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Watch Dr. Jill Biden Address That Controversial Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
Less than a week after the newspaper published an op-ed arguing she should drop the “Dr.” from her name, the incoming first lady reacted to the piece during the Dec. 17th episode of The Late Show.
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US Intelligence Director Says China Is Top Threat to America
Outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe says China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II
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Pakistan Court Overturns Conviction in Death of Daniel Pearl
A Pakistani court has overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
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China Revokes 3 Wall Street Journal Reporters' Credentials Over Virus Op-Ed
China says it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column deemed by the government to be racist and slanderous.
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Federal Investigators Probe Under Armour's Accounting
Under Armour Inc. is being investigated by federal authorities over its accounting practices. The athletic gear company said Sunday that it has been cooperating with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice on their investigations for two years. The company said it firmly believes its accounting practices and disclosures were appropriate. Under Armour reports earnings...
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Trump Wants Agencies to Ax NYT, Washington Post Subscriptions
President Donald Trump plans to direct federal agencies to cancel subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post, outlets he regularly derides as “fake news” for writing critical stories about him, the White House confirmed Thursday. It’s unclear how Trump’s plan, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would be carried out or enforced, NBC News...
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Poll: Public Views Trump-Ukraine Charges as Serious, But Half Say He Shouldn't Be Removed From Office
A majority of Americans say the allegations that President Donald Trump asked a foreign leader to investigate 2020 rival Joe Biden are serious and need to be fully investigated, and they also believe the president hasn’t been honest and truthful about his actions. Still, the public is divided — largely along partisan lines — on whether Trump should be impeached...
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‘A Deep and Boiling Anger': NBC/WSJ Poll Finds a Pessimistic America Despite Current Economic Satisfaction
The political and cultural upheaval of the last four years has divided the country on ever-hardening partisan and generational lines, but one feeling unites Americans as much as it did before the 2016 election. They’re still angry. And still unsettled about the future, NBC News reports. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that — despite Americans’ overall satisfaction...
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Trump Has Talked About Buying Greenland for US
Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about it.
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Lowe's Lays Off Thousands of Workers
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s has told thousands of workers that their jobs are being eliminated. The company plans to outsource jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies. The assembly workers put together products such as wheelbarrows and grills.
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Equifax Data Breach Settlement: What You Should Know
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The proposed settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, if approved by the federal district court Northern District of Georgia, will provide up to $425...
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What You Should Know About the Equifax Settlement
Nearly 150 million people could be affected by the largest-ever settlement for a data breach.
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Reports: Facebook Faces $5B FTC Fine, Largest Ever in Tech
At $5 billion, the fine the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it’s given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012. The long-expected punishment, which Facebook is well prepared for, is unlikely to make a dent in the social media giant’s deep pockets....
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Reports: Facebook Faces $5B FTC Fine, Largest Ever in Tech
At $5 billion, the fine the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it’s given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012. The long-expected punishment, which Facebook is well prepared for, is unlikely to make a dent in the social media giant’s deep pockets....
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Mariska Hargitay: I Haven't Been in Touch With Linda Fairstein
‘Law & Order: SUV’ star Mariska Hargitay says she hasn’t been in touch with friend Linda Fairstein since the former “Central Park Five” prosecutor was dropped by her publisher, though the actress acknowledged Fairstein resigned from the board of a charity she founded.
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Support for Beginning Impeachment Hearings Grows Among Democrats in New NBC News/WSJ Poll
More Democratic voters believe Congress should begin impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump’s conduct while in office, but the country at large remains divided on the matter, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Overall, 27 percent of Americans say there’s enough evidence to begin impeachment hearings now — up 10 points from last month, NBC News...
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Madonna Says Harvey Weinstein Crossed Lines, Boundaries With Her
In a new profile on the superstar singer, published by the New York Times on Wednesday, Madonna shares that the movie producer “crossed lines” with her and that Weinstein was “incredibly sexually flirtatious and forward.”
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US Aviation Officials Think Bird Strike Factored in 737 Max Crash: Source
U.S. aviation officials believe a bird strike may have led to the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max in March, according to a person familiar with the matter. Boeing shares rose after the report Tuesday, gaining 1.2% by midday. The fast-selling Boeing 737 Max airplanes have been grounded since shortly after that accident, which came less than...
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SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score' to Factor in Student Hardships
The SAT exam, used by a majority of colleges to grant entrance, will be adding an “adversity score” to the test that will take into account a student’s socioeconomic background in an effort to help colleges take a more rounded approach in the admissions process. The new measure, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is aimed at factoring in...
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Pilots in Doomed Plane Followed Emergency Steps, WSJ Reports
Pilots of an airliner that crashed last month in Ethiopia initially followed Boeing’s emergency steps for dealing with a sudden downturn of the nose of their plane but could not regain control, according to a published report. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max turned off a flight-control system but still couldn’t...