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«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

North Carolinians forewarned: Another winter storm incoming

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Forecasters warned residents of North Carolina on Wednesday to brace for what it calls a significant winter storm that could dump snow, sleet and ice and make driving hazardous. The forecast said the worst conditions are expected along and north of the Interstate 85 corridor, adding any subtle shifts in the storm track could have implications on what type of precipitation falls and how much falls. In Winston-Salem, grocery store parking lots were crowded with shoppers stocking up. Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Daily Briefing, Jan. 21

Both stocks rebounded (along with the market in general), with Twitter actually closing up more than 4 percent, so Dorsey is probably back in the club. Tesla Motors is suing a German auto parts maker, alleging that it misrepresented its ability to design the “falcon wing” doors for Tesla’s Model X, forcing the Palo Alto automaker to change suppliers, which caused delays. reported, the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern California wants to stop Hoerbiger Automotive Comfort Systems LLC from pushing Tesla for more payments. Читать дальше...

BBC 

Electric car plan secures 300 jobs

Nissan announces plans to invest £26.5m in producing electric car batteries, safeguarding 300 jobs at its Sunderland plant.

WSJ.com 

Wall Street's Wild Day: What's Driving Market Panic

A roller-coaster day on Wall Street reflected broader concerns about oil prices and global turmoil. The Dow Industrials closed down 249 points after falling over 500 points earlier in the session. WSJ's Shelby Holliday recaps the crazy day in U.S. markets.

BBC 

Patient deaths trust 'had been warned'

An under-fire NHS trust that failed to investigate hundreds of deaths knew about health and safety failings four years ago, the BBC can reveal.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Immigration tops politically charged caseload for high court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to add immigration to its already robust list of politically charged cases means a raft of rulings in the late spring or early summer that could inject the court into the presidential campaign. Cases involving abortion, affirmative action, labor unions and the Obama health care law have already given the high court's term a campaign-season flavor. A ruling on President Barack Obama's authority to shield up to 5 million immigrants who are living in... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Watchdog faults FAA’s air traffic control operations

Business aircraft operators are opposed to a private entity taking over air traffic operations, fearing they’ll have to pick up a larger share of the cost of operations and be forced out of some airports to make room for more airline flights. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the senior Democrat on the House committee, is working on a proposal to make the entire FAA an independent government corporation in an effort to rid the agency of archaic personnel and procurement rules and overly bureaucratic procedures. Читать дальше...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Governor’s emails show debate over Flint blame

A day after doctors reported high levels of lead in Flint children, Gov. Rick Snyder's chief of staff told him the "real responsibility" for the city's water issues rested with local government officials, emails released Wednesday showed.

NBCSports.com 

Dirk Koetter on coup chatter: “Total, 100 percent B.S.”

New Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter joined Wednesday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio to discuss his first NFL head-coaching job, which came after more than 20 years at the college level and more than 30 total years in coaching. While the ascension was a long time in the making, it happened fairly suddenly, with coach…

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Audit: Vegas cabs overcharging public by $47 million a year

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the cash you doled out for a Las Vegas cab ride hurt your wallet, it's not all in your head — auditors in Nevada also think taxi rates are outrageous. The taxi industry, which makes big bucks taking tourists on a 5-mile trip from the airport to the Strip, fought hard against allowing the companies before losing its battle in the Legislature last spring. Denver resident Dominick Lovely, 37, said he paid $9 for a cab ride of 5 minutes or less from the Sands convention center to the Bellagio, calling the cost a rip-off. Читать дальше...