Thursday 1 December 2016

Thursday's Headlines: Trump nominees map plan for tax cuts, trade and Carrier-style negotiations

President-elect's picks would form the wealthiest administration in modern American history; Colombian congress approves historic peace deal with rebels; She says she was harassed at TSA. Now she protests outside the agency each day.; 'Let God handle it': Villagers pick and choose which of their children to save;
 
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Trump nominees map plan for tax cuts, trade and Carrier-style negotiations
Two of the president-elect's Cabinet picks said tax reform would spur companies to hire more workers. One of them also called for direct interventions to keep jobs, similar to this week's negotiations that led to the manufacturer Carrier retaining operations in Indiana.
President-elect's picks would form the wealthiest administration in modern American history
Many of Donald Trump's appointees were born rich, attended elite schools and increased their fortunes as adults.
 
Colombian congress approves historic peace deal with rebels
After referendum voters rejected the original pact with FARC, Colombia's president revised it with the idea that the treaty needed just a simple vote in the legislature.
 
She says she was harassed at TSA. Now she protests outside the agency each day.
Alyssa Bermudez, a Bronze Star veteran, became a whistleblower in a case against an agency riddled with accusations.
 
'Let God handle it': Villagers pick and choose which of their children to save
Youths are dying every day in rural Yemen, as the health system and other safety nets have been shorn away by a 20-month-old conflict in which the United States is playing a role.
 
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How Trump could surprise the world on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking
 
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Democrats should pick their health-care battles
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Pakistan says Trump lavished its prime minister with praise in phone call
Lavishing praise on the Pakistanis would be a major turnaround for President-elect Donald Trump. In 2012, he took to his favorite social media platform, Twitter, to denounce Pakistan.
Pilot in soccer team tragedy reported fuel emergency moments before plane crash
An audio recording of the final conversation between the pilot and air traffic controller was leaked to the Colombian press, providing the clearest image yet of the crash that killed 71 people.
Bill to combat foreign propaganda advances in Congress
The initiative is aimed at tracking and battling foreign propaganda amid growing concerns over Russian efforts to spread "fake news" and disinformation that threatens U.S. national security.
Millions of workers in limbo after rule expanding overtime pay eligibility is put on hold
The Labor Department regulation, which was scheduled to kick in today, was challenged in court by a number of business groups and a collection of states.
Evidence suggests that Lucy, our most famous ancestor, had superstrong arms
It's no easy task to reconstruct the lifestyle of a hominid who has been dead for 3.2 million years, but bone scans suggest that the Australopithecus both climbed trees and walked on land — representing a turning point in human evolution.
A hacker is giving away a special code that turns cars into self-driving machines
Startup Comma.ai released a free software kit to help developers learn to build a device that can turn any car into an autonomous vehicle. Washington is not happy with how this coder is getting around regulation.
Mother captured in ‘heartbreaking’ overdose video charged with child endangerment
Mandy McGowan, who was filmed on the floor of a Massachusetts Family Dollar store as her toddler daughter tried to wake her, was arraigned on a child endangerment charge.
 
     
 
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