Read full articleDanny CrichtonLee Kun-hee, the long-time chairman of Samsung Group who transformed the conglomerate into one of the world’s largest business empires, died today at the age of 78, from South Korean leading news agency Yonhap.The story of Samsung is deeply intertwined with the history of its home country, which is sometimes dubbed “.” Lee, the son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, came to power in the late 1980s just as South Korea transitioned from dictatorship to democracy with the political handover from military strongman Chun Doo-hwan to Roh Tae-woo. Under his...…Read full articleDanny CrichtonLee Kun-hee, the long-time chairman of Samsung Group who transformed the conglomerate into one of the world’s largest business empires, died today at the age of 78, from South Korean leading news agency Yonhap.The story of Samsung is deeply intertwined with the history of its home country, which is sometimes dubbed “.” Lee, the son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, came to power in the late 1980s just as South Korea transitioned from dictatorship to democracy with the political handover from military strongman Chun Doo-hwan to Roh Tae-woo. Under his...WW…

•Crowds raided a huge warehouse in Jos that was storing supplies destined for distribution during lockdownsSeveral thousand people ransacked and looted a government food warehouse in central Nigeria on Saturday in the latest in two weeks of unrest sweeping over Africa's most populous country.After pillaging hit Lagos and Ede in the country's southwest, crowds of people raided a huge warehouse in Jos that was storing supplies destined for distribution during lockdowns imposed to control the virus pandemic.Videos on social media showed thousands of people in Jos carrying away sacks of cereals...…•Crowds raided a huge warehouse in Jos that was storing supplies destined for distribution during lockdownsSeveral thousand people ransacked and looted a government food warehouse in central Nigeria on Saturday in the latest in two weeks of unrest sweeping over Africa's most populous country.After pillaging hit Lagos and Ede in the country's southwest, crowds of people raided a huge warehouse in Jos that was storing supplies destined for distribution during lockdowns imposed to control the virus pandemic.Videos on social media showed thousands of people in Jos carrying away sacks of cereals...WW…

Former Vice President Joe Biden and his campaign are looking to clarify Biden’s comments saying he would have the country "transition from the oil industry" when asked by President Donald Trump if he would "close down the oil industry" during the final presidential debate Thursday night."It has to be replaced by renewable energy over time, over time. And I'd stop giving to the oil industry. I’d stop giving them federal subsidies," Biden said during the debate."Basically what he is saying is he is going to destroy the oil industry," Trump shot back. "Will you remember that Texas?...…Former Vice President Joe Biden and his campaign are looking to clarify Biden’s comments saying he would have the country "transition from the oil industry" when asked by President Donald Trump if he would "close down the oil industry" during the final presidential debate Thursday night."It has to be replaced by renewable energy over time, over time. And I'd stop giving to the oil industry. I’d stop giving them federal subsidies," Biden said during the debate."Basically what he is saying is he is going to destroy the oil industry," Trump shot back. "Will you remember that Texas?...WW…

•Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, who has been obsequious in his praise of Trump, went after Lindsey Graham for not doing enough for the president. Peter Baker of The New York Times reacts.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting.…•Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, who has been obsequious in his praise of Trump, went after Lindsey Graham for not doing enough for the president. Peter Baker of The New York Times reacts.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting.WW…

•After weeks of wavering, the national Republican party has formally thrown its support behind Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican House candidate who is openly supportive of QAnon.The National Republican Congressional Committee donated $5,000 to Greene’s congressional campaign on September 25, —the maximum amount the committee can donate.The donation formalizes the GOP’s acceptance of Greene’s candidacy after top officials in the party had signaled hesitancy in backing her. Greene has not shied away from expressing her support for QAnon, that holds that President Donald Trump is...…•After weeks of wavering, the national Republican party has formally thrown its support behind Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican House candidate who is openly supportive of QAnon.The National Republican Congressional Committee donated $5,000 to Greene’s congressional campaign on September 25, —the maximum amount the committee can donate.The donation formalizes the GOP’s acceptance of Greene’s candidacy after top officials in the party had signaled hesitancy in backing her. Greene has not shied away from expressing her support for QAnon, that holds that President Donald Trump is...WW…

