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Alaska asks suit against electors be dismissed

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Hillary Clinton supporter has sued Alaska's three electoral college voters, trying to prevent them from casting votes for President-elect Donald Trump.

11 Most Interactive Tech Holiday Gifts They'll Actually Use

Forbes.com 

VideoBeam me up, Santa! #HighTech is the ultimate holiday buzzword. Gone are the days when everyone wanted a Walkman, Polaroid, or another singular craze. Now we are faced with an endless supply of options, gadgets and apps that peakand fade out, forever lost in the hype. How to avoid seeing [...]

Putin-Abe talks move to Tokyo; territory, economy on agenda

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

NAGATO, Japan (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan move to Tokyo on Friday to wrap up a two-day summit on an economic cooperation agreement and a protracted territorial dispute that has prevented their countries from signing a peace…

Berhampur skill training institute to function from ITI

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The proposed Advance Skill Development Training Institute (ASTI), Berhampur, is likely to function temporally from the premises of industrial training institute (ITI) here from February next year.



Odisha demands bank branches in Red corridor

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

With banking penetration very low in the Left-wing extremism (LWE) affected districts, the state government on Thursday urged the Centre to open more bank branches and ATMs in the areas.

Seahawks out of challenges, lead 7-0

NBCSports.com 

Eighteen minutes into Thursday night’s game, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has used three challenges. He’s 2-for-3. All three challenges were used on spots. The third came when Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin was ruled short of a first down on a third down pass along the sideline early in the second quarter. That call stood…

Texas city's water deemed unsafe due to chemical leak

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A harmful chemical from an industrial plant leaked into the water supply in Corpus Christi, forcing school closures, disrupting commerce and causing a run on bottled water at supermarkets in the Gulf Coast city.

Here's what the Trump Foundation's 'self-dealing' really means for the president-elect

BusinessInsider.com 

AP Photo/J. David Ake

Earlier this month, we learned that the Donald J. Trump Foundation admitted to acts of self-dealing in its most recent IRS filing.

But what is self-dealing and, more significantly, what does it mean for the president-elect as he deals with his many conflict of interest issues when he runs the country?

The potential of these conflicts to become problems surfaced recently as the president-elect began discussions with foreign leaders. As illustrated by his conversations with Japan’s prime minister... Читать дальше...

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How to spot it lies, ‘fake news’ and propaganda

TheRepublic.com 

NEW YORK — The Pope has endorsed Donald Trump for president.

A Washington, DC, pizzeria is a front for a child sex abuse ring.

George Soros will “bring down” the U.S. by funding “black hate groups.”

These are just some examples of viral stories circulated on social media recently that are completely untrue. Facebook on Thursday announced some steps it’s taking to stop the spread of such “fake news” on its huge social network.

Read full story at TheRepublic.com

Traverse City Academy founder receives 41-month prison term

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Traverse City Academy founder receives 41-month prison term (AP) — A founder of Traverse City Academy who was accused of taking large cash advances from the charter school and then trying to repay them with construction loans will serve 41 months in federal prison for his convictions on tax evasion charges.

Neighbors in Need drive reaches $32,307

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

The Daily News’ Neighbors in Need fund drive, launched Thanksgiving Day, has reached $32,307. This year’s goal is to exceed the $52,000 collected during last year’s drive.


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