News from WCC Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s says the Wellington City Council is “successfully addressing the COVID-19 shock” – and it has affirmed the Council’s AA/A-1+ credit rating. In its annual review of the Council’s creditworthiness, S&P says the Council is expected to incur large deficits over the next few years as it increases […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The first significant snowfall of the 2020 to 2021 winter season is on its way to the Capital Region. In advance of the winter storm expected Wednesday evening into Thursday, check out 10 things to keep in mind while preparing. 1. Make a plan The American Red Cross said talking over [...]
Washington lawmakers want to include second stimulus checks in a roughly $900 billion new aid package. Those payments will be about $600 to $700, reports say.
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Shares of Emcor Group Inc. rose 0.6% in afternoon trading Wednesday, after the mechanical and electrical construction and building services company announced plans to boost its quarterly dividend by 62.5%, to 13 cents a share from 8 cents a share. The company expects to pay the new dividend on Jan. 29 to shareholders of record on Jan. 19. Chief Executive Tony Guzzi said the dividend was being raised because of "confidence in the financial strength and futures prospects of Emcore in 2021 and beyond." Based on current stock prices... Читать дальше...
All-Clad cookware, roasting pans and more are seriously discounted right now at Macy's—get the details.
The Vikings signed linebacker Blake Lynch off the practice squad Wednesday. Lynch will bolster the position with Eric Kendricks still out of practice with a calf injury. The Vikings cut cornerback Mark Fields in a corresponding move. They activated Fields from injured reserve Tuesday. Kendricks has missed the past two games with his injury, and [more]
There's good reason for people to question the former president's approach. Despite the task force Obama put together on policing in 2014, and the adoption of reforms, the number of police killings has remained largely the same each year, writes Austin McCoy.
There are a lot of tiny easter eggs and references to other games in Cyberpunk 2077, and one in particular calls back to an iconic GTA moment.
Brian Kogelmann pIn her lead essay for this month’s emCato Unbound/em, a href=https://www.cato-unbound.org/2020/12/14/mila-ghorayeb/antidemocratic-participation-revisitedMila Ghorayeb argues that democracies can, in a non-contradictory way, limit the participation of those who hold antidemocratic views/a. By antidemocratic views, Ghorayeb refers to those who “wish to exclude a socially salient group of participants from the demos.” Though Ghorayeb thinks democracies canem /emlimit the participation of the antidemocratic... Читать дальше...
SPAIN holidays to the Canary Islands have been dealt yet another blow today after it was announced the popular holiday island of Tenerife is closing its borders for 15 days from Friday. This is what you need to know.
Bernie Sanders says Congress has “got to do more.”
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A 22-year-old midshipman died in a hotel pool drowning accident while he was on leave from the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland, according to Navy officials.
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Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom learned that he is cancer-free just over one year after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, his girlfriend wrote on social media. "What a year!
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A SKINNY entrepreneur said that becoming vegan has transformed him into a muscular millionaire making $5million-a-year. Rahul Saggu, 27, said that he knew he was always going to have to put in the work to get the physique he’d always dreamed of, but got a kickstart swapping animal products for vegetables. At the same time, […]
An appeals court said restrictions on compensation tied to education violated federal antitrust laws.
Juventus could sign their second American player in January.
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Hayley Orlinsky, 7, has sold some 9,000 bracelets to raise money for Covid-19 equipment at the hospital that cared for her as an infant.
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's TV app and paid streaming service Apple TV+ will be available on Google's latest Chromecast device early next year, the search giant said on Wednesday.
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Sometimes celebrities lose their cool on set -- or when they're getting arrested -- and the outbursts are truly wild. Take a look back at the biggest rants from stars like Tom Cruise.