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Trevor Siemian’s play Sunday shows how dominant Broncos could be with a good QB

The Denver Broncos won a Super Bowl last season with their defense.<p>They have looked fully capable in the early stages of this season of doing so again. So, what if they actually had some decent play at quarterback?<p>Sunday provided a glimpse of what that would resemble. Trevor Siemian had a big day …

Golfing legend Arnold Palmer is dead at 87

Golfing legend Arnold Palmer, who won seven major championships and played in 50 consecutive Masters tournaments, died on Sunday, according to the US Golf Association. He was 87.<p>Palmer won 62 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including four times at the Masters and twice at the British Open. Most …

Vin Scully is a voice for the ages - Los Angeles Times

The 8 Biggest Unforced Errors in Debate History

Over the 56 years that presidential debates have been televised, one of their great legacies has been the sudden, public gaffe—a mistake on live TV that permanently cements the way voters see a candidate.<p>On the night of September 26, as the house lights dim in the Mack Complex at Hofstra University …

5 Mistakes to Avoid During Open Enrollment

Picking a health insurance plan is complex. We show you how to avoid costly mistakes and still get the coverage you need.<p>Whether you get your health …

Google rumored to announce Wifi, Home and Chromecast Ultra hardware on October 4th

The rumor mill spins strong as we approach Google’s October 4th event, where the company is expected to unveil its latest hardware. We are now …

Wells Fargo facing pressure from investor to clawback executive pay

<b>New York (CNN) —</b> A Wells Fargo investor is pressuring the bank to punish executives who oversaw a massive fake account fraud.<p>CtW Investment Group -- which works with union pension funds that own a 0.25% stake in Wells Fargo -- sent a letter to the company's lead director Friday, demanding the …

Scientists discover a cell in spinach that uses sunlight to produce electricity and hydrogen

Using a simple membrane extract from spinach leaves, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a …

Amazing Health Benefits of Ginseng - Quiet Corner

Ginseng is one of the most popular herbal supplements in the US, perhaps most well known for its traditional use of boosting memory and energy …

Twitter eyeing sale to Google or Salesforce, reports say

Twitter could soon receive formal bids from several technology giants looking to buy the embattled social network, according to reports.<p>Multiple potential buyers interested in the company's data have expressed an interest in the social media company, according to CNBC, including Google and …

Why is San Francisco trying to strangle its golden goose?

Detroit doesn’t place burdensome regulations on automobile manufacturers; Idaho doesn’t put undue restrictions and hurdles in front of potato farmers; and California takes steps to protect its farmers — because these industries are part of the lifeblood and identity of their respective states.<p>These …

This Bill Could Allow Another Fraud Like Wells Fargo's

It recently cleared a key House committee.<p>The Financial CHOICE Act, a bill that would essentially repeal key protections within the Dodd-Frank Act, was approved by the House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 13. While it’s unlikely the bill will ever become law, it is nevertheless a stunning …

Former employees file class action against Wells Fargo

(Reuters) - Two former Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) employees have filed a class action in California seeking $2.6 billion or more for workers who tried to meet aggressive sales quotas without engaging in fraud and were later demoted, forced to resign or fired.<p>The lawsuit on behalf of people who worked …

Africa Could Be the Great Economic Success of This Century

Over the last eight years, America has written a new chapter in our relationship with Africa. Under President Obama's leadership, we have worked to transition our support for the continent from aid to trade and empowerment. We have started to build a full, equal, advanced economic partnership -- a …

Soros to commit $500M to help refugees and migrants

UNITED NATIONS – Billionaire George Soros is pledging to invest up to $500 million in startups, established companies, "social impact initiatives," and businesses started by refugees and migrants.<p>Soros, who chairs the Open Society Institute, made the announcement Tuesday, following the first-ever …

Hedge fund legend Leon Cooperman charged with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors with insider trading.<p>The trading involves Atlas Pipeline Partners, according to the SEC complaint.<p>Cooperman is a hedge fund industry legend and manages Omega, an iconic New York fund with about $5.5 billion in …

