A Marine detachment from an amphibious task force has left its ships to deploy to Syria near Raqqa, defense officials told The Washington Post. While special-operations advisers have been on the ground in the country for some time, the move shifts more conventional personnel into the country and represents a new escalation of the US’s involvement there.
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Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross confirmed as Trumpa s secretary of commerce
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., takes his seat at a hearing of Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee on January, 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., a former banker and investor who earned billions during decades buying and selling industries and who Trump has touted to lead his trade negotiations, was confirmed as Secretary of Commerce on Monday night in a 72 to 27 vote in the Senate.
A Trump voter’s message to retailers: – Keep your mouths shut about our president’
Rachel Veazey of Cleveland, Tenn., is showing her support for President Trump by returning clothes to, and refusing to shop at TJ Maxx – though it’s hard to resist the allure of its deals. “I’m just going to do a little bit of business,” the 77-year-old says as she walks into Neiman Marcus at the Tysons Galleria in Northern Virginia and asks for the manager.
Their business is more than a dating site for the math crowd
Andrew DeZarn, left, and Matt Sutton, right, are the co-founders of Vooru, a business that connects people who are hiring with possible employees. I wasn’t going to write about Andrew DeZarn’s little staffing company oddly named Vooru .
Walmart’s latest bid to battle Amazon: Free two-day shipping on 2 million items, without a membership
Walmart announced Tuesday that it is now offering free two-day shipping on millions of items on its website when they’re combined into orders that total at least $35, an aggressive play to snatch e-commerce business away from Amazon.com. One of the cornerstones of Amazon’s online shopping dominance has been its Prime program, in which members pay $99 per year for two-day shipping on many purchases.
Whitney Shefte
Whitney Shefte is a Peabody, Emmy and Pictures of the Year International Award-winning senior video journalist at The Washington Post, where she has worked since 2006. Whitney is also visuals editor for Storyline.
These hotel workers just took on Trump – and won
Donald Trump, on the campaign trail in March, has criticized union leaders. This week, though, his hotel company has agreed to deals with two major unions.