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HOUSTON — The Houston Texans finally got their first road win this weekend.

Are the Raiders still lagging behind the minimum cash spending requirements? Yes. Are they running out of time to comply? Yes. Will they comply? Absolutely. The Raiders have until the end of the current league year to reach the four-year 89-percent spending average under the cap. That gives them until the middle of March More…

Actress Jennifer Garner was honored at the 5th Annual Baby2Baby Gala for her work helping low-income children. The gala raised $2.9 million in just a few hours. The non-profit has distributed over 27 million essential items, including 13 million diapers, to low-income children.

“What impact are you having when you put bonus programs into play? Is it a negative impact—is one department benefiting but another department suffering because of that?” That’s the question PQ Systems’ President Beth Savage poses in the video above. Beth explains how profit sharing, for PQ Systems, has been effective [...]

Saying the Los Angeles Police Department doesn’t “intend on doing anything different,” Police Chief Charlie Beck issued a sharp rebuke to plans by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to toughen federal immigration laws and deport millions of people once he takes office, The Los Angeles Times reported Monday. For decades, the LAPD has distanced itself from federal immigration policies. The LAPD prohibits officers from initiating contact with someone solely to determine whether they are in the country legally... Читать дальше...

Students in Michigan chant "build a wall" at classmates; in Los Angeles they taunt a child about deportation. Reports of hostile behavior toward minorities and women have surfaced since the election.

Donald Trump's election has been very good for the stocks that have been getting crushed over the years by online retailer Amazon.com.

Director Abhinay Deo discusses his first collaboration with John Abraham's on 'Force 2'

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans finally got their first road win this weekend.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans finally got their first road win this weekend.

Mary Jo White announced plans on Monday to step down as chair of the powerful Securities and Exchange Commission before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" could be celebrating Thanksgiving at home with his family in Wisconsin after a judge Monday ordered him released from prison.

President Obama speaks to the media during a news conference at the White House on Monday.

Will power! Friends and family of two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith attended a funeral service for Willard C. Smith, Sr.

Relive Tony Stewart's championship win in 2011 in a NBCSN #NASCARThrowback special from 9 to 11 p.m. ET tonight.

(AP) — A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" could be celebrating Thanksgiving at home with his family in Wisconsin after a judge Monday ordered him released from prison. Brendan Dassey's release was ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin even as prosecutors appeal the judge's earlier ruling overturning Dassey's conviction. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel promised to file an emergency motion in the 7th U.S. Circuit... Читать дальше...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook employees have formed an unofficial task force to question the role their company played in promoting fake news in the lead-up to Donald Trump's victory in the US election last week, amid a larger, national debate over the rise of fake and misleading news articles in a platform used by more than 150 million Americans.

The task force, which sources tell BuzzFeed News includes employees from across the company, has already refuted a... Читать дальше...

Well played.

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man scheduled for execution this week hasn't pursued available legal options to fight the punishment because he's mentally ill, and a court should set a hearing to consider problems during his trial and sentencing, a…

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man scheduled for execution this week hasn't pursued available legal options to fight the punishment because he's mentally ill, and a court should set a hearing to consider problems during his trial and sentencing, a lawyer argued in a court filing Monday. Spears' constitutional rights were violated during his trial, sentencing and appeal, but he has declined to initiate any post-conviction appeals and has refused to meet with or communicate with his lawyers since March 2015, attorney Brian Kammer wrote. Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump ran for president apparently without understanding the job description.

Thank you, Dean Obeidallah and Jason Johnson, who appeared on CNN's Newsroom this morning. Theywere asked to respond to Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live:

Seeing is believing.