Paul Findley, a moderate Republican congressman from Illinois who sought to limit presidents’ power to wage war and pressed the United States government to engage with the Arab world, died on Friday in Jacksonville, Ill. He was 98. The cause was complications of congestive heart failure, his son, Craig, said. Mr. Findley spent 22 years […]
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CIT Group is buying Mutual of Omaha Bank for $1 billion to expand its commercial banking operations. The deal would mean the end to the Mutual of Omaha’s foray into the banking sector, which began in 2007. About $4.5 billion of Mutual of Omaha’s $6.8 billion in deposits come from homeowners’ associations and other community
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HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Milkos via Getty Images Somewhere between college and my late 20s, I learned how to cook. As someone who once lived off of takeout, weird stir-fry dishes and the finest of the Trader Joe’s frozen food aisle, actually learning how to cook
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A musical about the life of Princess Diana is Broadway-bound. Directed by Christopher Ashley, “Diana” is scheduled to open at New York’s Longacre Theatre next March. It follows the life of the “People’s Princess” (played by Jeanna de Waal) during her turbulent 15-year marriage to Prince Charles (Roe Hartrampf), culminating in her 1997 death at the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Researchers track the prices of thousands of items we regularly put in our shopping trolleys Inflation affects everything from mortgages, pensions and benefits to the price of train tickets. So, what is inflation and what impact does it have? What is inflation? Inflation is the rate at which the
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The Seattle Sounders are adding Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and wife Ciara, hip-hop artist Macklemore and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to the MLS club’s ownership group. Other investors are also coming aboard while current majority owner Adrian Hanauer is increasing his investment stake in the club. Hollywood producer Joe Roth, who helped bring the MLS
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has called President Trump an “existential threat” to the nation. Senator Kamala Harris has warned on the campaign trail that the president is a racist. After the mass shooting in El Paso this month, in which a Texas man who confessed to killing 22 people echoed
This week, Netflix adds three movies that have stars and will likely be widely watched, but all three haven’t exactly earned critical acclaim. The non-Netflix additions “Self/less” (2015) and “The Punisher” (2004) both critically flopped upon release. That Netflix is adding a Marvel movie with “The Punisher” should be a big deal, but this movie
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More than 100 people have joined an online campaign to tackle knife crime by recording videos of themselves rapping. The knives down challenge was started by Cardiff-based rapper Marvin “Starz” Heron. He said the response to the challenge has been “overwhelming” and he hopes the message will spread beyond Cardiff. Knife crime in Wales increased
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A study published in the American Psychologist suggests there are more Good Samaritans out there than we might think. After studying hundreds of incidents captured on CCTV around the world, the researchers conclude the so-called bystander effect – that people will not usually help a stranger in distress – may not tell the whole story.
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