What’s In A Growth Target? For China, Hope And Simple Math
What's in an economic growth target? When it comes to China, not all that much.
What's in an economic growth target? When it comes to China, not all that much.
Quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler are gone. Now, running back C.J. Anderson could be joining them. With the free-agency period open, teams can make a run at Anderson, a restricted free agent who was tendered at the lowest possible level — and who in turn can be had via an offer sheet that the…
Rita Wilson Signs Copies Of "Rita Wilson"NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 07: Actress/singer Rita Wilson signs copies of new CD “Rita Wilson” at Barnes & Noble, 5th Avenue on March 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) Actress RITA WILSON is grateful to husband TOM HANKS for making her laugh during her cancer battle. The Hollywood couple has been married for 27 years, but its world was rocked when the 59-year-old singer/actress was diagnosed with breast cancer in April last year. Читать дальше...
Clothes have been torn. Tears have been cried.
A possible Moody's ratings downgrade weighed heavily on MPs in the National Assembly on Wednesday while Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan rallied investors abroad.
With Florida offering the biggest prize in the next round of voting, the two campaigns began tussling over who's been a true advocate for Latinos and who's a friend out of political convenience even before taking the candidates took the stage for their eighth debate of the primary season. "Last night our political revolution scored 'one of the greatest upsets in modern political history,' and we're seeing the same kind of come-from-behind momentum all across America," he wrote in a fund-raising letter to supporters. Читать дальше...
Box Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Wednesday after the cloud-storage company's quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street expectations. Box shares surged 12% to $14 after hours. The company reported an adjusted fourth-quarter loss of 26 cents a share on revenue of $85 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast a loss of 29 cents a share on revenue of $81.7 million. Box forecast a loss of 23 cents to 24 cents a share on revenue of $88 million to $89 million for the first quarter... Читать дальше...
[...] state health officials are investigating whether the milk was to blame for their fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and weighing allegations the raw-milk party broke the law. [...] state and county health officials say they haven't received medical reports of illnesses related to the dangerous bacteria that can live in raw milk, which include Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella and E. Coli. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill last Thursday that will let people share milk-producing animals and... Читать дальше...
[...] state health officials are investigating whether the milk was to blame for their fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and weighing allegations the raw-milk party broke the law. [...] state and county health officials say they haven't received medical reports of illnesses related to the dangerous bacteria that can live in raw milk, which include Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella and E. Coli. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill last Thursday that will let people share milk-producing animals and... Читать дальше...
BJP MP Anju Bala stirred up the sedate Lok Sabha proceedings on Wednesday when she dramatically declared she had been pronounced dead on the internet.
Despite extraordinary efforts, it’s looking less likely that the Republican establishment will be able to derail Donald Trump’s march toward the GOP nomination, while Democrat Hillary Clinton can’t seem to shake Bernie Sanders. Our commentators explore this week’s campaign news on a new episode of the Editorial Board’s “Playing Politics” podcast, hosted by John Rash with writers Lori Sturdevant and D.J. Tice.
DENVER (AP) — The nation needs to change the way it protects endangered species because the current practice is bogged down in lawsuits and weakened by mistrust, the head of the Western Govern…
Jody Steel's body is her canvas, and her unusual work has resulted in a massive social media following. Her most recent piece, "Body Image," is meant to highlight the body-shaming issues people face.
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If the US mishandles the rise of China over the next decade, the results could be disastrous, a former CIA chief has warned The Guardian.
Former CIA Chief General Michael Hayden, who has also headed the NSA, told The Guardian that terrorism "is not an existential threat to the United States."
And instead, the US should begin to pay significantly more attention to the potential threat that states can play to the US in the coming decades.
In particular... Читать дальше...
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The FBI eavesdropped on meetings involving Russian intelligence personnel in New York City, including a suspected spy posing as a trade representative, by hiding recorders in binders containing supposedly confidential information about the energy sector, US prosecutors said.
The hours of covert recordings from 2013 were disclosed in papers filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday in the case of Evgeny Buryakov, a Russian citizen who US prosecutors say posed as a banker while participating in a Cold War-style spy ring.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos acknowledged Wednesday that his government may miss a fast-approaching deadline to sign a peace deal with rebels and end the main part of the country's decades-long conflict.
Sanders has a steep hill to climb to win enough delegates in the presidential primary. But he doesn't seem deterred, telling NPR, "I am used to climbing steep hills."
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep—wait, where was Dory going again? To find her family, of course, but as you can see from Disney-Pixar's newest Finding Dory...
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The first trailer for the upcoming Ghostbusters remake dropped to a mix of emotions last week. While some fans were excited, many criticized the clip for its depiction of Leslie Jones' character, slamming the role as racist.
In the movie, Jones plays an MTA worker, while her white co-stars — Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon — play scientists, a discrepancy with which some viewers took issue. Others accused Jones' character of perpetuating the stereotype of the sassy black woman.
James Corden is taking his viral sensation Carpool Karaoke on the road. The Late Late Show host and his executive producer Ben Winston are said to be...
MOSCOW - A group of men attacked a small bus carrying foreign and Russian journalists and activists from a non-governmental organization Wednesday near the border of Chechnya, beating the occupants and setting the vehicle on fire.
MOSCOW (AP) — A group of men attacked a small bus carrying foreign and Russian journalists and activists from a non-governmental organization Wednesday near the border of Chechnya, beating the…
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There isn’t a working person among us who doesn’t deal with stress — whether you’re an entrepreneur, a freelancer, working for a struggling startup, or clocking in working for a company, work stress is inevitable.
But where does this stress originate, and how do we deal with it?
Most guides to stress will give you some actions to take: exercise, sleep well, eat right, meditate, and do some yoga at your desk. These are all amazing, and you should do them.
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The Cleveland Clinic says the nation’s first uterus transplant has failed.