Day: December 21, 2016

Paul McCartney and the “Sing” Cast Join Jimmy Fallon and the Roots for “Wonderful Christmas Time”

Cities across the U.S. are heightening security after a series of deadly incidents abroad, including an attack in Berlin where a truck plowed into a crowd at a b… — At least 29 people were killed and more than 70 people injured after an explosion at a fireworks market in Mexico Tuesday, according to the governor of the st… WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a new investment of $32 million to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosyste… SEWARD, Neb. – A mainstay in the NAIA coaches’ top 25 rankings this fall, the Concordia University football team can officially close the book on the 2016 season.

Inside the Card Trick Behind Alleged $10 Million Casino Scam

Cities across the U.S. are heightening security after a series of deadly incidents abroad, including an attack in Berlin where a truck plowed into a crowd at a b… — At least 29 people were killed and more than 70 people injured after an explosion at a fireworks market in Mexico Tuesday, according to the governor of the st… WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a new investment of $32 million to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosyste… SEWARD, Neb. – A mainstay in the NAIA coaches’ top 25 rankings this fall, the Concordia University football team can officially close the book on the 2016 season.

Scientists name new fish species after Obama

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: HONOLULU - While scuba diving among the Pacific’s deep-sea corals in June, marine biologist Richard Pyle spied a tiny fish the size of a toy race car. Googly-eyed and blush pink, the creature wore a prominent splotch of bluish red on the rear of its dorsal fin.

Stocks set to shine; Coca-Cola deal; Watching the banks

The Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq hit fresh all-time highs on Tuesday and they look set to continue lighting up Wall Street on Wednesday. 2. Coke’s Africa move: Coca-Cola announced Wednesday it’s paying nearly $3.2 billion to Anheuser-Busch InBev to buy the beer giant’s majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa.

Sound Off for Dec. 21: Greener pastures

Now that the electoral vote is in, I would like to quote from a notorious American patriot: “At this point, what difference does it make?” Are you hearing footsteps, Coach Payton? There are jobs open in Jacksonville and Los Angeles. Better dust off your resumA .

AP Poll: US election voted top news story of 2016

The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump’s unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, was the overwhelming pick for the top news story of 2016, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. The No.

The Latest: Trump says UN vote on Israel complicates peace

A sinkhole forming north of Detroit forced the Christmas Eve evacuations of more than a dozen homes and the closure of a busy roadway that was expected to collapse due to a possible sewer problem. Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical route from… Children from around the world are calling the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and they’re getting a cheery answer about the mythical route.

Corporate Money Fuels the New Jim Crow

On September 9th, the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, over 20,000 prisoners across 24 states began the largest prison strike in United States history against what Michelle Alexander calls “the New Jim Crow”. In a criminal justice system where the 13th Amendment allows the forced labor of human beings convicted of crimes, these inmates have been pushed to the brink and are now taking a stand against unsafe living conditions and unfair labor practices.

the Buzz 2: Petition Prowess

Jackson residents are accustomed to their opinions carrying weight, on the internet and on the street. Especially when it comes to online petitions and fundraising, Jacksonites are known to unite for community causes.

Trudeau Joins Obama in Freezing Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling

President Barack Obama banned new offshore oil and gas drilling in more than 100 million acres of the U.S. Arctic and undersea canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a move certain to provoke a fight with the Republican-led Congress and his successor in the White House. In an announcement coordinated between two of the world’s biggest oil producers, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also committed to freeze new offshore leasing in his nation’s Arctic waters and review the matter every five years.

Obama Said to Use 1953 Law to Restrict Offshore Oil Drilling

President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in most of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, a move that could indefinitely restrict oil production there, according to people familiar with the decision. Obama will invoke a provision in a 1953 law that gives him wide latitude to withdraw U.S. waters from future oil and gas leasing, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced.

Death sentences decline sharply as public attitudes shift

Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s and a further sign of the steady decline in use of the death penalty. The number is a sharp drop from the 49 death sentences last year and just a fraction of the peak of 315 in 1996, according to a report from the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that opposes capital punishment and tracks the issue.

Pantsuit Nation members revolt after operator cashes in with book deal :0

Members of an underground pro-Hillary Clinton Facebook group are livid after the operator announced she would be cashing in on the page with a book deal. News that Pantsuit Nation founder Libby Chamberlain would be putting out a tome next May based on comments from the popular page – which has some 4 million members – prompted a flood of angry comments calling the Brooklin, Maine, woman a sellout.

Journal Junction for December 21

I see where West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wants to have EPA rules relaxed for coal surface mining, compared to saving our streams for drinking water, coal still seems to be the number one topic in getting this state going. Are we not smart enough to look for other industry to take its place? I still believe in saving the environment, not destroying it.

Cleveland police monitor seeks court help on equipment plan

The independent monitor overseeing an agreement to reform the Cleveland police department says he will ask a federal judge to address the city’s inability to devise a detailed plan on providing equipment like cruisers and in-car computers to officers. A planned court conference next month will be the first time monitor Matthew Barge will ask U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver to directly intervene in Cleveland’s agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

A powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, killing at least 29 people, injuring scores more and sending a huge plume of charcoal-gray smoke billowing into the sky. Video of the blast showed a dramatic staccato of rockets exploding in flashes of light, leveling the open-air San Pablito Market in Tultepec in Mexico State as it bustled with shoppers stocking up on fireworks to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s.

To thwart Trump, Obama bans new drilling in Arctic, Atlantic

US president Barack Obama has permanently banned new oil and gas drilling in most US-owned waters in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, a last-ditch effort to lock in environmental protections before he hands over to Donald Trump. Obama used a 1953 law that allows presidents to block the sale of new offshore drilling and mining rights and makes it difficult for their successors to reverse the decision.

Footage from The Apprentice shows Trump saying – every racist thing’

Actor and comedian said he received the material before last month’s election but he did not release it because of a confidentiality clause The actor Tom Arnold has claimed to have video of Donald Trump using racist language, obscenities and denigrating his own son in outtakes of The Apprentice . “I have the outtakes to The Apprentice where he says every bad thing ever, every offensive, racist thing ever.

Should you say Myanmar or Burma?

“FOLLOW local practice when a country expressly changes its name,” advises “The Economist Style Book”, the Bible of this newspaper. Among the list of examples that follow only two rate authorial interjections: ” Myanmar , not Burma ” and ” Yangon , not Rangoon “.

Trump infrastructure plan might not materialize

Trump infrastructure plan might not materialize The president-elect has been backing down from his promises to repair America and create jobs. Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: A worker lifts materials last month as construction continues on the new roadway deck of the Bayonne Bridge in Bayonne, New Jersey.