iStock/Thinkstock(BUENO AIRES, Argentina) — When President Donald Trump signs the revised North American trade agreement Friday at the G-20 summit in Argentina, he will get a step closer to delivering on a campaign promise — to replace NAFTA or terminate it — after a week fraught with negative economic headlines. Just Tuesday, General Motors announced …
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Nov 30
Three killed as truck crashes while fleeing Border Patrol in CA
Cal Fire San Diego(SAN DIEGO) — A violent crash involving a truck fleeing the Border Patrol at over 100 mph has resulted in the deaths of three people and eight more injuries. The crash happened while a Chevrolet Silverado packed with 11 people failed to yield at the border in San Diego County, California, according …
Nov 29
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now 2nd worst in history
naruedom/iStock/Thinkstock(KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo) — The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s volatile east is now the second largest in recorded history, with 426 confirmed and probable cases thus far, resulting in 245 deaths since Aug. 1, according to the country’s health ministry. The number of Ebola cases announced Thursday …
Nov 29
SEC charges Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled with cryptocurrency fraud
cosinart/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather and music prodcer DJ Khaled were charged with failure to disclose payments received for promoting inital coin offerings (ICOs) by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The cases are the first two by the SEC related to ICOs. The agency found that the two celebrities received thousands of dollars from …
Nov 29
Body cam video captures what deputy thinks are his final moments in Camp Fire
Gilitukha/iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — As he navigated the flames burning through Paradise, California, on Nov. 8, Butte County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Parmlet figured that he may not survive the day. According to the sheriff’s office, Parmlet was looking for four nurses at Feather River Hospital who needed help evacuating. As he drove down Pentz Road, flames …
Nov 29
Former CBS CEO Les Moonves may lose his $120 million payout after bombshell report
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Les Moonves stepped down as CEO of CBS in September amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault, he was still eyeing a $120 million payout. Now he may stand to lose it, experts say. That that money was put into a trust by the company for his …
Nov 29
Milk futures higher, cash dairy mixed
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher Thursday as traders buy back oversold positions. November closed down two cents at $14.47. December up eight cents at $14.14. January 12 cents higher at $14.43. February up three cents at $14.71. March through next October contracts closed two to six cents higher. Blocks …
Nov 29
Columbia University professor’s office vandalized with swastikas, anti-Semitic words
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A Columbia University professor’s office was painted with swastikas and anti-Semitic words, according to school officials. The professor, Elizabeth Midlarsky, told the Columbia Spectator that she was “in shock” when she walked into her office on Wednesday. “I stopped for a moment, because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” she said. …
Nov 29
Mall shooting suspect apprehended days after police shoot and kill wrong man: Officials
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(HOOVER, Ala.) — A 20-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with a Thanksgiving shooting incident that turned deadly at a shopping mall in Hoover, Alabama. The initial shooting, which injured two people, set off a chain reaction in which a police officer shot and killed a man whose family claims …
Nov 29
FBI pleads for help after 13-year-old Hania Aguilar’s body found: ‘We have to find out how she died and who did this to her’
FBI Charlotte(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The body of abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was believed to be recovered this week in North Carolina but the search for answers is far from over. “We have to find out how she died and who did this to her,” Andy de la Rocha of the FBI said in a statement …