January 2020

Fed Charts a New Path as Regulators Revisit Bank Rules for Poor Communities

WASHINGTON — A Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday outlined the central bank’s approach for rewriting rules that govern lending to poor communities, laying out a plan that differs significantly from one floated by fellow industry overseers last month. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a joint

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Electric scooter injuries surge along with their popularity

Health researchers say electric scooter injuries have surged along with their popularity By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer January 8, 2020, 6:41 PM 2 min read Electric scooter injuries have surged along with their popularity in the United States, nearly tripling over four years, researchers said in a study published Wednesday. Nearly 40,000 broken bones,

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‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Follow-Up Leads To Spike In Calls To Sexual Assault Hotline

New installments of Lifetime’s searing documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly” led to a 40% increase in calls Friday and Saturday to the National Sexual Assault Hotline, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, which administers the counseling resource. Lifetime partnered with RAINN for the follow-up series, “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning,”

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Execs accuse McDonald’s of racial discrimination

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption McDonald’s boss Chris Kempczinski in 2018 Two senior McDonald’s executives have filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of discriminating against African-American customers and staff. They say the climate grew especially hostile after UK-born Steve Easterbrook became chief executive in 2015. Under his leadership, they say the firm

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