Republicans are already scrambling for a plan to fill Jeff Flake’s Senate seat
Jeff Flake’s retirement creates a wide open race for Arizona’s Senate seat in 2018. Multiple Republican members of Congress have been floated as potential candidates. Far-right outsider candidates...
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The American woman kidnapped by a Taliban-allied group and held hostage for...
Caitlan Coleman, who was held in captivity by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network for 5 years, spoke to a reporter for the first time since she was kidnapped. She said she wanted to clear up...
View ArticleTrump’s approval sinks to new low in Fox News poll — and a once loyal voting...
President Donald Trump’s approval rating is a new low in a Fox News poll. Only 38% of respondents approve of Trump’s job performance. The low rating may be due to dropping approval from white men...
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The San Francisco area is the new fine-dining capital of America — here are...
The San Francisco Bay Area is the new fine-dining capital of America in the eyes of Michelin. The region, which includes San Francisco and wine country, received 55 Michelin stars in the...
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Gusto has hired former DocuSign CFO Mike Dinsdale and has an unusual plan to...
HR software startup Gusto is prepping itself for an eventual IPO by hiring its first ever CFO. It has nabbed Mike Dinsdale away from DoorDash for the role. Dinsdale is best known as DocuSign’s...
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This startup wants to help programmers get hired based on their coding skills...
CodeFights is offering a new system called CodeFightsR that’s designed to help companies improve their recruiting and hiring processes. Companies can use CodeFightsR to evaluate candidates based on...
View ArticleSan Juan mayor gets in Twitter fight with tiny Montana firm awarded...
San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz went back and forth on Twitter with Whitefish Energy, a firm awarded a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s power grid. The vast majority of Puerto...
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Here’s where Mexican drug cartels operate in the US, according to the DEA
Mexican drug cartels continue to have extensive influence over broad swaths of the US. But the exact nature of their links to distributors in those areas is unclear. In many cases, Mexican cartels...
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Scientists have engineered a reduced-fat pig with 24% less body fat
Researchers in Beijing found a way to engineer pigs that helps them stay warm and lean. After 6 months, test litters weighed in with 24% less body fat than regular pigs. The researchers say the gene...
View ArticleGeorge H.W. Bush’s office releases statement saying he ‘patted women’s rears’...
Actress Heather Lind accused former President George H.W. Bush yesterday of inappropriately touching her four years ago. Bush’s office released a statement saying he had, on occasion, “patted women’s...
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The 25 highest-paid coaches in college football
As television revenue increases for conferences and the NCAA, and demand increases for schools to compete for national championships, salaries for the head coaches are skyrocketing. This year we have...
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New York City has topped San Francisco when it comes to startups raising VC...
The New York City metropolitan area was the most highly-funded region of the US in the third quarter of 2017 – pushing San Francisco out of its long-held spot. Startups in NYC saw $4.227 billion in...
View ArticleSnapchat is cracking down on sexual content in its Discover section again
Snapchat will enforce stricter rules about the kinds of sexual content it allows in its Discover section for media publishers. The change is a new iteration of the Discover policy introduced back in...
View ArticleThe Wall Street analysts who called CVS’s huge potential deal last month...
CVS Health is reportedly in talks to buy Aetna, a major health insurer, in what could be a $66 billion deal. Analysts at RBC Capital Markets said in September they expected this to happen. “We believe...
View ArticleA robot that once said it would ‘destroy humans’ just became the first robot...
Het bericht A robot that once said it would ‘destroy humans’ just became the first robot citizen verscheen eerst op Business Insider.
View ArticleMcConnell is setting the stage for rapid-fire confirmation of Trump’s...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is picking up the pace of confirming President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. He scheduled votes for four circuit court nominees next week. McConnell and...
View ArticleZenefits founder Parker Conrad will pay $500,000 to settle SEC charges...
The SEC announced on Thursday that it reached a settlement with Parker Conrad, founder of Zenefits, over allegations that the company lied to investors about if employees were properly licensed to...
View ArticleRep. Frederica Wilson reportedly didn’t vote in Washington after receiving...
Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida has been receiving death threats following her feud with President Donald Trump. A source familiar with the situation says Wilson was not in Washington this week,...
View ArticleThousands of JFK files were just released — here’s where to read them
The National Archives is releasing approximately 3,100 classified documents relating to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The documents are likely to both clear up and inflame conspiracy...
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Meet the 11 richest millennials in America, who have a combined fortune of...
In the US, it doesn’t take a lifetime to amass a 10-figure fortune. In fact, nearly 3% of America’s richest people – those with fortunes of at least $2 billion – are under 37, or part of the...
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