Day: March 8, 2017

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales Despite a boycott, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3BIFc Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump’s brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with more than 12,000 retailers and designers.

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales Despite a boycott, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3BIFc Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump’s brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with more than 12,000 retailers and designers.

Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who was fired from the White House last month, has registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department for work that may have aided the Turkish government in exchange for $530,000.

Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who was fired from the White House last month, has registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department for work that may have aided the Turkish government in exchange for $530,000.

Global Warming is Killing Environmentalism

I have written many times that someday we will look back on the early 21st century and decide that the obsessive focus on Co2 and global warming gutted the environmental movements effectiveness for a generation. While we focus on overblown fears of global warming, warming that may be more expensive to stop than it actually hurts us, r eal environmental problems we know how to solve go neglected .

Fidel Castro? or Conrad Birdie? (How American “Feminists” …

Fidel Castro? or Conrad Birdie? over the jailer and torturer of the longest-suffering women political prisoners in modern history!-“We love you Fidel-oh YES we DO!” I’m guessing Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer and Andrea Mitchell all bill themselves as top-flight feminists. Well, please behold their reaction to the jailer and torturer of the most and longest-suffering women political prisoners in modern history .

International Communist Women’s Day

Ardent greetings to working women and women toilers throughout the world who are uniting in one common family of labour around the socialist proletariat. 1) in strengthening the international ties of the workers of all countries and achieving the victory of the proletarian revolution; 4) in making the two sections of the oppressed masses, which are still unequal in status, a single army of fighters for the abolition of all inequality and of all oppression, for the victory of the proletariat, and for the building of a new, socialist society in our country.

Oil Companies Land a Victory in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit

A federal appeals court on March 3 refused to revive a Louisiana levee board’s lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and gas companies for damage to the state’s fragile coast, a major victory for energy companies and their political supporters who cast the suit as an attack on a vital state industry. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld a federal judge’s 2015 decision in favor of energy companies that argued the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East lacked legal standing to bring its damage claims, which could have cost the oil companies billions of dollars.

Sen. Tim Kaine’s son arrested protesting President Trump

U.S. Sen Tim Kaine’s 24-year-old son had to be wrestled to the ground on Saturday, when officers arrested him and four others during a protest against President Trump in Minnesota. Sen. Tim Kaine’s son arrested protesting President Trump U.S. Sen Tim Kaine’s 24-year-old son had to be wrestled to the ground on Saturday, when officers arrested him and four others during a protest against President Trump in Minnesota.

Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

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Billionaire Rennert must pay $213.2 million judgment: U.S. appeals court

A federal appeals court said billionaire Ira Rennert must pay a $213.2 million judgment after a jury found him liable for looting his now-defunct magnesium company to build one of the country’s most expensive homes, a 21-bedroom mansion in New York’s Hamptons. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday let stand a jury verdict against the mining mogul and his holding company Renco Group Inc, and won by a trustee liquidating the bankrupt Magnesium Corp of America, known as MagCorp. It rejected Rennert’s argument that the jury rendered an “irrational” verdict by awarding damages despite believing MagCorp was solvent at all relevant times.

CarlsonCast March8–6am hour

Obama said in 2015, instead of calling it ObamaCare Lite we suggest you call the Republican plan to reverse the ACA a “rough draft”, Senate Democrats in Olympia use a sneaky tactic to avoid voting on a state income tax.

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The Latest on the health care debate as Congress begins work on a GOP-drafted overhaul : In the day’s first vote on Republican health care legislation, GOP lawmakers controlling the House Ways and Means Committee have blocked a Democratic attempt to delay the panel’s work for a week. Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said there’s been little time to understand what’s in the legislation.

WikiLeaks CIA Files: Are They Real and Are They a Risk?

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder julian Assange holds a copy of The WikiLeaks Files outside the Ecuadorian embassy in central London, Britain Feb. 5, 2016. WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that the anti-secrecy organization said were classified files revealing scores of secrets about CIA hacking tools used to break into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs.

SEC nominee Clayton vows separation from his Wall Street law firm

Wall Street attorney Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has vowed to recuse himself from agency matters involving his law firm and former clients, according to an ethics agreement made public on Wednesday. Under the agreement, the Sullivan & Cromwell attorney will not participate in SEC matters involving the firm for one year.

