The Wall Street Journal.added this to Top News Queens Democratic Primary for District Attorney Too Close to CallThe Wall Street Journal. - Corinne Ramey, Katie HonanAn insurgent challenger held a narrow lead over a longtime local politician in the Queens Democratic primary, a vote likely to determine the borough’s first new top prosecutor in nearly three decades.
The Wall Street Journal.added this to BusinessHuawei American Tech Companies Find Ways Around Huawei BanThe Wall Street Journal. - Dan Strumpf, Asa Fitch, Yoko KubotaLarge U.S. tech companies in the direct sights of the Trump administration’s ban on exports to Huawei Technologies Co. are finding ways to resume some shipments to the blacklisted Chinese tech giant without
The Wall Street Journal.added this to USRobert Mueller Robert Mueller to Testify in Open SessionThe Wall Street Journal. - Siobhan Hughes, Sadie GurmanWASHINGTON—Robert Mueller will testify in open session next month before a pair of House committees, in a victory for the Democratic leaders who had long sought his testimony in public. House Judiciary
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Top NewsWorld News Canada Suspends Meat Exports to ChinaThe Wall Street Journal. - Paul VieiraOTTAWA—Canada late Tuesday halted all China-bound meat exports after a probe sparked by Beijing’s concerns revealed forged certificates related to certain shipments of Canadian pork. The move affects trade
The Wall Street Journal.added this to PoliticsAviation FAA Reassigns Senior Managers in Office Overseeing Southwest AirlinesThe Wall Street Journal. - Andy Pasztor, Alison SiderThe Federal Aviation Administration has removed three senior managers in the office overseeing Southwest Airlines Co., amid allegations of lax safety enforcement raised by agency whistleblowers and various
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Top News Singer Cardi B Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged N.Y. Strip-Club AttackThe Wall Street Journal. - Tyler Blint-WelshGrammy-winning artist Cardi B pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony and misdemeanor charges over her alleged role in two premeditated attacks on bartenders at a Queens strip club in 2018. The 26-year-old,
The Wall Street Journal.added this to USWilbur Ross Judge to Review Motive of Trump Administration Census Citizenship QuestionThe Wall Street Journal. - Jess BravinA federal appeals court ordered a judge to review allegations the Trump administration added a citizenship question to the 2020 census intending to skew political power toward whites and Republicans. decision
The Wall Street Journal.added this to BusinessNetflix Netflix to Lose No. 1 Show 'The Office' to Comcast in 2021The Wall Street Journal. - Joe FlintNetflix Inc. will lose its No. 1 show, “The Office,” in 2021 when reruns of the hit sitcom move to a new streaming service being launched by Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal, the latest sign of competition
The Wall Street Journal.added this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Justice Department Investigates Chicken IndustryThe Wall Street Journal. - Jacob BungeThe U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that top poultry processors colluded to keep prices artificially high. The probe came to light after federal attorneys
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Top NewsWorld News Blasts Probed in Brazil Dam BurstThe Wall Street Journal. - Samantha Pearson, Luciana MagalhaesSÃO PAULO—Brazil’s chief police officer looking into the collapse of Vale SA’s dam in January said he was investigating whether detonations carried out by the mining company that day could have triggered
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionDemocratic Party The Democratic OpportunityThe Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial BoardThe Democratic presidential candidates open their primary debate season Wednesday night in Miami with an historic opportunity: They have an excellent chance to retake the White House against a first-term
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionMuriel Bowser D.C. Squeezes ChartersThe Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial BoardThe Washington, D.C. City Council on Wednesday is meeting to discuss charter schools. Let’s hope someone asks Mayor Muriel Bowser why her administration is denying space to charters—at the same time it
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionRussia Europe Starts to Lose Its Nerve on RussiaThe Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial BoardThe U.S. often gets knocked for its skepticism of multilateral institutions, but these groups often prove America’s point. See the news that Russia is being welcomed back to the Council of Europe, which
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionAbbVie Tax Reform's Remedy for OutsourcingThe Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial BoardLike other recent pharmaceutical tie-ups, AbbVie’s proposed merger with Dublin-based Allergan announced Tuesday is driven by the need to innovate amid increasing competition. This is a welcome change the
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionSocial Media Companies The Wild Wild WebThe Wall Street Journal. - The Wall Street JournalEditor’s note: This Future View is about government regulation of social media. Next time we’ll ask: Why do you think young adults appear to be increasingly uninterested in religion? The number of Americans
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Top NewsCaravaggio Buyer Makes a Big Bet His New Caravaggio Is Really by CaravaggioThe Wall Street Journal. - Kelly CrowMichelangelo Merisi, the artist known as Caravaggio, always drew trouble. The highly anticipated public auction Thursday of a painting credited to the Italian master, who fled Rome after killing a man,
The Wall Street Journal.added this to BusinessDemocrats Democrats and Affluent Suburbs Join to Fight Tax-Break CapThe Wall Street Journal. - Richard RubinWASHINGTON—The familiar politics of taxation—in which Democrats push to raise taxes on high-income people and Republicans resist—turned topsy-turvy Tuesday. House Democrats worked to build their case reinstate
The Wall Street Journal.added this to BusinessBusiness Fed's Barkin Takes Wait-and-See Approach to Rate SettingThe Wall Street Journal. - Kim MackraelOTTAWA—Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said he doesn’t know whether a rate cut would be needed this year, as officials grapple with mixed economic data and uncertainty over U.S.
