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The shutdown of the US government -- now in its record 28th day -- is becoming a drag on economic growth, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Friday. John Williams, who also holds the influential vice chairmanship of the Federal Reserve's policy committee, reportedly told a gathering the government work stoppage could shave as much as a full percentage point off GDP growth in the first quarter. In an address delivered to a New Jersey banking association, Williams said the shutdown... Читать дальше...

1. Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers face payments problems  BBC News
2. Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers unable to transfer cash  Mirror Online
3. Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers CANNOT transfer crash | Daily Star  Daily Star
4. Technical issue hits online Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers  Devon Live
5. Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland transfers DOWN blocking fast payments  Express
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Chelsea fans' groups have joined forces to launch Chelsea Together in reaction to recent incidents, including a UEFA investigation into alleged anti-Semitic chanting.

Fourteen Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire in new clashes along the Gaza border Friday, said the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave, rocked by ongoing weekly protests. The ministry said the 14 were shot, including two medics, but did not report that any were in life-threatening condition. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in multiple locations along the border, though clashes were less intense than in previous weeks, AFP correspondents said. An Israeli army spokeswoman said approximately... Читать дальше...

Views of economy remain positive, divided by partisanship

The post Trump Begins Third Year With Low Job Approval and Doubts About His Honesty appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Join us for the live broadcast here on Consortium News this afternoon starting at 4 pm EST until 7 pm to discuss the latest news on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks publisher continues to resist pressure to leave the Ecuador…

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2016 Olympic Bronze Medallist, and fighting hometown hero, Nico Hernandez will return to the professional boxing ring on Friday, February 15, at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The undefeated Hernandez (6-0, 4 KOs) will face Mexico’s Victor Trejo Garcia (16-9-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round flyweight special attraction in the featured live bout …

BJP leader Balvantsinh Rajput Friday submitted a list of 43 witnesses in the Gujarat High Court in support of his case challenging the election of Congress leader Ahmed Patel in the 2017 Rajya Sabha election. Justice Bela Trivedi also passed an order, directing Patel to submit a list of his witnesses by January 23 and posted the matter for hearing on that date. The high court is hearing a petition by Rajput challenging Patel's election to the Upper House of Parliament from Gujarat in 2017. During the last hearing... Читать дальше...

While some say booking at the last minute gets you the best deals, one travel expert says off-season booking can save you the most cash.

The opposition Congress on Friday slammed Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claiming that he was indulging in communal politics by dividing Hindus and Muslims in the state. The Barpeta District Youth Congress also lodged an FIR against the minister for his alleged "communal statements". "Sarma is Assam's Jinnah. Himanta Biswa Sarma is following Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah partitioning India on the basis of Muslims and Hindus," Congress leader and former Assam minister Pradyut Bordoloi said at a press conference here.

A truck hit a one-year-old boy riding a toy bike on the side of a road in southern . The CCTV video, shot in Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province on January 12, shows a truck stopped on the side of the road suddenly starting forward and knocking down a boy on a toy bike in front of it. The driver named Wang stopped and got out of the vehicle to check as he felt that he'd crashed into something. As he saw a boy and a toy bike lying under his truck, he and other people nearby took the boy out immediately and sent him to hospital. Читать дальше...

UFC star “Platinum” Mike Perry dropped his girlfriend with a body shot in a sparring session, proving the controversial big-hitter takes no prisoners. Perry is a 170-pound welterweight and popular but divisive figure who has come under fire for racial and homophobic comments before. Perry’s “bad guy” persona, similar to Nick and Nate Diaz, has...

Georgia-based Perdue Foods issued a recall this week for 68,244 pounds of SimplySmart gluten-free, organic breaded chicken nuggets after three customers reported finding wood in the nuggets. The USDA’s Food Safety And Inspection Service has published the recall notice, which notes that said nuggets “may be…

BROOKLYN, NY—Shocked, disillusioned, and even somewhat betrayed by the unlikely pairing, fans of best-selling author and decluttering guru Marie Kondo were reacting with general disapproval Friday at the news that the organizing consultant has been dating an untidy kitchen cupboard since July of last year. “I can’t…

For the second time this month, a newscaster has had to apologize for mispronouncing Martin Luther King Jr.’s name on air—thus changing the civil rights icon’s name into a racial slur.

OPEC on Friday released a table explicitly laying out how much oil each member of a 24-nation alliance will aim to keep off the market.

China-based Tsingshan group commited to invest Rs 21,000 crore to set up a steel plant and a facility to manufacture car batteries in Dholera SIR in Gujarat, officials said

The Andalucian side beat Los Blancos 3-0 in September.

This week saw what is arguably the first bankruptcy of a Fortune 500 firm due to the effects of Global Warming: Pacific Gas & Electric.

Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday January 18.

Numbers since current playoff alignment was adopted in 2002 show how important high playoff seeds are

80 million homes have streamed Netflix's Bird Box--but Sarah Paulson's wasn't one of them. During her interview on The Late Show on Thursday night, the Golden Globe-winning...

Approval has surged 19 percent

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A former teacher at a private Christian school in Maine accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student is expected to change his plea to guilty this month. Thirty-seven-year-old Derek Michael Boyce was arrested in September after police say the girl's mother caught him at her Lisbon home with her daughter and called police. The Portland Press Herald reports he initially pleaded not guilty to numerous charges, but prosecutors confirm a change of plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. Читать дальше...

The request targets the USDA’s home loans in rural areas.