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McSally rejects Wolf Blitzer’s claim she should apologize for calling CNN reporter ‘liberal hack’

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Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., said Thursday evening she does not owe a CNN congressional reporter an apology for rebuffing his question and calling him a “liberal hack” — after one of the network’s veteran anchors said it would be appropriate to do so. McSally was walking toward a room in the Dirksen Senate Office Building when Read More

Maureen McCormick set to host HGTV renovation series ‘Frozen in Time’

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After the success of “A Very Brady Renovation,” Maureen McCormick is headed back to HGTV to host another renovation show. “The Brady Bunch” star, 63, will join designer Dan Vickery to overhaul homes that are stuck in a “design time warp,” according to Deadline. Each episode will feature Vickery renovating the home while McCormick sources Read More

Oklahoma lawmakers propose ‘MAGA’ and ‘Keep America Great’ license plates to aid veterans

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Two slogans associated with President Trump have now been pitched for license plates in Oklahoma that would help raise money for local veterans, according to reports. Under state Sen. Nathan Dahm’s proposal, one plate design would feature Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” while another would include the Trump 2020 slogan, “Keep America Read More

‘We don’t have political problems with India’: Iran’s Zarif urges Delhi to defy US sanctions & resume buying Iranian oil

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on India to shirk Washington’s “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign and continue sourcing its energy from the Islamic Republic, arguing it’s in the country’s best interest. While on a four-day visit to India, Zarif insisted Iran could best meet New Delhi’s oil needs, assuring that his country would Read More

US military says 11 troops injured & flown out of Iraq for medical checks after Iranian strike on base with US troops

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US Central Command has revealed that eleven personnel stationed at an Iraqi air base which came under a retaliatory attack by Tehran earlier in January had to be sent out of the country after displaying concussion symptoms. “While no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad air base, Read More

Sen. Susan Collins hits back at ‘mischaracterization and misunderstanding’ of impeachment stance

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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released a statement on Thursday to clarify her stance on President Trump‘s upcomingimpeachment trial and claimed her past comments have been taken out of context and misunderstood. “There has been a lot of mischaracterization and misunderstanding about my position on the process the Senate should follow for the impeachment trial,” the Read More

Mark Levin slams Democratic hypocrisy on Trump impeachment, warns Republican ‘weak links’ against voting for witnesses

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Mark Levin slammed anti-Republican forces within the federal bureaucracy for going after President Trump after ignoring much sturdier allegations of malfeasance, telling “Hannity” host Sean Hannity that the last thing Democrats have been concerned about over the years is foreign interference in U.S. elections. Levin hearkened back to the 1996 Democratic campaign finance controversy involving Chinese-American businessmen, some Read More

Tulsi Gabbard wins push-up contest at New Hampshire town hall

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<br> Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard claims Trump has already Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the Hawaii Democrat, came prepared for an unexpected push-up contest after she was challenged to at a New Hampshire town hall. Gabbard, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard, had previously shared videos of her workout Read More

First in 2020: India successfully launches GSAT-30 telecoms satellite

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In its first space mission of the year, India has sent its GSAT-30 communications satellite into orbit, where it will replace another aging craft. The launch went off without a hitch. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced early on Friday that the spacecraft had reached orbit without issues. The launch was carried out from Read More

Starbucks announces push to open more stores in lower-income communities

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A sure sign of a changing neighborhood is the arrival of a Starbucks. The Seattle-based coffee giant, a bellwether of gentrification in cities, has cultivated a reputation for selling $4 lattes to the bourgeoisie, a luxury not worth the money to the proletariat class. To be more socially responsible, Starbucks said Thursday it is expanding Read More

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China set to post weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, investment sputters

BEIJING (Reuters) – China is expected to report on Friday that economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly three decades in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States, and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert sharper slowdown. FILE PHOTO: A teller counts yuan bankn [...]

Factbox: How NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service stacks up against others

(Reuters) – Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal on Thursday gave specifics on its planned Peacock video streaming service, which will do battle with industry leader Netflix Inc and others in the highly competitive field. FILE PHOTO: The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, form [...]

Eli Lilly targets quarterly deals of $1 billion-$5 billion in 2020: CFO

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) aims to announce roughly one $1 billion to $5 billion deal every quarter in 2020, its chief financial officer told Reuters, as the U.S. drugmaker looks to build up its pipeline of future products. FILE PHOTO: Josh Smiley, senior vice president and c [...]

Ready or not, who cares: Plane lands on unfinished airstrip at Moscow airport BY MISTAKE

Passengers of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 were in for a surprise when they found out the liner accidentally landed on a runaway under construction upon its touchdown in Moscow. Apparently, nobody noticed anything until the very end. The construction of the third runway at Domodedovo airport has been delay [...]

