This is how Barack Obama wants to be the left's Ronald Reagan
The president hopes to use economic recovery to reshape the political debate for decades.Read More ...
Queen marks 63 years on British throne
Queen
Elizabeth II on Friday celebrated 63 years on the British throne as she
neared the record set by Queen Victoria for the longest-reigning
monarch. There will be a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop Royal Horse
Artillery in London's Green Park, and a 62-gun salute by the Honourable
Artillery Company at the Tower of London. Elizabeth became queen aged 25
when her father, King George VI -- subject of Oscar-winning film "The
King's Speech" -- died from a coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1952.Read More ...
Stellar jobs and wages report
U.S.
employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in
six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to
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Family charged in kidnap plot to scare 'too nice' child
(Reuters)
- Three Missouri women were arrested on Thursday and charged with
kidnapping after they allegedly arranged for a man to kidnap their
six-year-old relative because he was "too nice" and he needed a shock
lesson in the dangers of the world. The man involved, 23-year-old Nathan
Firoved of Troy, a rural town outside St Louis, has also been arrested
and charged with felony kidnapping and other crimes, the Lincoln County
Sheriff's Office said in a statement. According to the Sheriff's
department, the boy's aunt, 38-year-old Denise Kroutil, mother,
Elizabeth Hupp, 25, and grandmother, Rose Brewer, 58, wanted to teach
the boy a life lesson and asked Firoved to help them.Read More ...
Bipolar teen's death in police station highlights rift between cops, mentally ill
17-year-old
Kristiana Coignard was fatally shot after a scuffle with cops in the
lobby of an East Texas police station last month. One national program
aims to mend the relationship between law enforcement and the mentally
ill population.Read More ...
New York train was not speeding before crash with car
By Sebastien Malo TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (Reuters) - The New York commuter train that plowed into a car stopped on a crossing this week was traveling just below the speed limit and no problem was found with the signals or traffic barriers at the site of the deadly crash, a federal investigator said on Thursday. The fiery crash that followed killed the SUV driver and five train passengers in the deadliest rail accident in the New York area in more than three decades. The driver of the vehicle behind the Mercedes told NTSB investigators on Thursday that traffic was "edging along" at the railway crossing in Valhalla, an affluent town north of New York City, Robert Sumwalt, an NTSB member, said at a news conference. The Mercedes came to a stop on the crossing, Sumwalt said.
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Troubled overhaul of NYC's 911 system $700 million over budget: WSJ
(Reuters) - An overhaul of New York City's 911 system has cost at least $700 million more than expected and suffered years of delays caused by mismanagement, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The modernization project was launched in 2004 under former mayor Michael Bloomberg to address failings in the emergency system experienced during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and a 2003 blackout in the U.S. Northeast, the Journal said. Current Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered a review of the project by the New York City Department of Investigation and DOI Commissioner Mark Peters said in a preliminary report in August that the program had "suffered from significant mismanagement which at times was nothing short of governmental malpractice." Citing the DOI's final report, due to be released on Friday, the Wall Street Journal said senior program managers had exaggerated their progress to the Bloomberg administration and officials had failed to properly oversee contractors.
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U.S. states probe massive data breach at health insurer Anthem
By
Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several U.S. states are
investigating a massive cyberattack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem
Inc that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for
possible ties to China. Attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Arkansas and North Carolina are looking into the breach,
according to representatives of their offices and internal documents.
California's Department of Insurance said it will review Anthem's
response to the data attack. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen
asked Anthem Chief Executive Joseph Swedish to provide by March 4
detailed information about the cyberattack, the company's security
practices and privacy policies, according to a letter obtained by
Reuters on Thursday.Read More ...
Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers
Some opposition is expected despite outrage over video of brutal IS executions.Read More ...
Humans of New York raises $1 million for Brooklyn public school
A Brooklyn teen’s story of living in a high-crime neighborhood struck a chord with thousands across the country.Read More ...
Taiwan pilots 'faced problem with one engine, restarted the other'
By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - The crew of a twin-propeller TransAsia plane faced a problem with one engine but restarted the other, investigators said on Friday, as it emerged the plane suffered a lack of thrust before crashing into a river in Taipei, killing 35 people. The reason for the pilots' action was unclear but a combined lack of thrust caused the almost-new turboprop ATR 72-600 to stall soon after take-off, Aviation Safety Council officials told a news briefing after a preliminary examination of the black box flight-data and voice recorders. The black boxes showed that the plane warned five times of stalling before the crash in the center of Taipei, according to findings by the council.
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RadioShack bankruptcy filing: To sell up to 2,400 stores
Electronics
retailer RadioShack Corp filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on
Thursday and said it had a deal in place to sell as many as 2,400 stores
to Sprint and an affiliate of hedge fund Standard General, its lender
and largest shareholder. RadioShack, which posted losses in 11
consecutive quarters after failing to transform itself into a
destination for mobile phone buyers, said in a statement that the
Standard General affiliate, called General Wireless, and Sprint will
acquire between 1,500 and 2,400 of its more than 4,000 stores, creating a
co-branded retail presence in up to 1,750 of them. Sprint would
effectively operate a store within a RadioShack store, selling "mobile
devices across Sprint`s brand portfolio as well as RadioShack products,
services and accessories," Sprint said in a statement. RadioShack also
reached a deal with liquidation firm Hilco to shutter underperforming
stores.Read More ...
Adviser to Rep. Aaron Schock resigns over alleged racist Facebook posts
Benjamin Cole, a senior adviser for Rep. Aaron Schock, resigned after reports of racist posts on his Facebook page.Read More ...
Putin's spokesman dismisses 'stupid' Asperger's claim
President
Vladimir Putin's spokesman has angrily dismissed a Pentagon study that
claimed the Russian leader had Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.
"That is stupidity not worthy of comment," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told
Gazeta.ru news website late Thursday. His comments came after USA Today
reported that a 2008 study carried out by an internal Pentagon think
tank, the Office of Net Assessment, suggested that Putin has Asperger's
syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control" on his
surroundings and is uncomfortable with social interaction.Read More ...
Brian Williams mercilessly mocked on Twitter
The fallout begins for the NBC anchor who admitted to lying about being shot at in Iraq.Read More ...
Top Rand Paul aide working for Israeli PM reelection effort
Vincent Harris, Rand Paul's digital strategist, is working for Netanyahu's campaign.Read More ...
Obama weighs in on freedom of speech after Charlie Hebdo massacre
At
the National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama calls the Islamic
State a "death cult" and offers a thinly veiled response to those who
criticized him for skipping a demonstration in Paris that saw hundreds
of thousands march in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo.Read More ...
Matt Bai: My problem with the Clinton Death Star
The
problem with the Clinton Death Star strategy — and the sense of
entitlement that comes with it — is that a generation of influential
Democrats seems to have lost touch with the anti-establishment impulse
that brought them into politics in the first place.Read More ...
Obama condemns those who seek to 'hijack religion'
Many wonder how the two leaders will interact during their first joint public event.Read More ...
Williams sorry for 'misremembering'
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Massive hack attack at top health insurer
Tens of millions of personal records may have been stolen from Anthem, Inc.Read More ...
SUV inside train gates for about 30 seconds before NY crash
VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — An SUV was in the danger zone inside railroad crossing gates for about half a minute before a suburban commuter train crashed into it, killing the driver and five train passengers, investigators' preliminary findings indicate.
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California lawmakers aim to limit vaccine exemptions
A proposal would require vaccines for school children unless their health is in danger.Read More ...
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