President Trump, first lady Melania Trump pardon Thanksgiving turkey in annual White House tradition
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The holiday season may be a bit quieter this year as many make changes to mitigate the risks of COVID-19, but Americans can still expect a time-honored White House tradition to be carried out. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in the annual […]
Biden will have the power to give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau more teeth — and he has President Trump to thank
During the past four years, the Trump administration has significantly scaled back the activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis that was meant to shield Americans from potential wrongdoing on the part of the country’s largest financial firms. But […]
Reality Finally Caught Up To President Donald Trump
Elections have consequences, as the saying goes. And sometimes elections are the consequences. Donald Trump has lost the presidency, as the television networks and decision desks have now declared. It will take time to sort through the results and talk to voters, in order to figure out exactly why they decided […]
GoDaddy’s partner business president on building a lucrative career designing and developing WordPress sites
As I mentioned last month, GoDaddy has been making a series of strategic investments into properties that are quite useful to WordPress administrators and developers. Between hosting and these investments, GoDaddy has a unique insight into the always-evolving WordPress business. GoDaddy’s Patrick Pulvermüller I had the opportunity to (virtually) sit […]
Here’s What Voters Make Of President Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
President Donald Trump pulls off his protective face mask as he poses atop the Truman Balcony of the White House after returning from being hospitalized for COVID-19, Oct. 5, 2020. (Photo: Erin Scott / Reuters) President Donald Trump’s recent diagnosis with COVID-19 hasn’t substantially increased voters’ concerns about his physical […]
Ex-UAW President Dennis Williams pleads guilty in corruption saga
Detroit — Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union, giving federal prosecutors a second landmark conviction in a years-long crackdown on auto industry corruption. Williams, 67, of Corona, California, pleaded guilty nearly four months after his successor, UAW […]
Voting by mail is more secure than the President says. How to make it even safer
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread mail-in voting is essential to maintaining voter turnout and preventing the spread of the virus. Our unprecedented dependence on mail-in voting is precisely why it is important to take a serious look at the security of the process. We can only improve […]
Kansas City Fed President Esther George speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]
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Esther George, president of the Kansas City Fed, joined Yahoo Finance on the virtual sidelines of the annual Jackson Hole symposium to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. economy and how the Federal Reserve is responding. Below is a transcript of her appearance, taped on August 25 […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. Agrees To Leave As Liberty University President
Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to permanently leave his position as president of the evangelical Liberty University after reports about his sex life led him to take an indefinite leave of absence. The move on Monday, the first day of the new semester’s classes at Liberty, comes as the evangelical leader claims […]
Who else might President Trump ban?
US v China app TikTok’s time in the US may be running out, with President Trump and other senior officials talking of an imminent ban. But other Chinese-owned apps and software-based services could also be targeted. On Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged that some of the Asian […]
President Trump’s campaign to paint Joe Biden as mentally unfit becomes a gamble
WASHINGTON – Less than four months from the November election, President Donald Trump’s attacks on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s mental fitness are an integral part of the president’s reelection message: the focus of television advertisements, talking points and open challenges from the president. But analysts have raised questions over whether Trump’s strategy of focusing on the former vice […]
Facebook blocks accounts linked to Roger Stone, Brazil president
San Francisco (AFP) – Facebook said Wednesday it took down accounts of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of US president Donald Trump, after an investigation uncovered links to a network involved in deceptive activity dating back to the 2016 US election. Stone’s personal accounts at Facebook and Instagram were among […]
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]
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Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, spoke with Yahoo Finance on June 22 to discuss the Fed’s unprecedented actions taken in the past few months and what lies ahead for the U.S. economy. Below is a transcript of his appearance: BRIAN CHEUNG: Thanks Julie, well we […]
Business leaders fear ‘flaming on social media’ if they criticize President Donald Trump: Fast Company Editor-in-Chief
Many business leaders disapprove of President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, but fear the consequences of saying so publicly — according to Stephanie Mehta, editor-in-chief of the business publication Fast Company. In a newly released interview, taped on April 27, Mehta said many top executives find it “frustrating” […]