September 2019

Economy, tariffs cloud retail outlook as 4Q approaches

Finance /

The weakening economy has made Kim Hawkins’ bridal customers hesitant about splurging, even for their big day. “They’re getting some of the more simple centerpieces, like glass vases or candles rather than the more extravagant centerpieces,” says Hawkins, owner of Events Wholesale, a Watkinsville, Georgia-based company that sells decorative items for weddings, parties and other […]

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Bacterial ‘striptease’ evades antibiotics – BBC News

Lifestyle /

Image copyright Newcastle University Bacteria have been caught “stripping off” in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show. Researchers at Newcastle University filmed bacteria “undressing” and taking off their outer layer – or cell wall. Antibiotics can attack cell walls so scientists think this is a new form of drug resistance and could explain

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Seth Meyers Zings Donald Trump’s ‘Obvious Crime’ In Ukraine Chat

Entertainment /

Seth Meyers said Monday he knows a “pretty obvious crime” when he sees one. The “Late Night” host reacted strongly to a report that President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky multiple times to help his 2020 reelection bid by investigating former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden. In just one phone call.

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Justice Dept.’s Dismissal of Ukraine Call Raises New Questions About Barr

Politics /

WASHINGTON — At the end of August, when two top intelligence officials asked a Justice Department lawyer whether a whistle-blower’s complaint should be forwarded to Congress, they were told no, Attorney General William P. Barr and his department could handle the criminal referral against the president of the United States. About four weeks later, the

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Paul McCartney Tells Stephen Colbert: ‘I Have A Lot Of Dreams About John’

Entertainment /

Paul McCartney delved deep into yesterday on “The Late Show” Monday. (See the clip below.) Host Stephen Colbert showed the Beatles legend a photo of him and bandmate John Lennon collaborating on a song. The image inspired McCartney to revisit a period of time when observers had cast him as the bad guy in the

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