SAN DIEGO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump agreed Friday, November 18, 2016, to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University for real estate investors, averting a trial in a potentially embarrassing case that he had vowed during the campaign to keep fighting. The agreement came 10 days before jury selection was … Continue reading
DALLAS (AP) — The head of the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Friday, November 18, 2016, that it won’t be rerouted but that he’d like to meet with the head of an American Indian tribe to try to ease the tribe’s concerns about the project. Kelcy Warren, the CEO of Dallas-based Energy … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Graduates of career training programs at public colleges tend to land better paying jobs than those who attended for-profit schools, according to government data released Thursday, November 17, 2017. The Education Department data show average earnings of those with certificates from public schools were nearly $9,000 higher than those with for-profit certificate … Continue reading
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Facebook has bought a facial analysis software firm linked to Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, a move that will help the social media giant boost its artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology. Details of the deal weren’t revealed by Menlo Park, California-based Facebook or FacioMetrics, the Carnegie Mellon spinoff. Facebook says FacioMetrics’s software can … Continue reading
GENEVA (AP) — A 17.07-carat pink diamond sold for a hammer price of 18.3 million Swiss francs ($18.3 million) at a Geneva jewelry auction Wednesday, November 16, 2017, cruising past both its pre-sale estimate and the winning bid for the “Sky Blue” diamond billed as the event’s standout piece. The step-cut pink diamond, set in … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Asked on TV earlier this year whether a President Donald Trump would ever mix politics with business, his eldest son, Donald Jr., said there was no risk of that. The son, an executive in his father’s company, insisted the two wouldn’t discuss the business if Dad ever got to the White … Continue reading
Donald Trump’s promise to put America first helped propel him to the U.S. presidency. But he also unleashed uncertainty on the global economy by skewering trading partners and offering few specifics that might calm allies or businesses. Financial markets reacted quickly and negatively to the unknowns of a Trump stewardship of the world’s largest economy. … Continue reading
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a “hoax” alarmed environmentalists and climate scientists and raised questions Wednesday, November 9, 2016, about whether America, once again, would pull out of an international climate deal. Several scientists warned that Earth will likely reach dangerous levels of warming if … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs’ thrilling World Series victory dominated television last week, with the 40.5 million people who watched the Game 7 contest with the Cleveland Indians representing the most-watched Fall Classic game since 1991. The World Series matchup proved to be a boon for Fox, the network that carried the games, … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who appeared to win a life-changing $42.9 million jackpot at a New York City casino is threatening to sue after being told the big payout she was shown was simply the result of a malfunction. Katrina Bookman was playing the penny slot machine at Resorts World Casino in August … Continue reading
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting dozens with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline’s developer. The confrontation came hours after North Dakota regulators criticized the pipeline company for not … Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Worried that California might legalize recreational marijuana, the state’s third-largest city by population has voted to ban pot sales ahead of Tuesday’s election. San Jose isn’t alone in scrambling to block the possible effects of Proposition 64, which would legalize pot but also allow local bans on sales. Dozens of … Continue reading
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in riot gear and firing bean bags and pepper spray evicted protesters Thursday, October 27, 2016, from private land in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, dramatically escalating a dispute over Native American rights and the project’s environmental impact that has simmered for months. In … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube has emerged as a break-out star in Google’s cast of services as the online video site upstages cable television for a younger generation of viewers looking for amusement, news and music on their smartphones. The trend is contributing to an advertising shift away from traditional network television programming to the … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s hard to miss the message from the season premiere of “The Walking Dead”: blood pays off. The gory episode of the popular AMC drama was seen by just over 17 million viewers on Sunday night, October 23, 2016,the Nielsen company said. That left it short of the 2014 season premiere … Continue reading
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