TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lawmakers sent Gov. Chris Christie a bill adding the state to an interstate agreement aimed at keeping poachers from fishing, hunting and trapping in New Jersey. The idea for the compact goes back to the 1980s when western states agreed to share information as a way to stop poachers from crossing borders to skirt violations.
(AP) — A Florida man arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in Massachusetts last week has refused to waive extradition. The 35-year-old was found suffering from gunshot wounds by young boys riding their bikes in the woods in Easton, Massachusetts last Tuesday.
Washington Post | Trump, Putin agree in phone call to improve 'unsatisfactory' relations between their countries, Kremlin says |
President Barack Obama is dodging a question about concerns that minorities and others have about President-elect Donald Trump's decision to name Steve Bannon — a man celebrated by the white nationalist movement — his chief strategist and senior adviser. President Barack Obama says he urged his successor to immediately turn his focus to finding qualified people to staff his White House. In a White House press briefing Monday ahead of his last foreign trip as president, Obama offered some details... Читать дальше...
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 7-4-7 (seven, four, seven)
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed to "normalize" the increasingly tense relationship between Russia and the U.S. through trade and the "principles of equality," the Kremlin said in a statement Monday.
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The US dollar is looking like a beast right now.
It’s flying, surging higher against the euro and the yen as US bond yields continue to ratchet higher.
Even without specific details, traders are putting a lot of faith in that proposed pro-growth fiscal policies from US president-elect Donald Trump will lead to higher growth, higher inflation, higher yields and a stronger US dollar in the period ahead.
As a result of the enormous gains against the euro and yen... Читать дальше...
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The titular Westworld in HBO’s new show takes a fundamentally dim view of humanity in both how it sees life as disposable and doesn’t believe beings that can think and feel deserve to have rights.
It also sees people favour tailored experiences over real ones, particularly in the latest episode (spoilers in that link), something we’ve definitely started to do in the real world already.
“I think there’s a connection to make to the hand wringing in this moment in the world... Читать дальше...
The German-Italian Memorial Cemetery shelters the remains of 26 German and Italian men who were captured during the war and held in American prison camps.
(AP) — Some Lincoln neighborhood groups are opposed to a proposed reduction in the amount of distance that businesses would have to be from homes, schools and churches in order to be allowed to sell packaged liquor. Shawn Ryba, of NeighborWorks Lincoln, wrote to the city council saying that a coalition of more than 25 neighborhood associations endorsed the current spacing requirement and believes it helps protect the quality of life in neighborhoods. Along with churches, homes and schools, businesses... Читать дальше...
When damage from floods and quakes is tallied, the emphasis is on lost property and possessions. The poor face another, even more devastating kind of loss.
– Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff, has visited wounded soldiers at Maiduguri hospitals – One of the soldiers who fought with Boko Haram terrorists called on Nigerians not to ignore soldiers fighting for them – He asked for the same treatment Chibok school girls would receive if asked for Cpl. Ibrahim Usman has urged Nigerians […]
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A state representative who challenged Jim Steineke for Assembly majority leadership says the move had nothing to do with Steineke's criticisms of Donald Trump early this year. Rep. Kevin Petersen of Waupaca challenged Steineke for the majority leader position Monday in Assembly Republicans' first postelection meeting. The two Republicans who nominated him, Adam Jarchow and Jim Ott, made no mention of Trump during their nomination speeches during a caucus meeting Monday. Republicans voted unanimously... Читать дальше...
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A former Utah State University student says the school knew about reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at fraternity parties but failed to take serious action before she was raped by a fraternity brother who had been accused multiple times before.
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Hundreds of students from about a dozen Oakland high schools ditched the classroom for the streets Monday, playing hooky to show their discontent with the election of Donald Trump as 45th president of the United States in the fourth day of school walkouts around the Bay Area. Students congregated at the Fruitvale BART station Monday just before noon and then marched with their peers in a demonstration against Trump, police militarization, mass incarceration and gentrification. Oscar Calderon, 21... Читать дальше...
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In a Sunday Night Football battle that some billed as a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX, it was the New England Patriots who felt the disappointment of goal line failure this time around in a 31-24 loss to the Seahawks at Gillette Stadium.
U.S. regulators have discovered software in many Audi models that lowers CO2 emissions when a test is underway. It could open a whole new dimension to VW's cheating scandal.
NEW YORK — Jets coach Todd Bowles says he will not make a decision until next Monday on New York’s starting quarterback for its game against New England on Nov. 27.
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11-14-16 13:20,By The Associated Press Here are the latest, unofficial returns from California by county in the race for President. LaRivaAlameda1,957Alpine3Amador21Butte374Calaveras45Colusa36ContraCost1,057DelNorte67ElDorado149Fresno577Glenn22Humboldt190Imperial122Inyo45Kern940Kings146Lake63Lassen44LosAngeles13,471Madera128Marin210Mariposa46Mendocino34Merced258Modoc9Mono58Monterey336Napa87Nevada43Orange3,112Placer128Plumas23Riverside2,022Sacramento1,552SanBenito67SanBernard2,708SanDiego1,815SanFrancis1,286SanJoaquin467SanLuisObi324SanMateo650S
A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of a man nine years ago.