Women go on strike in US to show their economic clout

Organizers of the January Women’s March are calling for women to take the day off and enco… . FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2017 file photo, Gloria Steinem, center right, greets protesters at the barricades before speaking at the Women’s March on Washington during the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, in Wa… The mother of a slain Pennsylvania state police trooper says she is seeking a measure of justice for her son when his alleged killer stands trial.

FBI Director Comey at cyber conference: ‘You’re stuck with me’

FBI Director James Comey listens as he is thanked for speaking at the Boston Conference on Cyber Security at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 8, 2017. FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday he has no plans to step down any time soon, days after he reportedly pushed back against President Donald Trump’s allegations that the Obama administration had tapped his phones during the 2016 election.

China grants preliminary approval to 38 new Trump trademarks

China has granted preliminary approval for 38 new Trump trademarks, paving the way for President Donald Trump and his family to potentially develop a host of branded businesses from hotels and golf clubs to bodyguard and concierge services, public documents show. Trump’s lawyers in China applied for the marks in April 2016, as Trump railed against China at campaign rallies, accusing it of currency manipulation and stealing U.S. jobs.

Conservative are railing against the GOP’s healthcare bill as…

Conservative Republicans, groups, and media outlets are not happy with the House GOP leadership’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. The right-leaning entities have dubbed the new plan – officially named the American Health Care Act – “Obamacare-lite” because it preserves what they consider to be objectionable parts of the Affordable Care Act.

The Wall Street Journal: Obama furious over Trump tweets accusing him …

The rapport between Barack Obama and Donald Trump is unraveling, with the president convinced that Mr. Obama is undermining his nascent administration and the former president furious over Trump tweets accusing him of illegal wiretapping, people close to the two men said. The budding feud between two men who share the unique bond of membership in the commander-in-chiefs’ club is a fresh distraction in a Trump presidency that has been struggling to enact its agenda.

Threats to Jewish Centers ‘are not isolated incidents,’ senators say

As Tuesday brought another round of threats against Jewish institutions, the nation’s senators urged the Trump administration to take quick action to curb the episodes, which have left Jewish community centers deeply unsettled. “It has become clear that threats of violence against individual JCCs are not isolated incidents,” said the letter, which was signed by all 100 senators and addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and FBI Director James B. Comey.

UN chief: Funding, support needed for AU troops in Somalia

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says it’s important for Congress to act quickly to extend a program aimed at widening veterans’ access to private-sector health care. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says it’s important for Congress to act quickly to extend a program aimed at widening veterans’ access to private-sector health care.

Thornton running for Congress – 7:30 am updated:

The number of candidates running for the US House of Represenatives Fifth District seat has grown to seven but the latest candidate to announce is the first to not be a Republican. In a statement released Monday, Josh Thornton announced that he has filed to run for the Fifth District seat as the candidate of the American Party of South Carolina.

Questions for the candidates –

The Union Times Do you have questions for the candidates running for the Republican nomination for the US House of Representatives Fifth District seat? If you do then you can submit them to be asked of the candidates during Friday’s debate in the USC Union Auditorium either via email at [email protected] or in person prior to the debate which begins at 7 p.m. The debate is sponsored by the Union County Young Republicans and the Union County Republican Party. It will be preceded by a 6 p.m. meet and greet with the candidates on the Main Floor of USC Union’s Main Building.

Why Google once claimed that Obama was staging a coup

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Google’s reputation is built on its algorithms, which are increasingly being used to give answers out of the search engine’s index of results. But what used to be a list – the first page of results – has become simpler over the past couple of years: Sometimes, Google extracts one result that it thinks will best answer whatever it is you’re asking, and puts that answer in a featured section right at the top of your results.

Trump admin quietly made asylum more difficult in the US

The Trump administration quietly made it more difficult for immigrants to seek asylum in the US last month, the latest in a series of steps designed to deliver on the President’s campaign promise to harshly enforce immigration laws. Supporters of President Donald Trump’s policies say the move cuts off an incentive for migrants to make their way to the US, where they are granted the chance to pursue asylum claims and sometimes build underground lives illegally.