The short-term rental platform has hired Eric Holder as outside counsel to help it craft a new anti-discrimination policy. Individuals and researchers have reported racial bias by the site's users.
Steve Wenzel, 69, served nearly 30 years in the Minnesota House as DFL legislator, but became disenchanted with his former party.
The Algeria international has been linked with Arsenal and Barcelona after a stunning 2015-16 season, but his team-mate has called on him to stay loyal to the Foxes
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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the controversial oil and gas extraction technique, which has touched off fierce political fights across the state and country. [...] yet, the company that operates Alameda County’s only active oil field, just east of Livermore, does not use fracking, according to the company and a website that tracks fracked wells nationwide. [...] county residents concerned that hydraulic fracturing could taint groundwater pushed for a ban anyway. With Gov. Читать дальше...
(AP) — A southwest Missouri woman accused of sympathizing with the Islamic State group is facing more federal charges related to her alleged online threats against federal agents and military members. A new indictment Tuesday replaces one returned against 38-year-old Safya Roe Yassin of Buffalo in February, adding additional counts of transmitting a threatening communication and conspiracy.
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U.S. prosecutors have linked the prime minister of Malaysia to hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly siphoned from an economic development fund, and are seeking the seizure of more than $1 billion of assets.
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Texas lawyer accused of inflating his client list for Gulf oil spill litigation (all times local):
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Texas lawyer accused of inflating his client list for Gulf oil spill litigation (all times local):
A federal prosecutor has told jurors in Gulfport, Mississippi, that evidence will prove Texas lawyer Mikal Watts and six co-defendants fraudulently inflated his client list for lawsuits against BP after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry Rushing said in his opening statement Wednesday that the list included people who died before the spill and people whose names and Social Security numbers were used without their permission. Opening statements are scheduled in a fraud... Читать дальше...
The state political editor's rolling coverage of estimates hearings.
Geert Wilders ziet de opkomst van Donald Trump als vergelijkbaar met die van zichzelf. Beiden danken hun populariteit aan ontevreden kiezers die zich niet vertegenwoordigd voelen, zei Wilders in een interview met CNN. 'In Amerika gebeurt hetzelfde als in Europa', aldus de PVV-leider, die in Cleveland de Republikeinse conventie bijwoont.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An appeals court has dealt the strongest blow yet to Texas' strict voter ID law, ruling that it violates federal protections against discrimination at the ballot box and must be reshaped before November so as not to unfairly harm poor and minority Texas residents. The law went into effect in 2014, even as legal challenges continued to rage. [...] Texas held three statewide elections under it with no reports of major voter disruptions. During this year's presidential election... Читать дальше...
He died at home in Honolulu surrounded by family.
As Indiana Gov. Mike Pence prepares to speak at the Republican convention tonight, a new poll suggests the Republican vice presidential nominee tout his tax record – and avoid social issues.
When Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power in 2003, he neutralized a potential threat from Turkey’s secular military leadership by promoting like-minded Islamists who were followers of a key ally, Turkish Imam Fethullah Gulen. Now Erdogan says the U.S.-based cleric is a sworn enemy who he says was behind last weekend’s failed military coup.
A little more than a month ago, Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller said the German carmaker had set aside enough money to cover the financial fallout from its emissions deception. The company warned that scandal-related costs would consume a big chunk of profit in the second quarter, cutting into its operating earnings by about $2.4 billion. The company is scrambling to contain the damage after admitting late last year to installing software to cheat emissions tests on 600,000 diesel cars in the United States, and on 11 million worldwide. Читать дальше...
Donald Trump is officially the Republican presidential nominee.
The Republican National Convention may be just what "The Late Show" needed.
Pet hospice volunteers with Eden Prairie-based Secondhand Hounds offer peace and comfort to animals in their final days.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency after the weekend's failed coup.
The Secret Service is looking into one of Donald Trump's advisers.
