WASHINGTON — With years of trillion-dollar deficits ahead, the Treasury Department said that it would soon begin issuing 20-year bonds in an effort to generate investor interest in government debt. The Treasury Department, which has not issued a 20-year bond since 1986, announced on Thursday evening that the new type of debt would be available […]
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JetBlue is raising bag fees again January 17, 2020, 7:51 PM 1 min read NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways is raising fees for checking bags again by $5 — to $35 for the first one and $40 for the second — on flights within the United States. Passengers can avoid the increase if they pay
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“What’s the real value of my work?” It’s a question many of us wonder privately when negotiating salaries. Now, that information is becoming more public. Workers across a number of industries are creating their own widely shared salary databases, with employees anonymously entering their earnings for all to see. In 2019, there were organized efforts
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Greg Page, seen here at a reunion show in 2012, retired from the group due to ill health Greg Page, a founding member of the popular children’s music group The Wiggles, has collapsed at a bushfire relief show in Sydney. Page – who used to perform as the yellow
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Image caption Zipporah Kuria, the daughter of Joseph Wathaika – who was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash – said the existing system has “already dearly cost us” Relatives of a man killed in one of two crashes involving a Boeing 737 Max have condemned a report into the disasters. The expert panel behind the
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Airports in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles will begin screening passengers arriving from Wuhan, China, for infection with a mysterious respiratory virus that has killed two people and sickened at least 45 overseas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. Most people with the disease are believed to have contracted
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The Vanderbilt men’s basketball program has received a $5 million donation from Seattle-based alumnus George B January 17, 2020, 6:35 PM 1 min read NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt men’s basketball program has received a $5 million donation from Seattle-based alumnus George B. Huber and his wife Cathy. Vanderbilt officials said the money will be
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WASHINGTON — The last time a president was put on trial, few were more responsible for putting him in the dock than Kenneth Winston Starr. Now the former independent counsel whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment 21 years ago will come to the defense of another president charged with high crimes and misdemeanors.
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U.S. health officials have announced they will begin screening airline passengers from central China for a new virus that is making people sick By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer January 17, 2020, 7:08 PM 5 min read NEW YORK — U.S. health officials announced Friday that they will begin screening airline passengers arriving from central
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Model Karlie Kloss has officially addressed the drama from earlier this month on her show “Project Runway,” when a contestant made a reference to her husband Joshua Kushner, brother of presidential aide Jared Kushner. On Thursday, Kloss, 27, appeared on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” and talked about what went down. To backtrack:
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