Tuesday, February 21, 2017

VIDEO: Wrap Up These Tamales For A Christmas Eve Feast and other top stories.

  • VIDEO: Wrap Up These Tamales For A Christmas Eve Feast

    VIDEO: Wrap Up These Tamales For A Christmas Eve Feast
    Eighteen years ago, on New Year's Eve, David Fisher visited an old farm in western Massachusetts, near the small town of Conway. No one was farming there at the time, and that's what had drawn Fisher to the place. He was scouting for farmland. "I remember walking out [to the fallow fields] at some point," Fisher recalls. "And in the moonlight – it was all snowy – it was like a blank canvas." On that blank canvas, Fisher's mind painted a picture of what could be there alongside the South River. ..
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  • Live: PM Narendra Modi's Speech On Demonetisation On New Year's Eve

    Live: PM Narendra Modi's Speech On Demonetisation On New Year's Eve
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on demonetisation.New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the notes ban, wherein he announced on November 8 without warning as a big step to check tax evasion. The deadline to deposit banned 500 and 1,000 notes in banks ended yesterday. Restrictions on the withdrawal of money from banks and ATMs are likely to continue. The notes that were cancelled amounted to a whopping 86 percent of the cash i..
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  • U.S. Ethics Chief Ordered Gushing Responses To Trump's Tweets

    U.S. Ethics Chief Ordered Gushing Responses To Trump's Tweets
    Newly obtained records reveal that the head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics personally ordered several oddly enthusiastic tweets after President-elect Donald Trump’s recent claim that he planned to sever ties to his business operations to avoid conflicts of interest as president. “We told your counsel that we’d sing your praises if you divested and we meant it!” read one of the gushing tweets issued by the department. Another read: “Brilliant! Divestiture is good for you, good for Amer..
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  • SoftBank Hopes Trump Connection Reopens Doors for Sprint

    SoftBank Hopes Trump Connection Reopens Doors for Sprint
    The last time Sprint Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son wanted something from U.S. telecom regulators, it didn’t go so well. Now, with power changing in Washington, the Japanese mogul sees a new opportunity. Mr. Son, sometimes called the Bill Gates of Japan, got a frosty reception from regulators in 2014 when he sought to merge Sprint with rival T-Mobile US Inc., leading him to abandon a deal that was key to his decision to buy Sprint a...
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  • China to Shut Down Ivory Trade by End of 2017

    China to Shut Down Ivory Trade by End of 2017
    BEIJING—China says it will ban all domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017, closing down the world’s biggest ivory market in a move wildlife conservationists believe will help curb elephant poaching in Africa. The announcement deals a blow to a global ivory industry sustained in large part by Chinese demand, and comes after years of international and domestic pressure on Beijing to interdict a trade that has threatened the extinction...
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  • The Mets, MoMA decline Second Ave. subway party invite

    The Mets, MoMA decline Second Ave. subway party invite
    Big New York names like the Mets and MoMA have been invited to the Second Ave. subway launch party but didn't attend. (Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News). BY Dan Rivoli. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Saturday, December 31, 2016, 12:25 AM.
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  • Can You Pass This Quiz on Social Security Benefits?

    Can You Pass This Quiz on Social Security Benefits?
    Image source: Getty Images. For many Americans, Social Security will be a vital source of income during retirement. The most recently released data from the Social Security Administration found that 61% of current beneficiaries rely on Social Security to provide at least half of their monthly income. This both speaks to the poor savings habits of most Americans, as well as to the importance of Social Security. Yet, in spite of the critical role it plays in keeping millions of seniors out of pov..
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  • Russia-linked malware found on US electric company's laptop

    Russia-linked malware found on US electric company's laptop
    By Associated Press December 31 at 8:55 AM BURLINGTON, Vt. — Malware code linked to Russian hackers and found on a Vermont electric utility’s computer is further evidence of “predatory” steps taken by that country against the U.S., a Vermont Democratic congressman said Saturday. The Burlington Electric Department confirmed Friday it had found on one of its laptops the malware code used in Grizzly Steppe, the name Homeland Security has applied to a Russian campaign linked to recent hacks. The..
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  • 2017 could be another good year for Wall Street's bull

    2017 could be another good year for Wall Street's bull
    The final trading week of the year was the worst week for the Dow and S&P 500 since Nov. 4, the week before the election. For the first time since then, the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all lost ground for three consecutive sessions. The Dow flirted with 20,000 early in the four-day week but was down 0.8 percent to close at 19,770 Friday. The S&P 500 lost 1.1 percent to 2,239, and the Nasdaq was off 1.5 percent for the week at 5,383. As stocks sold off, buyers went into bonds and the 10-year yi..
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Toledo post office prepares for busy holiday season .This is the apocalyptic scenario Britain's biggest banks faced in the Bank of England's latest stress test .
Former Student Is Charged in Killings of Ex-Teacher and Their Son .Toledo leader in Christmas Bird Count .

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