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GO TO WORK: You Didn’t Win Powerball-And Neither Did Anyone Else
NEW YORK — (CNN) Here we go again. After Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing yielded no jackpot winners, the prize climbed from $430 million to a gargantuan $510 million. The numbers drawn...
Syndicated Author Aug 17, 2017

Descendants Of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis OK With Statue Removals
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The great-great grandson of Gen. Robert E. Lee condemned last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and said it might be “appropriate” for Confede...
Syndicated Author Aug 17, 2017

Thousands Fill The Lawn At UVA For A Candlelight Vigil Of Peace
CHARLOTTESVILLE — (CNN) Thousands gathered Wednesday night for a vigil at the University of Virginia days after violent clashes in Charlottesville led to the death of a woman during a white supr...
Syndicated Author Aug 17, 2017

VA Gov Urges Localities, General Assembly to Relocate Confederate Monuments
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says he’s changing his mind on the need to remove Confederate statues in the wake of a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville....
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017

Blackstone and JPMorgan CEOs Still Under Pressure Over Trump
NEW YORK (CNN) Trump’s business advisory councils have been dissolved. But protestors aren’t done yet with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.A collection of Ne...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017

Former Presidents H.W. and W. Bush Denounce Racism in Wake of Charlottesville
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush joined the chorus of lawmakers speaking out to condemn the racist violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, o...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017

UPDATE: Trump’s Business Panels Collapse After President’s Remarks on Charlottesville
WASHINGTON — (CNN ) President Trump’s two business advisory groups have fallen apart in the wake of his remarks on Charlottesville.As it became clear CEOs were fleeing him, Trump sai...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017

Another CEO Quits Trump Council
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Another CEO is walking away from President Trump.Inge Thulin, the chief executive of 3M, on Wednesday became the seventh person to quit Trump’s manufacturing council sin...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017

Racial Justice Group to Pepsi CEO: Dump Trump Now
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi, one of the most powerful women and minorities in business, is being aggressively pressured by a racial justice group to quit President Trump’s adv...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017

Cell Service a Concern as Solar Eclipse Passes Through Oregon
OREGON — (CNN) With hordes of people expected to head into the path of totality during the solar eclipse, many are wondering what that means for cell service.While the sun being blocked by the m...
Syndicated Author Aug 16, 2017
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