February 2020

As Congress Prepares to Vet Judy Shelton, Worries About the Fed’s Future Mount

WASHINGTON — Senators will vet Judy Shelton, a prominent Federal Reserve critic, for one of the central bank’s top jobs on Thursday, a moment that many economists will be watching closely because they see her as a potential threat to the Fed’s prized independence. Ms. Shelton has rhetorically questioned whether America even needs the Fed.

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Coronavirus forces Sport Relief celebrities to switch from ice to desert

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Frankie Bridge, Nick Grimshaw and Samantha Womack are some of the celebrities taking part A Sport Relief celebrity challenge has been moved from Mongolia to Namibia because of concerns about coronavirus in neighbouring China. Seven stars, including Frankie Bridge, Karim Zeroual, Nick Grimshaw and Samantha Womack, were due to

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Students and parents protest LGBT teachers’ resignation

At Kennedy Catholic High School in Washington State, crowds gathered after two recently engaged LGBT teachers left their jobs. The school says English teacher Paul Danforth and gym teacher Michelle Beattie “voluntarily resigned” but parents and students there believed it was due to their sexual orientation. The school has declined to give any further comment

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MGM Resorts Says Data Breach Exposed Some Guests’ Personal Information

MGM Resorts International, the casino and hotel giant, acknowledged on Wednesday that it was the victim of a data breach last year, the latest company to have the personal information of its customers exposed. MGM did not disclose the number of customers affected, but Under the Breach, a firm that monitors cybercrimes and provides intelligence

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