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How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday

Stocks closed modestly higher Friday, recouping much of the market's loss from a day earlier. The gains, which snapped a 5-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, came against the backdrop of the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Investors also had their eye on the latest batch of corporate earnings.

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NBCSports.com 

Tom Brady still not willing to talk Donald Trump

On Thursday night, Donald Trump said that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady called to congratulate the since-inaugurated Commander-in-Chief. On Friday, Brady declined to address the situation, in any way. Asked by reporters to share some of the details about the call, Brady said this: “I don’t have much to say.” Asked simply whether he called Trump,…

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday

Stocks closed modestly higher Friday, recouping much of the market's loss from a day earlier. The gains, which snapped a 5-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, came against the backdrop of the inauguration of Donald Trump as…

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday

Stocks closed modestly higher Friday, recouping much of the market's loss from a day earlier. The gains, which snapped a 5-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, came against the backdrop of the inauguration of Donald Trump as…

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday

How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday The gains, which snapped a 5-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, came against the backdrop of the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Investors also had their eye on the latest batch of corporate earnings.

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Donald Trump's Path to the White House - New York Times


New York Times

Donald Trump's Path to the White House
New York Times
Publish Date January 20, 2017. Photo by Chang W. Lee/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video ». embed. □ President Trump's era on the government web began almost immediately with the wiping out of Obama-era initiatives and a new brand of policy ...
Trump begins with call to kill climate action plan (and Obamacare)USA TODAY
On a largely ceremonial day, Trump revamps the White House website... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Prosecutor: Burglars fenced stolen goods on Jewelers Row

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A business owner on Philadelphia’s historic Jewelers Row was charged on Friday with fencing jewelry and other items stolen from luxury homes in the suburbs. A burglary ring pilfered more than $1.5 million worth of expensive watches, jewelry, money and high-end purses in 15 thefts between August 2015 and July 2016, the

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Job disconnect: male applicants, feminine language

Job postings for home health aides say applicants need to be “sympathetic” and “caring,” “empathetic” and focused on “families.” The study was done by Textio, which has analyzed 50 million job listings for language that provokes disproportionate responses from men or women. Common key words in the job descriptions were sympathetic, care, fosters, empathy and families — all of which Textio has found appeal more to female candidates — and are more likely to result in a female hire. Job listings... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

School board considers taking over busing after fatal crash

(AP) — Hamilton County school officials are considering bringing busing in-house and expanding the role of its pool of independent bus drivers in the wake of a bus crash in which six children were killed last year. News outlets report that the school board on Thursday night discussed the possibility of phasing out contractor Durham School Services and bringing in more independent contractors.

TheRepublic.com 

Doug DeVos skippers Quantum Racing to Key West win

KEY WEST, Fla. — Doug DeVos, president of the Amway marketing company, has skippered Quantum Racing to a victory at the Key West Race Week regatta. DeVos is the brother-in-law of Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary. He is the son of Orlando Magic owner Richard DeVos. Quantum, with America’s Cup veteran

The New York Times 

Ars Longa, Except When MoMA Throws It Out

The artist Pat Lasch, whose 1979 cake sculpture was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art as part of its 50th-anniversary celebration.

Sputnik International 

US Senate Confirms James Mattis as Secretary of Defense

The Pentagon has a new leader as the GOP-led Senate voted 98-1 has confirmed James N. Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense. New York Democratic Senator Kirtsen Gillibrand was the lone vote against Mattis, and Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions didn't vote.

NBCSports.com 

Vikings make it official with coordinator Pat Shurmur

After going through interim quarterbacks, interim running backs and interim tackles last year, the Vikings decided to remove that adjective from their offensive coordinator’s title. The team announced that Pat Shurmur would remain as their offensive coordinator, after he took over for Norv Turner last November. The team also announced that Kevin Stefanski will move…

TheRepublic.com 

Bills receiver Watkins has 2nd operation on left foot

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills star receiver Sammy Watkins is going to spend his second consecutive offseason recovering from surgery for a broken left foot. The operation took place last week and after team doctors conferred with specialist Robert Anderson, the Bills announced on Friday. Though the Bills termed the procedure as having gone well,

Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United States of America 

Excerpts from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz

January 18, 2017

Sergey Lavrov: "Frankly, we have already started to grow weary of discussing the issue of Russian interference in US internal affairs, in particular the election campaign that ended with the election of Donald Trump as president. Because these baseless, unsubstantiated, slanderous accusations continue to surface, I would like to say that the cynicism of the situation is that we are being accused by those who in fact actively interfered in the election campaign themselves. Читать дальше...

Google.com 

Apple Sues Qualcomm For $1 Billion, Alleging Extortion - Forbes


Forbes

Apple Sues Qualcomm For $1 Billion, Alleging Extortion
Forbes
Qualcomm Inc. CEO Steve Mollenkopf speaks during a keynote address at CES 2017 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images). Just days after the United States Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm for antitrust violations, Apple is joining in. On Friday ...
Apple accuses Qualcomm of extortion, monopolistic practices, price-gouging and more in lawsuitAppleInsider (press release) (blog)
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TheRepublic.com 

West Ham signs defender Fonte from Southampton for $10m

LONDON — West Ham has signed defender Jose Fonte from Southampton for 8 million pounds (around $10 million). The 33-year-old Fonte, who won the European Championship last year with Portugal, has joined on a deal through June 2019, with the option of a further year. Fonte made 288 appearances during seven years at Southampton and