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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island transportation officials say new construction accountability signs will not include Gov. Gina Raimondo's name.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo more than $10 billion for its illegal sales practices scandal but instead settled for $100 million, according to documents released by Congressional Republicans on Tuesday

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The billionaire Microsoft founder owned up to the mistake at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum on Wednesday.

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College rankings are ubiquitous as the school year starts. U.S. News & World Report, Niche, and Times Higher Education all released rankings in September. 

The proliferation of these rankings have led some to revolt against the concept of neatly bucketing schools on lists where they are in the "top" or "bottom" of rankings, especially as top performers tend to be expensive private schools, and ballooning student debt calls into question college affordability. Читать дальше...

Research calculates that biotechnology and pharmaceutical stocks are both under-owned by fund managers and ‘inexpensive’

The festivities season of Dashain commences in Nepal in late September.

Laura Packard, who has been critical of Republicans’ plans to repeal Obamacare, said President Trump blocked her on Twitter Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo in excess of $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by Congressional Republicans…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo in excess of $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by Congressional Republicans this week.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo in excess of $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by Congressional Republicans…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo in excess of $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by Congressional Republicans this week. The CFPB also had evidence that the bank's sales problems went back to at least 2006 — far earlier than the 2011 to 2016 timetable that Wells Fargo originally admitted to, the documents show. "The bank knew since at least 2006... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Senate is set next week to again debate overhauling the country’s health care policies, a last-ditch effort by Republicans to dismantle the signature law championed by former Democratic President Barack Obama.   A spokeswoman for Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that senators would consider their party's latest legislative proposal to overturn the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, just days ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline, as dictated by the Senate's legislative rules, for completing action. Читать дальше...

Investigators probing the deadly collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker last month believe the primary cause was a loss of steering control and the crew's failure to compensate.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Alabama next month to campaign for Democrat Doug Jones in the race for U.S. Senate.

Bob Dylan is the last cover star of The Village Voice, which released its final print edition Wednesday (Sept. 20). The photo was...

Advertisers on Facebook no longer can use offensive search terms such as “Jew hater” and “how to burn Jews” to target specific audiences, the company said Wednesday.

Many criticisms thrown at the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill are exaggerations or false. It doesn't deprive people with pre-existing conditions of healthcare or cause healthcare to collapse in 2026. As the ACA struggles mightily we need a debate that doesn't rely on demonization and exaggeration.

Gov. Scott Walker issued 99 partial vetoes of the Wisconsin state budget on Wednesday. They include: — PREVAILING WAGE: Walker sped up a repeal of the state's prevailing wage requirement. … Click to Continue »

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) - Workers are trying to get two locomotives and four rail cars back on track after a derailment in south-central North Dakota.

The NFL is back in London on Sunday, and once again it’s for something less than a marquee game. This week it’s the 2-0 Ravens against the 1-1 Jaguars at Wembley Stadium, and that means that there has still never been a game in London matching up two teams that had winning records at the [more]

Protesters said they would take to the streets again Wednesday in the St. Louis area to demonstrate against a judge's recent acquittal of a white former police officer who fatally … Click to Continue »