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What Powell brings to Fed post: A gift for forging consensus
WASHINGTON - As a choice to lead the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell defies any recent mould. He isn’t a trained economist. He’s produced no trail of research. He built a fortune as an inve...
Nov 02, 2017
Scrappy Venezuela newspaper drops print edition
CARACAS, Venezuela - A scrappy, independent newspaper in Venezuela that never shied from fights with the country’s powerful socialist leaders circulated its last print edition Thursday, but its ...
Nov 02, 2017
California governor rejects parole for ex-Mexican Mafia head
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday blocked parole for a former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader, saying he remains a danger to society despite efforts to turn his life around and years ...
Nov 02, 2017
Mark Stone with goal and assist, Senators bounce back to beat Red Wings 3-1
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators got exactly what they wanted Thursday night. After a disappointing 8-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens Monday night, the Senators, who have struggled at home, were determin...
Nov 02, 2017
Frizzy-haired, smaller-headed orangutan may be new great ape
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A remote population of frizzy-haired orangutans on the Indonesian island of Sumatra seems to be a new species of primate, scientists say. But the purportedly newest member of the ...
Nov 02, 2017
B.C. teen whose remains were found on farm was getting life back on track
VANCOUVER - Just before Christmas last year, Traci Genereaux was a passenger of a car that flew off the road and rolled over several times. She broke her spine and had to undergo surgery that shrunk h...
Nov 02, 2017
Earth's ozone hole shrivels to smallest since 1988
WASHINGTON - The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988, NASA said Thursday. The huge hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer reached its maximum this year in September...
Nov 02, 2017
Home of Dodgers' Puig burglarized during World Series
LOS ANGELES - Police say the home of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig was burglarized while his team was losing the World Series. Police say officers answered a burglary alarm at the Encino, Calif...
Nov 02, 2017
Lawmakers approve banning bump stocks in Massachusetts
BOSTON - Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a ban on “bump stocks,” devices that can increase the firing rate of a weapon. If signed by the governor, the state would be the first to ban...
Nov 02, 2017
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin voices support for Vladimir Putin
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin says he isn’t trying to make a political statement by voicing his support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential election. Ovechkin posted...
Nov 02, 2017