Day: December 20, 2016

Disaster Food Assistance Available to Sevier County Wildfire Victims

The Tennessee Department of Human Services in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services will begin accepting applications on Thursday, December 22 for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits available to eligible residents or those who work in Sevier County that have been impacted by the recent wildfires. D-SNAP provides temporary food assistance benefits loaded onto an EBT card.

Dems press for Tillerson’s tax returns

Democrats are accusing Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to become secretary of state, of reneging on a pledge to hand over three years worth of tax returns. A standard questionnaire sent jointly by Democrats and Republicans asks whether the nominee would be willing to provide prior tax returns for himself and his spouse “if asked.”

Inside the Beltway: Networks weaponize their Russian hack coverage

The big three broadcast networks still appear intently interested in President-elect Donald Trump , and not in a good way: “The broadcast networks treat accusations of Russian hacking very differently when they can use it as an angle to bash Trump,” says Mike Ciandella , an analyst for Newsbusters.org, a conservative press watchdog. He discovered a major discrepancy.

The Latest: Man held for death of ex-reality show contestant

San Francisco appointed a deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Tuesday to head the city police department as it deals with a number of racially charged issues. San Francisco named a new police chief, an African-American police veteran who officials and community activists hope can reform a troubled department marred by fatal police shootings of minorities.

Caitlin looks just like her mother in throwback family photos

Pop icon to the rescue! Richard Marx helps take down deranged passenger in epic four-hour battle involving tasers and a rope in the skies over China after crazed man started attacking hostesses Return to mother Russia: Murdered ambassador’s widow and mother weep over his coffin as he arrives in Moscow to a full military guard of honour after being gunned down before his wife’s eyes in Turkey Near miss as Jumbo jet takes a wrong turn after takeoff from LAX airport and flies into the path of another plane On a health kick? Eat PURPLE food: From fighting cancer to weight loss, 5 reasons this color is so good for you – and 5 ways to eat it China claims to have a working version of NASA’s impossible engine orbiting the Earth – and will use it in satellites ‘imminently’ Dinner to die for: Photographer recreates the last meal chosen by every death row prisoner who was executed in 2016 ‘I do NOT … (more)

Obama bans offshore drilling in 115M more acres in Atlantic, Arctic

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he has removed hundreds of millions of acres of federal land in the Atlantic and Arctic from potential offshore oil and gas drilling — a move that could further complicate pledges made by President-elect Donald Trump to increase domestic oil production. Obama used the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect 115 million acres of land in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the Arctic, and offshore acreage from Massachusetts to Virginia in the Atlantic.

Stella Maxwell and ‘pregnant’ Irina Shayk make sidewalk their…

Pop icon to the rescue! Richard Marx helps take down deranged passenger in epic four-hour battle involving tasers and a rope in the skies over China after crazed man started attacking hostesses Return to mother Russia: Murdered ambassador’s widow and mother weep over his coffin as he arrives in Moscow to a full military guard of honour after being gunned down before his wife’s eyes in Turkey Near miss as Jumbo jet takes a wrong turn after takeoff from LAX airport and flies into the path of another plane On a health kick? Eat PURPLE food: From fighting cancer to weight loss, 5 reasons this color is so good for you – and 5 ways to eat it China claims to have a working version of NASA’s impossible engine orbiting the Earth – and will use it in satellites ‘imminently’ Dinner to die for: Photographer recreates the last meal chosen by every death row prisoner who was executed in 2016 ‘I do NOT … (more)

12/20/2016

The warrant connected to the FBI search that Hillary Clinton says cost her the election shouldn’t have been granted, three legal experts who reviewed the document released on Tuesday told The Huffington Post. FBI Director James Comey shook up the presidential race 11 days before the election by telling Congress the agency had discovered new evidence in its previously closed investigation into the email habits of Clinton, who was significantly ahead in the polls at the time.

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AMC is a founding member of National CineMedia, LLC . Under the terms of the proposed settlement, which are set forth in a proposed final judgment filed today in federal court in Washington, DC, and summarized in a press release issued earlier today by the DOJ, AMC must take certain actions to enable it to complete its acquisition of Carmike Cinemas, including divest, by February 18, 2017, movie theatres in the 15 local markets where AMC and Carmike are direct competitors to one or more acquirers acceptable to the DOJ; establish firewalls to ensure that it does not obtain NCM’s, Screenvision’s, or other movie exhibitors’ competitively sensitive information; relinquish its seats on NCM’s Board of Directors and all other NCM governance rights; and transfer, by February 18, 2017, 24 theaters comprising 384 screens to the Screenvision network .

Uncertainty on eve of North Carolina – bathroom bill’ debate

Legislators who passed the North Carolina law known as the ”bathroom bill” eight months ago head back to the Capitol on Wednesday to consider repealing it. But there’s uncertainty over exactly what lawmakers will do, in part because this Republican-controlled Legislature has shown a willingness to go its own way, despite intense outside pressure to scrap the law.

