China’s central bank is further loosening its purse strings as the country grapples with a slumping economy and a prolonged trade war with the United States. On Wednesday, the People’s Bank of China cut its new benchmark lending rates by five basis points. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) dropped to 4.15% from 4.20% in…… MORE
Jose Mourinho has been hired as the next head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, the English soccer club has announced. The Portuguese coach will replace Mauricio Pochettino, who was fired Tuesday just six months after leading the London-based team to the Champions League final. “In Jose we have one of the most successful managers in football.…… MORE
Alibaba’s highly anticipated Hong Kong debut has a price tag. China’s largest e-commerce company is expected to price its shares at 176 Hong Kong dollars ($22.50) each, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business. That’s a roughly 3% discount to Alibaba stock’s closing price in New York, where it has traded since 2014.…… MORE
California’s largest utility will intentionally shut off power to about 150,000 customers starting Wednesday to prevent its equipment from setting off blazes. The shutoffs will begin as early as 6 a.m. local time and as late as 4 p.m., and will affect Northern California areas of the Sierra Foothills, the North Bay and the North…… MORE
Tuesday’s marathon hearing in the Trump impeachment inquiry began at 9 a.m. Eastern and ended around 8:25 p.m. On Fox News, Tucker Carlson was dismissive of the four witnesses, saying “the circus train of impeachment remains stalled on the tracks.” But others saw a deepening crisis rather than a circus. On CNN, Jeffrey Toobin said…… MORE
Let’s take a close look at what’s happening at three of the biggest newspaper owners in the United States. Because, after all, changes at local newspapers have ramifications for communities big and small, from coast and coast and all the points in between. “This week marks a major turning point in the already-churning U.S. daily…… MORE
She arrived at a suburban Washington, DC, hospital around 1:30 a.m. Thursday unconscious and unresponsive. Julia E. Crabbe was suffering from an apparent overdose, authorities said. She died in the emergency room, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said. The 21 year-old Reston, Virginia, woman’s death last week led the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office to search…… MORE
Attacks by the Taliban were deadlier than those committed by any other group in 2018, according to a report released by an international think tank on Wednesday. The 2019 Global Terrorism Index found that the militant group took significantly more lives than ISIS did last year. Although the overall number of deaths by terrorism declined…… MORE
“Keep it in the ground” has long been a favorite slogan of the environmental movement aimed at the coal, oil and gas industries, and the catchphrase is based in science. For years, scientists have warned that without shifting energy consumption from fossil fuels to renewable sources, the planet will experience potentially disastrous levels of global…… MORE
Gordon Sondland is entering a lions’ den. The ambassador will testify Wednesday in the most consequential moment yet in the House impeachment inquiry with his own, and President Donald Trump’s future at significant risk. Democrats view the hotel tycoon and Republican mega donor as the co-conspirator and agent of a presidential scheme to pressure Ukraine…… MORE
Q: Research shows the harder you try not to do this, the more likely you are to end up doing it… A: Yawn
Q: People who find time to do this every day tend to earn more money and live life to the fullest than those who don’t… A: Read
Q: What is on the Heinz Ketchup bottle that pays tribute to Pennsylvania… A: The keystone shaped label