Democrats Agree to North America Trade Pact: What’s in It?
After months of political wrangling, House Democrats agreed Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s revamped version of a 25-year-old North American free trade agreement. But they pried some concessions out of the Trump administration before saying they’d go along. Tuesday’s announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi probably clears the way for congressional approval of Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, though pockets of
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State AGs Look to Head Off T-Mobile-Sprint Deal in Court
T-Mobile is about to face 14 state attorneys general in court in defense of its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion.
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Amazon Says Trump’s ‘Improper Pressure’ Doomed Pentagon Bid
Amazon says President Donald Trump’s “improper pressure” and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing contract to Microsoft in October. Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors” and Trump’s interference. Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos have
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Paul Volcker, the Carter-Reagan Fed Chairman Who Beat Inflation, Dies at Age 92
Paul Volcker, who as chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan helped tame inflation with 22% interest rates that also crunched American manufacturing, farming, and real estate but led the way to two decades of expansion, has died. He was 92. He died on Sunday, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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Ryan Reynolds Saves the Viral Peloton Girl in Ad for Aviation Gin
If Peloton’s commercial left you with questions, you’re not alone. People across the country have been obsessed with the stationary bike advertisement, which shows a woman receiving the popular bike from her husband as a Christmas gift. The actress, who’s been named “Peloton Girl” for lack of an actual name, does an excellent job of depicting the lackluster reaction any woman
