Trump, Carson threaten to boycott next debate
The candidates want CNBC and the RNC to shorten the Oct. 28 event.
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Daily fantasy sports sites ordered to shut down in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down Thursday, saying the hard-to-miss sites that have flooded the marketplace with TV and Internet ads cannot operate in the state without a gambling license.
Could Rubio’s crossover message save the GOP?
US budget deficit falls to 8-year low in 2015
The US government’s budget deficit fell to an eight-year low in fiscal 2015, dropping to $439 billion, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. The cut in the finance gap — which was $1.4 trillion in 2009 — brought the deficit down to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product, the lowest level since 2007. The achievement marked a long effort by the administration of President Barack Obama to pare back the budget
How conservatives bested corporate lobbying machine on EXIM
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and other companies wanted to show Congress last February the dangers of closing the Export-Import Bank, they turned to a time-tested Washington ritual: knocking on Capitol Hill office doors. Working together, they mobilized executives from more than 650 companies to descend on Washington in a two-day “fly-in”. In over 400 meetings they warned lawmakers that thousands of American
Cempra tumbles on safety concerns of anti-bacterial drug
Cempra Inc stock plunged 37 percent on Friday over potential safety concerns related to the company’s drug to treat a common bacterial infection that met its main goal in a late-stage study. The company said while increased levels of liver enzymes were seen across treatment arms, the magnitude was higher in those who received its drug, solithromycin. Patients in the second late-stage trial initially received IV administration of either solithromycin
Food Day at Yale
Saturday, October 24th is Food Day, and we will be celebrating it at the very heart of the Yale University campus, on the beautiful expanse in front of Sterling Library. Much as we need rain in this part of the country, please join me in hoping it doesn’t come that day. We have a canopy, just in case.Food Day is an annual event, established…
MSF says U.S. tank entered compound of bombed Afghan hospital without permission
By Krista Mahr KABUL (Reuters) – Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that a U.S. tank entered the grounds of its hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz without permission, damaging the compound that was hit in a U.S. air strike earlier this month. The group said in a statement that the vehicle was carrying a team from a joint investigation being conducted by the United
Stroke recognition, response subpar in U.S. and U.K
By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) – A new survey suggests that just over half of people in the U.S. and England would know how to recognize a stroke and when to call an ambulance. The analysis suggests that public education about stroke needs improvement in both countries, researchers say. In the U.S., stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in adults, according to
WATCH: Redknapp's MNF preview
Jamie Redknapp and Ed Chamberlin look ahead to Swansea v Stoke on Monday Night Football.