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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwxETQ5a5I NEW YORK - A New York billionaire installed massive digital photos of himself and his new wife on the side of the city’s tallest residence, an apartment building he owns on Park Avenue where…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmFXTfX6fCc WASHINGTON - An oil executive that supported Robert “Beto” O’Rourke’s 2018 U.S. Senate bid also helped produce a documentary of O’Rourke’s campaign. The documentary “Running with…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7BI5HbkvY WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign to “Keep America Great” has already bagged $100 million as it builds out the regiment needed to win a second term. “We are…

NEW YORK - A former Tesla employee filed a tip with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that company staffers were skeptical of CEO Elon Musk’s promise to take the company private, Business Insider reported Monday. …

NEW YORK - The lawyer for Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann will likely sue CNN next, and the stakes could be higher than their suit against The Washington Post. L. Lin Wood is representing Sandmann in another…

WASHINGTON - Retired coal miners from three states traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby lawmakers and put in place a federal safety net in case the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) pension fund fails. Coal industry veterans…

NEW YORK - Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump Organization, alleging that the real estate firm breached a contract to pay legal expenses that the former Trump fixer accrued during congressional and federal…

NEW YORK - The U.S. economy added 20,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.8 percent, making February the 101st month of consecutive U.S. job growth. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street…

Activists have included JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in their criticism, even protesting outside his Manhattan apartment on Feb. 14 with signs demanding he “break up with prisons,” reported Reuters. Photo credit: C-SPAN. NEW YORK -…

SOUTH CAROLINA - The anonymous South Carolina winner of a $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot claimed the prize two months before it timed out, The Washington Post reports. The winner opted for a one-time cash payout of…

WASHINGTON - OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma is reportedly weighing a bankruptcy filing after most of its profits ended up in the pockets of the Sacklers, the multibillion-dollar family who control the company, according to…

WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down in the middle of his fight against “epidemic” teen e-cigarette use, Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar announced Tuesday. Sources close to…

WASHINGTON - House Democrats plan on demanding President Donald Trump release his tax returns within the next two weeks, as Democrats ramp up their investigations into the president and allies. “We’re almost ready to go,” said Rep.…

Screenshot of the employment section of the Open Society Foundation website with George Soros added from the Festival of the Economy of Trento, 2018 photo by Niccolò Caranti, Wikipedia Commons. WASHINGTON - Money tied to George Soros, a…

WASHINGTON - A vast majority of the cities and townships that applied for federal law enforcement grants have received them, despite attempts from the Trump administration to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. President Donald…

NEW YORK - Amazon is planning to open a new string of grocery stores separate from its Whole Foods Market brand to offer a wider and cheaper selection of goods, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The company is planning dozens of…

TEXAS - Barbers are earning as much as $180,000 a year cutting hair in West Texas, one of the hottest job markets in the country, The Wall Street Journal reports. An oil boom that has taken hold over the Permian Basin is leading to…

WASHINGTON - Several states are cutting taxes and putting money aside to protect themselves during future recessions as state economies continue to boom since President Donald Trump took office. Almost every U.S. state is…

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), run by officials appointed by former President Barack Obama, is attempting to fill a vacancy in one of the agency’s top career positions. Board members Manuel Ehrlich, Rick Engler…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed Feb. 15 that former President Barack Obama “put on more debt on this country than every president in the history of our country combined.” Verdict: True Public debt more than…

DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler announced Tuesday that the company opening a new auto assembly plant in southeast Michigan as part of a multi-billion expansion into the city of Detroit. The plant will provide roughly 6,500 jobs to the city…

NEW YORK - Tesla CEO Elon Musk is disputing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s claim that the billionaire entrepreneur violated an agreement with the agency to tone down his Twitter behavior. The SEC told a federal…

U.S. crude oil production hit 12 million barrels per day in mid-February, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest report. EIA’s weekly petroleum report, for the week ending Feb. 15, showed crude output…

CALIFORNIA - Oakland, California teachers walked out of a school district with more than 36,000 students Thursday to protest what they believe to be unlivable salaries. An entry-level teacher with only a bachelor’s degree can earn…

NEW YORK - Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized a prominent conservative group Wednesday night for erecting a billboard in New York City’s Times Square criticizing her for running Amazon out of the state. …

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The Bakken region in North Dakota is expected to reach a record-setting 1.45 million bpd by March. WASHINGTON - The United States is forecast to reach another milestone in oil output next month thanks to rising production in the…

SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday raising the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 an hour to $15 by 2025, The Hill reported. Pritzker signaled Thursday that he would sign the bill after it passed…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump went after California’s troubled high-speed rail project, claiming it is “hundreds of times more expensive” than a U.S.-Mexico border wall. “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the…