While law enforcement agencies in the United States have not announced immediate plans to boost visible police presence in light of a strike that killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq, multiple agencies say they are keeping a watchful eye on events overseas and will adjust as appropriate or as […]
Daily Archives: January 3, 2020
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump has “tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox” with the targeted killing of Iran’s top general in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport. The former vice president joined other Democratic White House hopefuls in criticizing […]
Pack your flower crowns and SPF. The Coachella lineup is here. Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine were announced as this year’s headliners for The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which takes place across two weekends in April and draws plenty of celebrity attendees to the Southern California desert for […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Thursday that raising the minimum hourly wage to $15 and ending a program that allow employers to pay disabled workers much less than the minimum would be among steps she would take to ensure financial security for individuals with disabilities. […]
The Washington Nationals have agreed to sign right-handed reliever Will Harris to a three-year, $24-million deal, according to multiple reports. The addition of Harris, a free agent who spent the past five seasons with the Houston Astros, strengthens the Nationals’ bullpen as the club looks to build upon its first […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A plane engine – not the aircraft in question A Chinese man who was flying for the first time has been fined for throwing “good luck” coins into a plane’s engine. The 28-year-old was ordered to pay $17,200 (£13,100) in compensation to the budget […]
Earlier this month, it was reported that BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker, 42, is driven in an executive car from his home in Sheffield to the studio in Salford and back again three days a week. According to The Sun on Sunday, the 39.4 mile journey costs the corporation £100 […]
FILE PHOTO: A vendor is seen in her store at a supermarket in downtown Beijing, China, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to keep its inflation target at around 3% in 2020, unchanged from last year, policy sources said, confounding speculation it might raise the bar […]