WASHINGTON, Wash. — When people in the United States talk about moving to Canada to escape four more years of Donald Trump, it's usually either a punchline or a pipe dream. Ask some of the roughly 800,000 Canadians who live in the U.S., though, and it becomes one of three things: a parachute, a very real possibility or an honest-to-God plan of action. "If Trump wins again, I'm moving to B.C.," says Anastasia Synn, a performance artist from Shelburne, Ont., who has been living in Las Vegas for the last 10 years. Synn is married to Johnathan Szeles, a hard-living magician whose shock-jock...…WASHINGTON, Wash. — When people in the United States talk about moving to Canada to escape four more years of Donald Trump, it's usually either a punchline or a pipe dream. Ask some of the roughly 800,000 Canadians who live in the U.S., though, and it becomes one of three things: a parachute, a very real possibility or an honest-to-God plan of action. "If Trump wins again, I'm moving to B.C.," says Anastasia Synn, a performance artist from Shelburne, Ont., who has been living in Las Vegas for the last 10 years. Synn is married to Johnathan Szeles, a hard-living magician whose shock-jock...WW…

Read full articleWatch: The policies Trump could drop if he loses A new administration in Washington, D.C., always brings a change in priorities and new policies. But if President Trump loses to Joe Biden in November, it could trigger a more abrupt turnabout than usual.Some Trump policies come straight from the president’s own preferences and ideas, with little institutional support within either party. If Trump isn’t around to push them, nobody will. Biden has identified many ways he would alter the Trump agenda, largely through legislation or executive action after he’d take office next...…Read full articleWatch: The policies Trump could drop if he loses A new administration in Washington, D.C., always brings a change in priorities and new policies. But if President Trump loses to Joe Biden in November, it could trigger a more abrupt turnabout than usual.Some Trump policies come straight from the president’s own preferences and ideas, with little institutional support within either party. If Trump isn’t around to push them, nobody will. Biden has identified many ways he would alter the Trump agenda, largely through legislation or executive action after he’d take office next...WW…

•Madison Cawthorn, a Republican candidate for the House from North Carolina, created an attack website accusing a journalist of leaving a job in academia “to work for non-white males, like Cory Booker, who aims to ruin white males running for office.”The journalist, Tom Fiedler, who had written favorably about Cawthorn’s opponent, is a former dean of the Boston University College of Communications. He volunteered for the 2020 presidential campaign of Booker, D-N.J.Fiedler has since written articles and fact-checks about Cawthorn for a nonprofit news website in North Carolina’s 11th...…•Madison Cawthorn, a Republican candidate for the House from North Carolina, created an attack website accusing a journalist of leaving a job in academia “to work for non-white males, like Cory Booker, who aims to ruin white males running for office.”The journalist, Tom Fiedler, who had written favorably about Cawthorn’s opponent, is a former dean of the Boston University College of Communications. He volunteered for the 2020 presidential campaign of Booker, D-N.J.Fiedler has since written articles and fact-checks about Cawthorn for a nonprofit news website in North Carolina’s 11th...WW…

•By Anurag Maan(Reuters) - The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally.The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on Nov. 3 and is hitting battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. On Thursday, the United States reported a near-record 76,195 new cases.The previous record was 77,299 new cases on July 16. At the time, hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients hit...…•By Anurag Maan(Reuters) - The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally.The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on Nov. 3 and is hitting battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. On Thursday, the United States reported a near-record 76,195 new cases.The previous record was 77,299 new cases on July 16. At the time, hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients hit...WW…

•First daughter  and her husband, , have threatened to sue over two Times Square billboard ads that attack the two senior White House advisers.The anti- Republican group snapped back with a statement that it plans to make its response ― a “civics lesson” on First Amendment rights ― as “painful as possible.”The Lincoln Project’s giant ads feature Trump’s daughter and son-in-law smiling next to a tally of U.S. deaths from .Attorney blasted the ads in a letter Friday to The Lincoln Project as “false, malicious and defamatory” — as well as “outrageous and shameful libel.” The letter notes that...…•First daughter  and her husband, , have threatened to sue over two Times Square billboard ads that attack the two senior White House advisers.The anti- Republican group snapped back with a statement that it plans to make its response ― a “civics lesson” on First Amendment rights ― as “painful as possible.”The Lincoln Project’s giant ads feature Trump’s daughter and son-in-law smiling next to a tally of U.S. deaths from .Attorney blasted the ads in a letter Friday to The Lincoln Project as “false, malicious and defamatory” — as well as “outrageous and shameful libel.” The letter notes that...WW…