Hillary Clinton emails search warrant documents made public

The FBI told a federal court it needed a search warrant to look at thousands of Hillary Clinton’s emails on the laptop of former US congressman Anthony Weiner because they had potential to cause “grave damage to national security” if disclosed. The wording was contained in a redacted search warrant and other court papers that were previously under seal until Tuesday in the investigation of an online relationship between Mr Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, and a teenage girl in North Carolina.

Amazon.com to start collecting taxes for online sales in Louisiana

Amazon.com , the giant online retailer, will begin charging Louisiana customers sales taxes on Jan. 1, the head of the Department of Revenue said Tuesday. Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson said in an interview her department hasn’t calculated how much money would be raised from charging taxes on sales over the Internet, but estimated that tens of millions of dollars could be added to Louisiana’s often depleted coffers.

Half of Utahns like Trump’s cabinet picks but no one from the state chosen

Fifty percent of Utahns like what they’ve seen so far from President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections, even though no one from the state has yet made the cut, according to a new poll. The UtahPolicy.com poll found that half of Utahns are pleased with the president-elect’s choices for his new administration, while 36 percent say they are displeased, and 14 percent aren’t sure how they feel.

How U.S. Policy Impacts the Global Economy

After a year marked by financial turbulence, political surprises, and unsteady growth in many parts of the world, the Fed’s decision this month to raise interest rates for just the second time in a decade is a healthy symptom that the recovery of the world’s largest economy is on track. The Fed’s action was hardly a surprise: markets had for weeks placed a high probability on last week’s move.

The 9 Biggest Political News Events of 2016

During a tumultuous year in politics that many thought would mark the election of the first woman president of the United States, the country instead experienced a political shift of enormous proportions, electing a man who openly disdained Muslims, disrespected women and disregarded African Americans . But aside from the surprising election of a Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, what were the other top political moments of 2016? It’s over y’all.

Michelle Obama tells Oprah that 2016 election ‘was painful’

In this June 14, 2016, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have a discussion on Trailblazing the Path for the Next Generation of Women during the White House Summit on the United State of Women in Washington. Mrs. Obama sat down in The White House with Winfrey for a White House interview that was broadcast on CBS Dec. 19, 2016.

Republicans Know ‘Trickle Down’ Doesn’t Work, But They Don’t Care

How much evidence that something doesn’t work must one accumulate to conclude it’s time to try something different? If I have an irritant in my eye, and I choose to try to dislodge the offending particle by repeatedly whapping myself in the face with a ball-peen hammer, how many whaps shall I allow my face to withstand before, say, splashing some water on the little bugger instead? How many whaps does it take to convince one the method has failed? Apparently, with regard to supply-side “trickle down” economics, 40 years of whaps doesn’t quite cut it. This next whap, surely, will do the trick.

Volkswagen Reaches Deal on Final Cars in Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen reached a deal with U.S. regulators and attorneys for car owners for the remaining 80,000 diesel vehicles caught in the company’s emissions cheating scandal, a federal judge announced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said the settlement for the 3-liter diesel cars will include the option of a buyback for at least 20,000 vehicles and will give all owners substantial compensation on top of any repairs or a buyback.

Obama expected to bar drilling in swaths of Atlantic, Arctic

President Barack Obama has designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing. The move on Tuesday helps put some finishing touches on Obama’s environmental legacy while also testing President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to unleash the nation’s untapped energy reserves.

Uncertainty on eve of North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ debate

FILE – In this June 24, 2016, file photo, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper speaks during a forum in Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina legislators will repeal the contentious HB2 law that limited protections for LGB… RALEIGH, N.C. – Legislators who passed the North Carolina law known as the “bathroom bill” eight months ago head back to the Capitol on Wednesday to consider repealing it. But there’s uncertainty over exactly what lawmakers will do, in part because this Republican-controlled legislature has shown a willingness to go its own way, despite intense outside pressure to scrap the law.

Trump interviewing candidates for remaining cabinet posts

President-elect Donald Trump spent his Tuesday holed up at his Mar-a-Lago estate in southern Florida meeting with candidates for his unfilled cabinet and cabinet-level positions, including prospective hires to run the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Trump met Luis Quinonez, who runs a company with military and healthcare ties, and Toby Cosgrove, the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic. Both are thought to be candidates to be the next VA secretary.

Trump interviewing candidates for remaining cabinet posts

President-elect Donald Trump spent his Tuesday holed up at his Mar-a-Lago estate in southern Florida meeting with candidates for his unfilled cabinet and cabinet-level positions, including prospective hires to run the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Trump met Luis Quinonez, who runs a company with military and healthcare ties, and Toby Cosgrove, the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic. Both are thought to be candidates to be the next VA secretary.

What Others Say: Passage of Cures Act is great news

The so-called “do nothing” Congress has done something very special before taking its end-of-the-year holiday break. Both the House and Senate approved the far-reaching 21st Century Cures Act, which includes key funding for Alzheimer’s research, mental health treatment and to battle the scourge of opioid addiction.

What Others Say: Passage of Cures Act is great news

The so-called “do nothing” Congress has done something very special before taking its end-of-the-year holiday break. Both the House and Senate approved the far-reaching 21st Century Cures Act, which includes key funding for Alzheimer’s research, mental health treatment and to battle the scourge of opioid addiction.