GOP electors targeted with $500K ad buy in final anti-Trump push Outside groups are seeking to pressure Republican members of the Electoral College to vote against Trump Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2i0UVoG It’s time for America to get up to speed again on the Electoral College, that oddball way the nation selects its president every four years. A coalition of outside groups seeking to pressure Republican members of the Electoral College to vote against Donald Trump are sinking half a million dollars into a final ad buy in all 50 states.
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State still must deliver water to Flint residents, federal court rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a request by the state and by the city of Flint to stop an order requiring the state to immediately provide water delivery services to Flint residents at no cost. The decision came after state and city officials appealed an order from a federal judge issuing a preliminary injunction ordering the state to have bottled water delivered to Flint residents unless officials can prove there is an operating, properly-installed water filter in their home – a move that state officials say may cause other water crisis efforts to suffer.
BRIEF-Cytokinetics files for mixed shelf of up to $200 million
* S&P on Chicago’s go bonds – rating reflects view of the city’s very strong liquidity but very weak budgetary performance
BRIEF-Omega Protein enteres into plea agreement with U.S. Attorney’s Office
* S&P on Chicago’s go bonds – rating reflects view of the city’s very strong liquidity but very weak budgetary performance
BRIEF-Asterias Biotherapeutics files for mixed shelf of up to $75 mln
* S&P on Chicago’s go bonds – rating reflects view of the city’s very strong liquidity but very weak budgetary performance
BRIEF-Dundee energy expects a paris tribunal related to Castor project in Spain
Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Dec 16 President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Republican U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Wichita Eagle newspaper reported on Friday, citing a senior transition official.
FBI backs CIA conclusion on Russian hacking motive
In this Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Russia’s President President Vladimir Putin pose for members of the media before a bilateral meeting at the United Nations headquarters.
Obama, rapping Putin, says US could strike back on cyber
President Barack Obama suggested strongly on Friday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin knew about the email hackings that roiled the U.S. presidential race, and he urged his successor, Republican Donald Trump, to back a bipartisan investigation into the matter. “Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin,” Obama said in his year-end news conference.
Trump paid $12.5 million to his own businesses during race
JULY 20: Donald Trump shakes hands with Governor Mike Pence during a welcome arrival event with their families at the Great Lakes Science Centre on July 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party’s nomination.
No intel briefing for electors, DNI says
OCTOBER 20: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks about the domestic security landscape, and ways to address today’s domestic terrorist threats, during a forum hosted by the National Security Alliance on October 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. Electoral College electors will not receive an intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday.
Volkswagen, regulators get more time to seek emissions deal
Volkswagen, U.S. regulators and attorneys for vehicle owners have made “substantial progress” on a deal for the remaining 80,000 diesel cars caught in the company’s emissions cheating scandal but need more time to negotiate, a federal judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco gave the parties until Monday to report back on whether they had reached a settlement.
Coast Guard seizes 26.5 tons of cocaine
More than 26 tons of cocaine worth $2 billion have been seized by the US Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy, officials said Thursday. Approximately 100 suspected drug smugglers were apprehended at sea and turned over to federal authorities, said Vice Adm.
Training center mistakenly exposed students to deadly ricin
A federal terrorism response center in Alabama mistakenly used the lethal form of the toxin ricin as it trained thousands of firefighters, paramedics and other emergency responders during the past five years. Federal Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Alexa Lopez said FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is supposed to use a form of ricin that is safe to humans in training exercises.
Review: In ‘Barry,’ a young Obama, long before ‘hope’
This image released by Netflix shows Devon Terrell as Barack Obama in a scene from “Barry.”
Obama signs massive water bill that could impact Delta
President Barack Obama on Friday quietly signed and bequeathed to President-elect Donald Trump a massive infrastructure bill designed to control floods, fund dams and deliver more water to farmers in California’s Central Valley. While attempting to mollify critics’ concerns over potential harm to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, Obama signed the $12 billion bill in a distinctly low-key act.
Alameda: City’s largest solar power system unveiled
The largest solar power system that operates under Alameda Municipal Power will reduce the equivalent of carbon dioxide emissions by 20,000 metric tons over its quarter-century lifespan. The energy savings also equals more than 48 million car miles or almost 22 million pounds of coal burning, according to Blue Oak Energy, which installed the rooftop and carport system at 1420 Harbor Bay Parkway.
Byron Williams: Trump as president not a movie we have seen
I recently interviewed Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen about the Declaration of Independence. She shared one of the underreported aspects of the nation’s founding: The establishment of governing came before the revolution.
Thomas Sowell: Where we are and what needs to be done
We are now in a kind of political no-man’s-land between an administration on its way out and a new administration taking shape. Predictions are always risky – and nowhere more so than in times like these.
Biz Break: Reaction to Oraclea s results is a study in its transition
What’s Inside Oracle’s Stocking? Well, on Friday, it was a lot of coal. At least that’s what Oracle’s investors gave the business-software behemoth after its latest quarterly results.
Following Bill Ackman Into Chipotle, But Now Paying Even Less Than Him
Chipotle Mexican Grill is trading at a discount to intrinsic value and will positively reward patient investors who are emotionally detached from any negative press surrounding CMG. CMG is a fast-casual restaurant that sells Mexican food, mostly in the US with a small footprint of restaurants in Europe.
Everything you need to know about Trump’s inauguration
The countdown clock on the White House transition is winding down as specifics about Donald Trump’s inauguration are being finalized. The Trump team announced that it’s going to stick with the campaign slogan that helped get the real estate developer elected, saying that “Make America Great Again” will be the inaugural theme.
2016 Election’s Biggest Losers: Blacks – 2016 Election’s…
It was a total rejection of the progressive liberal ideology. But the real loser was black political power throughout the country.
In NYC’s Russian enclaves, a big ‘nyet’ to hacking talk
Clutching a cobbler’s tool in his hand, Roman Gadayev defiantly lashed out against accusations that Russia meddled in the U.S. election to sway the vote to Donald Trump. “Simply impossible,” said the Kazakhstan native who runs a shoe repair shop near the Brighton Beach boardwalk.
Parts of Gatlinburg were destroyed by out of control wildfires.
KNOXVILLE President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration Thursday, ordering federal funds be made available to victims of the fires that killed 14 and damaged or destroyed more than 2,400 structures in Gatlinburg and the surrounding Sevier County communities. Sevier County residents and business owners who sustained losses from wildfires during the period of Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 are eligible to receive federal funds, according to a news release from the White House.