•Thanks to the hidden support from voters who are embarrassed to admit they will vote for Donald Trump, the president will be narrowly reelected on Nov. 3, says one of the few pollsters who correctly predicted his 2016 victory.Pollster Robert Cahaly, the head of the Georgia-based Trafalgar Group, saw interest in his company skyrocket in 2016 after he bucked the consensus of other pollsters and forecast that Trump would beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two states that were crucial to his victory. He credits a proprietary model of calculating a polling sample that...…•Thanks to the hidden support from voters who are embarrassed to admit they will vote for Donald Trump, the president will be narrowly reelected on Nov. 3, says one of the few pollsters who correctly predicted his 2016 victory.Pollster Robert Cahaly, the head of the Georgia-based Trafalgar Group, saw interest in his company skyrocket in 2016 after he bucked the consensus of other pollsters and forecast that Trump would beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two states that were crucial to his victory. He credits a proprietary model of calculating a polling sample that...WW…

•By Daniela DesantisASUNCION (Reuters) - The badly decomposed bodies of seven people who may have been stowaways were found on Friday inside a shipment of fertilizer that left Serbia three months ago, Paraguayan authorities said.The container left Serbia on July 21 and arrived earlier this week via Argentina at a river port on the outskirts of the Paraguayan capital Asuncion, prosecutor Marcelo Saldivar said.The bodies were discovered on Friday when the managers of the company that bought the product opened it, he added.Saldivar said the victims, who were all adults, appeared to have been...…•By Daniela DesantisASUNCION (Reuters) - The badly decomposed bodies of seven people who may have been stowaways were found on Friday inside a shipment of fertilizer that left Serbia three months ago, Paraguayan authorities said.The container left Serbia on July 21 and arrived earlier this week via Argentina at a river port on the outskirts of the Paraguayan capital Asuncion, prosecutor Marcelo Saldivar said.The bodies were discovered on Friday when the managers of the company that bought the product opened it, he added.Saldivar said the victims, who were all adults, appeared to have been...WW…

Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Sign UpBy subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's and The NBA is targeting a 2020-21 season start date of Dec. 22, .The league office reportedly informed its Board of Governors on Friday that it intends to schedule a 72-game season, beginning three days before Christmas and ending prior to the 2021 Olympics in late July.The NBA is in favor of a play-in tournament for the final playoff seeds, per Charania. The league tested a play-in series during the 2019-20 season restart, and the eighth-place defeated the ninth-place for the right to...…Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Sign UpBy subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's and The NBA is targeting a 2020-21 season start date of Dec. 22, .The league office reportedly informed its Board of Governors on Friday that it intends to schedule a 72-game season, beginning three days before Christmas and ending prior to the 2021 Olympics in late July.The NBA is in favor of a play-in tournament for the final playoff seeds, per Charania. The league tested a play-in series during the 2019-20 season restart, and the eighth-place defeated the ninth-place for the right to...WW…

•Hundreds of millions of people in China are marking this year's National Day holiday with gatherings and quick getaways. National Day, which marks the founding of the People's Republic of China, coincides with this year's Mid Autumn Festival.It is estimated that 550 million people will travel domestically during the eight-day holiday referred to as "Golden Week". It's thought that 13 million passenger trips were made on Thursday - the highest figure since February, .The coronavirus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. China appears to have largely stopped the spread of the...…•Hundreds of millions of people in China are marking this year's National Day holiday with gatherings and quick getaways. National Day, which marks the founding of the People's Republic of China, coincides with this year's Mid Autumn Festival.It is estimated that 550 million people will travel domestically during the eight-day holiday referred to as "Golden Week". It's thought that 13 million passenger trips were made on Thursday - the highest figure since February, .The coronavirus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. China appears to have largely stopped the spread of the...WW…

Goldman Sachs thinks a blue wave of Democrats — meaning full control of government via the presidency (Joe Biden), Senate and House — come November could be good for the U.S. economy.“All else equal, such a blue wave would likely prompt us to upgrade our forecasts. The reason is that it would sharply raise the probability of a fiscal stimulus package of at least $2 trillion shortly after the presidential inauguration on January 20, followed by longer-term spending increases on infrastructure, climate, health care and education that would at least match the likely longer-term tax increases...…Goldman Sachs thinks a blue wave of Democrats — meaning full control of government via the presidency (Joe Biden), Senate and House — come November could be good for the U.S. economy.“All else equal, such a blue wave would likely prompt us to upgrade our forecasts. The reason is that it would sharply raise the probability of a fiscal stimulus package of at least $2 trillion shortly after the presidential inauguration on January 20, followed by longer-term spending increases on infrastructure, climate, health care and education that would at least match the likely longer-term tax increases...WW…

