Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images A person smokes a Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette in this arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday July 8, 2018. The Food and Drug Administration plans to limit sales of most flavored e-cigarettes to vape shops and …
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Disney earnings Q4 2018
Getty Images Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before ringing the opening bell, November 27, 2017 in New York City. The Walt Disney Company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that easily topped analysts’ …
Read More »Brian Kemp resigns as Georgia secretary of state as he faces Stacey Abrams
Leah Millis | Reuters Gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp adjusts his tie before speaking to volunteers and staff at his campaign office as they hold a phone banking event in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 5, 2018. Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brian Kemp, resigned Thursday as his gubernatorial race with Democrat …
Read More »Katie Hill wins California 25th House District over Rep. Steve Knight
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images Katie Hill, Democrat running for California’s 25th Congressional district seat in Congress, speaks during the opening of the SCV Democratic Headquarters for 2018 in Newhall, Calif., on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Democrat Katie Hill, a political newcomer, is the apparent winner in …
Read More »Google CEO Sundar Pichai memo on changes sexual misconduct
Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google employees hold signs during a walkout to protest how the tech giant handled sexual misconduct in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Google CEO Sundar Pichai just sent a memo to employees detailing changes to its sexual harassment and …
Read More »Raise federal gas tax to pay for infrastructure
Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images US President Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on November 5, 2018. In a postelection news conference Wednesday, the president said he and Democrats “have a lot of things in common on infrastructure.” Ever since …
Read More »Norwegian warship at risk of sinking after collision with oil tanker
MARIT HOMMEDAL | AFP | Getty Images The Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ takes on water after collision with the tanker Sola TS on November 8, 2018 in the Hjeltefjord near Bergen. A Norwegian warship was heavily damaged in a collision with a Maltese oil tanker in the North Sea …
Read More »Robyn Denholm will replace Elon Musk as Tesla’s board chair
Stephen Lam | Reuters A parking lot of predominantly new Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles is seen in Richmond, California, U.S. June 22, 2018. On Wednesday night, Tesla announced Robyn Denholm has taken Elon Musk’s place as chair of the company’s board. She is also leaving her role as CFO …
Read More »Meditation use rises as apps such as Headspace, Calm become popular
If it feels like more people are meditating, you’re not wrong. Within the past five years, the number of U.S. adults and children practicing the mindfulness exercise has increased significantly, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. The study …
Read More »Wynn Resorts shares fall 12 percent as it misses earnings estimates
Billy H.C. Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty Images People use mobile devices to take photographs of a fountain outside the Wynn Macau casino resort, operated by Wynn Resorts Ltd., in Macau, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Wynn Resorts shares declined more than 12 percent during after-hours trading as the …
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