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Trump chooses Waller and Shelton for 2 Fed board vacancies
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday on Twitter that he will nominate economists Christopher Waller and Judy Shelton to fill two influential positions on the Federal Reserve Board of Gover...
Jul 02, 2019
Kevin Durant to sign with Brooklyn Nets
NEW YORK - Kevin Durant is headed to the Brooklyn Nets, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. His decision was announced Sunday at the start of the NBA free agency period on the Insta...
Jul 02, 2019
Data scientist drops Facebook defamation suit
Aleksandr Kogan, the data scientist at the centre of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, said he is dropping a defamation lawsuit against the social network rather than engage in an expens...
Jul 02, 2019
Kaepernick stirs new controversy for Nike
NEW YORK - Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. So, the shoemaker deferred to its star endorser when he raised...
Jul 02, 2019
Kaepernick stirs new controversy for Nike
NEW YORK - Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. So, the shoemaker deferred to its star endorser when he raised...
Jul 02, 2019
River flooding in Tennessee ruins cotton, soybean crops
RIPLEY, Tenn. - Wearing wading boots and a wide-brimmed hat, Derrick Currie casts his green fishing line into a pool of brown water along a rural Tennessee road. In a couple of minutes, he reels in hi...
Jul 02, 2019
Kevin Durant to sign with Brooklyn Nets
NEW YORK - Kevin Durant is headed to the Brooklyn Nets, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons. His decision was announced Sunday at the start of the NBA free agency period on the Insta...
Jul 02, 2019
Blue Jays manager Montoyo says no demotion for struggling Sanchez
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo has no intention of moving one of his struggling starting pitchers into the bullpen. The Blue Jays manager is keen on giving right-hander Aaron Sanchez more time to figure th...
Jul 02, 2019
Montreal businessman Clifford Starke withdraws interest in purchasing Alouettes
Clifford Starke has withdrawn his offer to purchase the Montreal Alouettes. The Montreal businessman made the announcement Tuesday. Last month, Starke sent commissioner Randy Ambro...
Jul 02, 2019
2020 Census being printed without citizenship question
WASHINGTON - Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started printing the questionnaire without the contro...
Jul 02, 2019