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionCannabis Marijuana Activists Pass Their High PointThe Wall Street Journal. - Alex BerensonThis was supposed to be the year full cannabis legalization in the U.S. moved much closer to being a reality. Instead it has been a disaster for advocates. Although Illinois legalized recreational use
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionAmerican Enterprise Institute 'Why Cities Lose' Review: Where Politics Meets GeographyThe Wall Street Journal. - Lyman StoneWhy have American politics become so polarized? One reason is that in recent years, while Democratic politicians have increased their dominance in urban areas ever further, the traditional rural support
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Opinion Trump's Poll Numbers Prove Character CountsThe Wall Street Journal. - William A. GalstonToday’s political landscape presents an incongruous scene: Despite a strong economy—usually a good predictor of presidential popularity—President Trump’s approval rating remains stuck in the low to mid-40s.
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionIran Trump's Finest HourThe Wall Street Journal. - Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.You go to war with the president you have, not the one you might like to have. Donald Trump made a good decision for himself and the country by violating yet another norm, this time with respect to Iran’s
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionElizabeth Warren Warren vs. Warren on Government Day CareThe Wall Street Journal. - Erica KomisarSen. Elizabeth Warren last week introduced the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, which would establish a network of federally subsidized and regulated day-care centers. The problem with this
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionYemen Congress Emboldens Iran in the Name of Peace in YemenThe Wall Street Journal. - Will HurdWith tensions escalating in the Middle East, Congress is emboldening Iran by sending the wrong message about Yemen. Last week the Senate voted to halt military sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
The Wall Street Journal.added this to OpinionHate Crimes Hate Crime Hoaxes Are More Common Than You ThinkThe Wall Street Journal. - Jason L. RileyWhen I asked Wilfred Reilly about last week’s appointment of a special prosecutor in Chicago to take up the Jussie Smollett case, he was cautiously optimistic. Mr. Reilly is author of a new book, “Hate
The Wall Street Journal.added this to USCigarettes San Francisco Passes Ban on E-Cigarette SalesThe Wall Street Journal. - Talal AnsariSan Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed the first blanket ban on e-cigarette sales in the U.S. on Tuesday. The measure, which prohibits the sale, distribution and manufacture of e-cigarettes, will
The Wall Street Journal.added this to USRobocall House Panel Advances Robocall BillThe Wall Street Journal. - Jesse NaranjoA bill that would protect consumers from robocalls came closer to passage Tuesday after a House subcommittee moved it forward with amendments addressing fraud. The bipartisan legislation advanced by the
The Wall Street Journal.added this to BusinessHuawei Huawei Gear Far More Vulnerable to Hackers Than That of Rivals, Report SaysThe Wall Street Journal. - Kate O’Keeffe, Dustin VolzWASHINGTON—Telecommunications gear made by China’s Huawei Technologies Co. is far more likely to contain flaws that could be leveraged by hackers for malicious use than equipment from rival companies,
The Wall Street Journal.added this to BusinessBusiness CFO ResignsThe Wall Street Journal. - Mark MaurerCare.com Inc.’s chief financial officer, Michael Echenberg, is resigning from the online child-care marketplace, the Waltham, Mass.-based company said Tuesday. The resignation, which was submitted last
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Top NewsMicron Micron Has Resumed Shipments to Huawei in Past Two WeeksThe Wall Street Journal. - Asa FitchMicron Technology Inc. has resumed some shipments to Huawei Technologies Co. after determining that they didn’t fall afoul of U.S. curbs on exports to the Chinese telecom giant, the memory chip maker’s
