Trumpâs New Trade Deal With China Hurts The Coal Industry He Promised...
The Trump administration pledged to bring the struggling coal industry roaring back by eliminating environmental regulations, shrugging off renewable energy and boosting fuel exports to China, which...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Macronâs Challenge Has Global Resonance
The election of Emmanuel Macron as the new president of France has, for now, stalled the onward march of nationalist and extremist populism across Western democracies. Jacques Attali, a longtime mentor...
View ArticleAmazon's New Seattle Campus Will Include A Homeless Shelter
In these days of chic office spaces with healthy juice bars, full-sized ferris wheels and slides that twirl three stories high, Amazon is doing something different.read more...
View ArticleA Mother's Day Gift To Help Working Families
Mother’s Day is traditionally a day of flowers, gifts, breakfast in bed, or dinner out â or at least that is how it is in the popular imagination. While mothers everywhere no doubt appreciate the...
View ArticleIt Isn't Easy Being A 'Humane' Slaughterhouse
Although humane slaughter might sound like an oxymoron — like, say, “clean coal” — it’s a goal that some members of the meat industry take seriously. read more...
View ArticleSubjugation In Steel
One cost of freedom is steel. To remain independent, America must maintain its own vibrant steel industry. read more...
View ArticlePolygamous Sect Leader Lyle Jeffs Caught After Almost A Year On The Lam
Authorities have arrested Lyle Jeffs, a fugitive leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had been on the run for almost a year after fleeing house arrest,...
View ArticleLook At How Uber's Top Leadership Has Crumbled
Once the darling of the sharing economy, Uber is knee-deep in a PR crisis pileup with few executives left to guide it back into Silicon Valley’s good graces. read more...
View ArticleAfter Paris, U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Members' Reputations Are On The Line
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a heavy hitter in Washington. It was the second largest spender of anonymous outside money—or “dark money”—in the 2016 federal elections, second only to the National...
View ArticleThe Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S.
Full-time workers who make minimum wage can’t afford a two-bedroom rental home in any state in the U.S. without spending more than the recommended 30 percent of their income, according to a report from...
View ArticleBeleaguered Uber Hit With Lawsuit For Obtaining Rape Victim's Medical Records
A woman who was raped in India by her Uber driver in 2014 filed suit against the company Thursday, after news emerged last week that a top Uber executive who has since been fired, Eric Alexander,...
View ArticleAmazon Shakes Up Grocery Aisles With $13.7 Billion Whole Foods Deal
June 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy U.S. organic supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, including debt, marking the internet retailer’s largest deal and...
View ArticleTwitter Nails The Funniest Thing About Amazon Purchasing Whole Foods
Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion (including debt), according to a deal announced on Friday. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2017.read more...
View ArticleState Attorneys General Probe Drug Companies Over Opioid Marketing And Sales...
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View ArticleAmazon Is Buying Whole Foods In A Quest To Beat Walmart With Luxury
Amazon.com Inc. announced plans on Friday to buy Whole Foods Market in a move that finally gives the online retail behemoth a serious brick-and-mortar presence. read more...
View ArticleCoal Market Set To Collapse Worldwide By 2040 As Solar And Wind Dominate
Coal-fired power is on pace to collapse in the United States and Europe over the next two decades, and will peak worldwide in nine years, according to a long-term forecast released on Thursday. read...
View ArticleSome People Think Skittles' All-White Pride Candies Are Racist
With their rainbow colors, Skittles are often adopted as an unofficial symbol of LGBTQ inclusion. But some say the popular candy’s formal Pride campaign leaves behind a sour taste. read more...
View ArticleTrump Administration Sides With Employers Over Workers On Arbitration Agreements
WASHINGTON â The Trump White House will stand with corporations over workers in a looming Supreme Court battle involving arbitration agreements, according to a copy of an amicus brief obtained by...
View ArticleDonald Trump's Attorney Marc Kasowitz Hit With Ethics Complaints
Complaints have been lodged with the District of Columbia and New York City Bar Associations against President Donald Trump’s personal defense attorney Marc Kasowitz, calling for an investigation to...
View ArticleTrans Employee Sues McDonald's For 'Extreme Sexual Harassment,' Discrimination
A former McDonald’s employee is suing the company and a franchise owner after she says she was sexually harassed and subjected to discrimination on the job because she identifies as transgender. read...
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