Andrew Yang’s wife reveals she was sexually assaulted by her doctor during first pregnancy

Evelyn Yang, wife of 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang, opened up on Thursday about the sexual assault she faced by her OB-GYN when she was pregnant with their first child. Yang revealed to CNN that she was a victim of Dr. Robert Hadden in 2012 and how exams began as “routine” but changed after [...]

Kate Middleton has tried to be a ‘peacemaker’ between Princes Harry and William, royal expert says

Will and Kate vote thumbs down on fourth baby The Duchess of Cambridge revealed there are no future plans for a fourth baby with her husband, Prince William. She says the couple discussed having a sibling for their 3 children but decided to vote against it. It’s been a tough week for the royal famil [...]

PRESS DIGEST- British Business – Jan 17

Jan 17 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – Bank of England’s quarterly credit conditions survey showed that demand for mortgages and credit card lending fe [...]

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares firm after Wall Street records; China GDP awaited

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares inched higher on Friday after global stock indexes and Wall Street posted more records, with strong corporate earnings and upbeat U.S. economic data adding to optimism after China and the U.S. signed a partial trade deal. FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a board showing s [...]

FOREX-Dollar stands tall on stronger U.S. data, hits fresh 8 month-high vs yen

TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar gained on Friday as U.S. data suggested the world’s largest economy maintained a moderate growth pace at the end of 2019, reaching an eight-month peak against the safe-haven yen. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 201 [...]

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DCP Midstream to Host Conference Call on February 12 to Discuss Fourth Quarter Financial Results and 2020 Guidance

DENVER, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP) will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter earnings and 2020 guidance at 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, which will be released after the New York Stock Exchange closes for trading on Tuesday, Februa [...]

Arrow Appoints New Chairman

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARROW Exploration Corp. (“Arrow” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AXL) announces that Mr. Dominic Dacosta has resigned from the role of Chairman of the Company given growing business commitments outside of Arrow, but will continue to serve on the Board of D [...]

Parkland announces acquisition of Kellerstrass Oil

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parkland Fuel Corporation (“Parkland”, “We”, “Our” or “Us”) (TSX:PKI) announced today that through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, “Parkland USA”), it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entities and assets comprising Kell [...]

RiskIQ expands leadership team with appointment of Christophe Culine as CRO to fuel next stage of growth

RiskIQ expands leadership team with appointment of Christophe Culine as CRO to fuel next stage of growth Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release January 14, 2020 — RiskIQ, the world leader in attack surface management, today announced the appointment [...]

Peak Achieves AWS Retail Competency Status

Peak Achieves AWS Retail Competency Status Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release MANCHESTER – 13 January 2020 – Peak, a pioneer of the AI System, announced today at the US National Retail Federation conference that it has achieved Amazon Web Service [...]

creditshelf further expands its product offering and enters into strategic partnership with leading asset manager, BNP Paribas Asset Management

creditshelf further expands its product offering and enters into strategic partnership with leading asset manager, BNP Paribas Asset Management Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release creditshelf expands product portfolio by offering access to a uniqu [...]

Microsoft to erase its carbon footprint, past and future, in climate push

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Thursday set a new ambition among Fortune 500 companies in addressing climate change, pledging to remove as much carbon as it has emitted in its 45-year history. The focus on clearing carbon from the atmosphere sets Microsoft’s climate goals apart from other co [...]

Keeping it real: a behind-the-scenes look at ‘The Lion King’ visual effects

LONDON (Reuters) – How do you make a computer-generated lion, warthog and hyena look real while singing and talking at the same time? That was the challenge a visual effects team of more than 1,000 people faced when working on Disney’s “The Lion King” remake of the 1994 animation, aiming to bring to [...]

Poland’s CD Projekt delays launch of flagship game

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish video games producer CD Projekt has delayed the launch of its flagship game Cyberpunk 2077 by five months until Sept. 17 to improve the product, it said on Thursday. “We are at the stage when the game is complete but work is still to be done. Due to the scale and […] [...]

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Father finds cancerous lump while helping daughter with homework about lymphatic system

A British father who was helping his daughter study for a biology test made a shocking discovery when the pair was reviewing the body’s lymphatic system: a cancerous lump. Jonathan Jenkyn, 43, was helping his 17-year-old daughter, Alice, study for her General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE [...]

California cyclist hit by truck, nearly killed, befriends driver who hit him: Bitterness ‘doesn’t help anything’

A California man and avid cyclist who was hit by a truck last May and suffered serious injuries as a result – some of which he is still recovering from – can personally attest to the power of forgiveness. During Memorial Day weekend last year, Jack Keith, 46, of West Garden Grove, was driving along [...]

Brazil police investigate craft brewer after two poison deaths

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Two men in Brazil are believed to have died from drinking local craft beer contaminated with a chemical compound used in antifreeze and other products, police in the state of Minas Gerais said on Wednesday. Belorizontina Backer beer bottles is pictured at a restaurant bar in Be [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]

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