Read full articleNew Propulsion Concept To Facilitate Rapid Transportation To The Moon And Mars, /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has delivered a design concept to NASA as part of a study on nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) flight demonstration. NTP technology provides unprecedented high-impulse thrust performance for deep space missions such as crewed missions to the moon and Mars. The NASA-sponsored study, managed by Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), explored NTP concepts and designs enabling deep space travel."We want to lead the effort to open new...…Read full articleNew Propulsion Concept To Facilitate Rapid Transportation To The Moon And Mars, /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has delivered a design concept to NASA as part of a study on nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) flight demonstration. NTP technology provides unprecedented high-impulse thrust performance for deep space missions such as crewed missions to the moon and Mars. The NASA-sponsored study, managed by Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), explored NTP concepts and designs enabling deep space travel."We want to lead the effort to open new...WW…

Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Sign UpBy subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's and The NBA – as protests filled the streets in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, national sentiment on race shifted and players contemplated skipping the restart at Disney World – deliberately and visibly .The league put and in greater depth. Teams . Players could wear . Owners pledged money for . Players frequently used their platforms to . The Bucks a and called on politicians to take up . Owners committed before games resumed.An NBA agent, : “They initially did a great job by...…Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Sign UpBy subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's and The NBA – as protests filled the streets in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, national sentiment on race shifted and players contemplated skipping the restart at Disney World – deliberately and visibly .The league put and in greater depth. Teams . Players could wear . Owners pledged money for . Players frequently used their platforms to . The Bucks a and called on politicians to take up . Owners committed before games resumed.An NBA agent, : “They initially did a great job by...WW…

•MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A “panicked” Sen. Ron Johnson urged members of the state chamber of commerce in battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday to vote for President Donald Trump, saying he has been praying for a victory and “the other side is not in love with this country.”Johnson, a Republican in his second term, delivered a harsh assessment of what he thinks a win by Democrat Joe Biden would mean during a virtual meeting of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Johnson decried “anarchists” and “rioters” who he said “are going to dictate to you what you think and how you have to act.”“This is...…•MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A “panicked” Sen. Ron Johnson urged members of the state chamber of commerce in battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday to vote for President Donald Trump, saying he has been praying for a victory and “the other side is not in love with this country.”Johnson, a Republican in his second term, delivered a harsh assessment of what he thinks a win by Democrat Joe Biden would mean during a virtual meeting of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Johnson decried “anarchists” and “rioters” who he said “are going to dictate to you what you think and how you have to act.”“This is...WW…

Former US president Barack Obama excoriated Donald Trump and warned on Wednesday against complacency despite favorable opinion polls during his first public rally in support of Democratic challenger Joe Biden ahead of the November 3 election.At the drive-in rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of a handful of battleground states expected to decide the election, Obama lashed out at Trump's behavior and declared him "incapable of taking the job seriously."But he also issued a stark reminder of 2016, when opinion polls showed Hillary Clinton as the clear favorite -- only for her and her...…Former US president Barack Obama excoriated Donald Trump and warned on Wednesday against complacency despite favorable opinion polls during his first public rally in support of Democratic challenger Joe Biden ahead of the November 3 election.At the drive-in rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of a handful of battleground states expected to decide the election, Obama lashed out at Trump's behavior and declared him "incapable of taking the job seriously."But he also issued a stark reminder of 2016, when opinion polls showed Hillary Clinton as the clear favorite -- only for her and her...WW…

Read full articleEmerald PellotYou may have to put “riding a zip line into Godzilla’s mouth” on your bucket list — and then check it off.The thrilling attraction is a new feature at the  theme park, which features Japanese pop culture and anime, on Awaji Island  (yes, the city where the famous beef hails from). The ride is  “Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji” and players must engage in missions to prevent the horror icon from unleashing its fury. Visitors start on a platform before racing down a 400-foot zip line into a massive life-sized Godzilla mouth. After landing, players...…Read full articleEmerald PellotYou may have to put “riding a zip line into Godzilla’s mouth” on your bucket list — and then check it off.The thrilling attraction is a new feature at the  theme park, which features Japanese pop culture and anime, on Awaji Island  (yes, the city where the famous beef hails from). The ride is  “Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji” and players must engage in missions to prevent the horror icon from unleashing its fury. Visitors start on a platform before racing down a 400-foot zip line into a massive life-sized Godzilla mouth. After landing, players...WW…

Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he did not cast his vote in the 2020 election for President Trump.The only Republican in the U.S. Senate to vote for Trump’s removal from office during this year’s impeachment trial, Romney was asked by CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju about his pick for president this year.Mitt Rommey told me he already voted in the elections but he wouldn’t say if he voted for Joe Biden or wrote someone else in.“I did not vote for President Trump,” he said— Manu Raju (@mkraju) Romney has had a tempestuous relationship with Trump, going back at least to his own...…Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he did not cast his vote in the 2020 election for President Trump.The only Republican in the U.S. Senate to vote for Trump’s removal from office during this year’s impeachment trial, Romney was asked by CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju about his pick for president this year.Mitt Rommey told me he already voted in the elections but he wouldn’t say if he voted for Joe Biden or wrote someone else in.“I did not vote for President Trump,” he said— Manu Raju (@mkraju) Romney has had a tempestuous relationship with Trump, going back at least to his own...WW…

•A day after Sweden banned Huawei from its 5G networks, comes the response from Beijing.And a foreign ministry spokesman made it sound like a not-so-veiled threat:"The Swedish side should, in an objective and fair way, correct the mistaken decision, and avoid bringing about negative impacts on business and trade between China and Sweden, and Swedish companies’ operations in China.”Swedish regulators on Tuesday (October 20) banned the use of gear from Huawei and fellow Chinese firm ZTE.The officials said that followed advice from the country’s armed forces and security service.Now it’s local...…•A day after Sweden banned Huawei from its 5G networks, comes the response from Beijing.And a foreign ministry spokesman made it sound like a not-so-veiled threat:"The Swedish side should, in an objective and fair way, correct the mistaken decision, and avoid bringing about negative impacts on business and trade between China and Sweden, and Swedish companies’ operations in China.”Swedish regulators on Tuesday (October 20) banned the use of gear from Huawei and fellow Chinese firm ZTE.The officials said that followed advice from the country’s armed forces and security service.Now it’s local...WW…

Read full articleJoe Biden’s plans for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income would lift 1.4 million Americans out of poverty in its first year, found, along with guaranteeing the payout of full benefits for another five years.The former vice president’s plan hinges on imposing the 6.2% Social Security tax on earnings above $400,000. Employees and their employers are taxed on earnings up to $137,000 under current guidelines.If enacted next year, Social Security would collect 7% more in revenue in 2021, 12% more in 2040, and 16% more in 2065 than under current law, according to the...…Read full articleJoe Biden’s plans for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income would lift 1.4 million Americans out of poverty in its first year, found, along with guaranteeing the payout of full benefits for another five years.The former vice president’s plan hinges on imposing the 6.2% Social Security tax on earnings above $400,000. Employees and their employers are taxed on earnings up to $137,000 under current guidelines.If enacted next year, Social Security would collect 7% more in revenue in 2021, 12% more in 2040, and 16% more in 2065 than under current law, according to the...WW…

Read full articleThe White House has been aware for more than a month that cases have been surging nationwide as President has publicly downplayed the virus and held crowded events, according to private documents obtained and released Tuesday by a key House committee.Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), chair of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released six weekly White House coronavirus task force reports showing that the White House has known since just after Labor Day that COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing and that there is a serious need for more testing and mask...…Read full articleThe White House has been aware for more than a month that cases have been surging nationwide as President has publicly downplayed the virus and held crowded events, according to private documents obtained and released Tuesday by a key House committee.Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), chair of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released six weekly White House coronavirus task force reports showing that the White House has known since just after Labor Day that COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing and that there is a serious need for more testing and mask...WW…

Read full articleA third of hotels in the U.S. could go under due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.Some 33% of hotel owners expect to hand the keys back to their lender or enter a forced sale situation, according to a September 7 survey of 103 hotels by the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA).“This would be for a doomsday scenario where the owner can’t come to terms with the lender… The 33% number was higher than we thought we were going to see,” said Larry Trabulsi, HAMA board member and vice president of asset management at Capital Hotel Management.Lender...…Read full articleA third of hotels in the U.S. could go under due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.Some 33% of hotel owners expect to hand the keys back to their lender or enter a forced sale situation, according to a September 7 survey of 103 hotels by the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA).“This would be for a doomsday scenario where the owner can’t come to terms with the lender… The 33% number was higher than we thought we were going to see,” said Larry Trabulsi, HAMA board member and vice president of asset management at Capital Hotel Management.Lender...WW…