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Richard Thaler wins Nobel for work in behavioral economics

STOCKHOLM – The Nobel prize in economics was awarded Monday to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for research showing how people’s choices on economic matters – whether on savings ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Google uncovers ads by Russian operatives

NEW YORK – Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads across Google products, including YouTube and Google search, according to reports. The Washington Post is r...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nate marches across East Coast, dumping heavy rains

BILOXI, Miss. – Nate slogged its way up the northeastern U.S. on Monday, dumping heavy rains and bringing gusty winds to inland states as a tropical depression less than two days after it ro...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dianne Feinstein, oldest U.S. senator, will seek re-election

WASHINGTON – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., officially declared her intention to seek re-election Monday, ending months of speculation about her future and probably avoiding what would hav...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Stars react to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s ouster

LOS ANGELES – Reaction to the ouster of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein from the company he co-founded, The Weinstein Company, amid accusations of decades of sexual harassment: “T...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters preparing for final push in Raqqa

BEIRUT – U.S.-backed fighters in northern Syria are preparing for a final offensive on neighborhoods still held by the Islamic State group in the city of Raqqa, a spokesman for the group sai...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

HAZARD, Ky. – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coa...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

White House to order health care alternatives

WASHINGTON – The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their sta...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Film producer Harvey Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co.

NEW YORK – Film producer Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, following new information revealed regarding his conduct, the company’s board of direc...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pence leaves game after players protest during anthem

INDIANAPOLIS – Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, the latest move by President Donal...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A weakened Nate brings flooding, power outages to Gulf Coast

BILOXI, Miss. – Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly Sunday, sparing the region the kind of catastrophic damage left b...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lost items from Las Vegas shooting returned to some who fled

LAS VEGAS – The abandoned baby strollers, shoes, phones, backpacks and purses strewn for days across the huge crime scene of the Las Vegas massacre were slowly being returned to their owners...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World