Qatar planning 'Wall Street-like' business hub

The $5bn project will cover an area of 300,000 square metres in the country's capital Doha.<p>Qatar is planning to build a new financial centre, similar to New York's Wall Street and London's Canary Wharf, that will serve as a pioneering financial and commercial hub in the region.<p>The Msheireb Downtown …

Here’s How Airlines Made $41 Billion Last Year

So much for low ticket prices.<p>Even if you don’t fly often, it’s apparent that since 2008, when American Airlines became the first major U.S. carrier to introduce a checked-baggage fee, that airlines increasingly rely on charges above and beyond the basic ticket price. But exactly how much they earn …

Lenny Lamb baby carriers recalled due to fall hazard

<b>(CNN) —</b> Lenny Lamb, a child-carrier company based in Poland, has issued a recall for buckle onbu infant carriers. These carriers pose a fall hazard, though no incidents or injuries have been reported, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.<p>Approximately 900 buckle onbu carriers, …

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will invest $3 billion to cure disease

<b>San Francisco (CNN) —</b> Pediatrician Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are investing billions in making the world healthier.<p>In an emotional announcement in San Francisco on Wednesday, Chan said the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will be investing $3 billion over 10 years to …

Former top BofA female banker settles 'bro's club' bias lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) has settled a lawsuit by a former top female banker who had accused it of being a "bro's club" that favored male employees over women, and punishing her because she complained about questionable activity.<p>Terms of the settlement of Megan Messina's …

In Wells Fargo’s Bogus Accounts, Echoes of Foreclosure Abuses

John Stumpf, the chairman and chief executive of Wells Fargo, won a dubious achievement award from one of his interrogators during Tuesday’s scorching hearings on Capitol Hill. The bank’s yearslong practice of opening bogus accounts for customers and charging fees to do so, said Senator Jon Tester, …

Mylan CEO Bresch Grilled On Capitol Hill Over EpiPen Debacle

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch felt some rare bipartisan heat in her appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, whose members repeatedly interrupted her scripted answers to demand direct responses to their questions. For her part, Bresch professed ignorance about specific …

Boeing Wins Permit to Sell Jets to Iran Air

Washington has granted Boeing a license to sell planes to Iran Air, paving the way for the biggest business transaction between the two countries in …

These safety certification loopholes are leading to dangerous products on the market

We consumers are a trusting bunch.<p>We’ll spend hours carefully comparing the specs of two competing products, pore over reviews, and scrutinize images and videos of potential purchases (please tell me I’m not alone).<p>But do we ever check to see if the product has been certified as safe by an …

CarMax Keeps Facing Sales Challenges

In recent years, the auto industry has seen record sales for new vehicles, and many have seen that as evidence of a strong U.S. economy. Yet more recently, fears that the auto boom might have topped out have hit shares of used-car retailer <b>CarMax</b> (NYSE: KMX), and coming into its fiscal …

T-Mobile Just Suffered an National Network Outage

But the source remains a mystery.<p>T-Mobile suffered a national outage of its high-speed LTE data wireless service on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.<p>After widespread complaints about the outage on Twitter TWTR and other social media, the third-largest wireless carrier acknowledged the …

Kentucky Governor Can't Cut Universities' Budgets, Court Rules

Ruling on a lawsuit filed by a state's Democratic attorney general against its Republican governor, the Kentucky Supreme Court says Gov. Matt Bevin doesn't have the authority to unilaterally slice money out of a state university's budget.<p>From member station WUKY:<p>"The 5-2 ruling by the state Supreme …

Amid scrutiny, for-profit colleges see enrollment slide

Some of the nation's largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry's biggest players, ITT Technical Institute.<p>The industry has been losing students …

Verizon has issued a pretty stunning statement concerning the Yahoo breach

You don't see corporate statements like this every day.<p>On Thursday, Yahoo admitted that a data breach in 2014 ended up with the theft of far more user data than had been previously thought. By Yahoo's count, some 500 million user accounts had at least some information stolen.<p>That's news to Verizon, …