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WASHINGTON — Public hearings in the House impeachment probe will start next week. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said the first scheduled witnesses will be State Department officials Bill Taylor and George Kent. A second hearing will feature ousted U.S.-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Schiff said it is clear that President Trump […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democrat Andy Beshear is claiming victory in the Kentucky governors race. With 99{46ff1f14221e6e90aab6104ff16614ca22b12c1f029f774ee196565ca96b3af3} of precincts reporting, Beshear currently has 709,697 votes to Bevin’s 703,899. Beshear, the state’s current attorney general, beat Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by a few thousand votes. In his victory speech, Beshear said he expects Bevin to honor the election and help with […]
WASHINGTON — Transcripts of private depositions in the House impeachment inquiry are being released. The depositions cover hours-and-hours of testimony from current and former officials in the Trump administration. “Contrary to the claims of the president and his claims on the Hill, ‘these have been proceedings in which Republicans have not been able to present or ask questions’, […]
(CNN) — The American job market remains tight, and banks are scrambling to find people who want to work at their branches. That’s why Bank of America is raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour in 2020 — a year earlier than expected. Bank of America said Monday it would raise its minimum wage for […]
WASHINGTON — The UK’s election campaign hasn’t officially started yet. But that didn’t stop United States President Donald Trump from weighing in on what’s expected to be one of the most unpredictable election campaigns in living memory. Trump told London-based talk radio station LBC that Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK’s main opposition […]
DENVER — The Molson Coors beer company announced this week it is leaving its Denver headquarters and moving to Chicago. The move is part of a restructuring plan, the beermaker said. The shakeup will cut roughly 500 jobs. Coors’ net sales revenues decreased by more than $400 million — or just over 3-percent — in the third […]
LOS ANGELES — More than 25 million people in California are under red flag warnings as firefighters continue to battle blazes throughout the state. The warnings, which are issued when strong winds, warm temperatures, and low humidity combine to increase the risk of fire danger, come as 10 active wildfires, including the Kincade Fire, […]
(CNN) — The search continues for a shooter who opened fire at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, killing two people and sending 14 more to area hospitals, police said Sunday. Efforts to find the shooter are being complicated, however, by witnesses’ reticence, Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks told reporters. “It appalls me that, as many […]
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is over. The union and GM reached a four-year labor contract after a 40-day strike, which cost the company over $2 billion. In exchange for bonuses and raises for the auto workers, the union agreed to not block GM’s plans to shut down four facilities […]
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is speaking out about the NBA’s relationship with China. During an event yesterday Washington DC, Pence said the National Basketball Association is, “acting like a wholly-owned subsidiary” of the Chinese Communist Party. He noted that a number of the league’s top players and team owners, who frequently use their freedom […]