‘End of an era’: Village Voice ends print edition
(HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) — Peter Barbey, who purchased The Village Voice in 2015, has decided to no longer produce a print edition of the alt-weekly. The publication, which was once considered an important voice and platform, has long been distributed for free around New York City. “For more than 60 years, The Village Voice brand has […]
Read More →Baby powder causes cancer? Jury says yes, scientists unsure
(NPR) — If you’re a woman, there’s a good chance you’ve used Johnson’s Baby Powder at some point. It smells good, and it can keep you dry. But is it dangerous? Dr. Daniel Cramer says yes. He’s a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He says talc – the […]
Read More →Major clothing retailers announce store closures
(HOUSTON CHRONICLE) Between 250 and 650 retail stores, including Ann Taylor, Dress Barn, Loft, Lane Bryant, Justice, Dress Barn and Catherines stores are closing over the next two years, according to parent company Ascena Retail Group. On Thursday, Chief Executive David Jaffe said 250 locations will definitely close down, and another 400 will close their […]
Read More →Trump allows 120,000 ‘Dreamers’ to stay in U.S.
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) The Trump administration has decided to let over 120,000 younger illegal immigrants considered so-called “Dreamers” to stay in the country, keeping in place the controversial Obama-era program. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency just reported that 124,799 “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” cases were approved from January to the end of March. […]
Read More →Iowa asks U.S. for Obamacare help facing ‘collapse’
(BLOOMBERG) — Facing what it called a “collapse” of its Obamacare market next year, Iowa is asking the Trump administration to let it reallocate millions of dollars and create a stopgap program that would provide health insurance options for 72,000 Iowans covered by the Affordable Care Act. Under the proposal made public on Monday, the […]
Read More →Nasdaq posts biggest 2-day slide since September
(CNBC) — U.S. stocks traded lower on Monday amid renewed pressure on technology stocks. The Nasdaq composite and the Nasdaq 100 indexes fell 0.77 percent and 0.89 percent respectively, with shares of Apple falling after Mizuho Securities downgraded the stock to neutral from buy. Analyst Abhey Lamba said the best-case scenario is priced into the […]
Read More →2 major companies drop theater over Trump ‘assassination’
(NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) — Delta Airlines and Bank of America pulled out of their sponsorship of New York’s Public Theater on Sunday over a production of “Julius Caesar” that reimagines the main character as President Trump. Shortly after Delta, who was a four-year sponsor, made its announcement, Bank of America yanked its support as […]
Read More →Van Jones: Hillary campaign set $1 billion ‘on fire’
(THE HILL) — CNN commentator Van Jones ripped the Clinton campaign and the DNC during his speech at The People’s Summit in Chicago on Saturday for wasting money and failing to reach out to working-class and minority voters. “The Hillary Clinton campaign did not spend their money on white workers, and they did not spend […]
Read More →Economy emerges as bright spot for Trump
(THE HILL) — The economy is emerging as a bright spot for President Trump as he struggles to move his congressional agenda amid a series of controversies. The S&P 500 is up more than 12 percent since Election Day, unemployment has reached a 16-year low and economic growth in the coming year is expected to […]
Read More →Trump pick ‘Berned’ at stake for standing by Jesus
(BREITBART) — President Donald Trump’s pick for the Office of Management and Budget’s deputy director post was grilled not for his budgetary principles, but for his Christian faith by former Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. During a hearing of the Senate Committee on the budget this week, Sanders essentially told nominee Russell Vought that […]
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