Month: January 2018

But to argue that Ms. Winfrey should run for president — or shouldn’t — simply because she’s a celebrity oversimplifies the issue. Most celebrities would make terrible candidates. (No offense, Kid Rock.) The real consideration here is why Ms. Winfrey is a celebrity, and all those qualifications were on display in that speech. It’s a master’s stage performance. It builds from kitchen confession to mountaintop thunder. It shifts perspective cinematically — close in on young Ms. Winfrey sitting on…

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What could be more dangerous for American workers, economists said, is that the bill ends up creating a tax break for manufacturers with foreign operations. Under the new rules, beyond the lower rate, companies will not have to pay United States taxes on the money they earn from plants or equipment located abroad, if those earnings amount to 10 percent or less of the total investment. The Republican vision for the tax plan was to make the United States…

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Advertisement The stock market has surged. Unemployment is at 4.1 percent. ISIS has largely been vanquished from Iraq and Syria. But despite it all, Donald J. Trump’s approval ratings are mired in the upper 30s. No president has had worse ratings at this stage of his term since modern polling began more than three-quarters of a century ago. With President Trump starting the new year with a blizzard of tweets and fresh controversy seemingly every day, there are still…

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Mon, Jan 8: Porter Airlines passengers stranded in Boston last week were told by a representative they would have to delete videos of an encounter with an agent or face arrest. As Sean O’Shea reports, the company now says the employee was incorrect. But passengers say their rights were infringed as they were trying to record poor service. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 8 2018 6:49pm Mon, Jan 8: Toronto residents took to social media Monday morning to voice their displeasure at sudden Uber price surging. It happened in the midst of a power outage that affected thousands. Shallima Maharaj reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; //…

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January 8 2018 6:46pm Mon, Jan 8: As Catherine McDonald reports, one of those killed has been identified as Steven Macdonald. He died trying to save others. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident…

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January 8 2018 6:43pm Mon, Jan 8: Most of us believe that honesty is the best policy and when it comes to your children it’s crucial. However, research suggests lying is not only normal, it’s also a sign of intelligence. Susan Hay has the story. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; }…

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