Day: January 23, 2017

Trump meets with leaders of building, sheet metal unions: President Donald Trump met Monday at the White House with leaders of construction, carpenters, plumbers and sheet metal unions, the White House said. According to the White House, participants included North America’s Building Trades Unions President Sean McGarvey, Laborers’ International Union of North America President Terry … Read moreTrump meets with leaders of building, sheet metal unions

Trump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama’s Signature Trade Deal: From the NEW YORK TIMES:  President Trump formally abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, pulling away from Asia and scrapping his predecessor’s most significant trade deal on his first full weekday in office, administration officials said. Mr. Trump sharply criticized the partnership agreement during last year’s campaign, … Read moreTrump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama’s Signature Trade Deal

The official title of the next STAR WARS revealed: The Last Jedi..

As positive a mantra as you can get to start a rainy workweek.. a rainy day.. and a day filled with the joy and might that life can bring, along with the pains and surprise tribulations it can so often equally contain. May your day be bright and cheery even if your skies are not. … Read moreAs positive a mantra as you can get to start a rainy workweek…..

Big waves pounded NorCal coast Saturday: Record breakers in Monterey Bay VIDEO TOO: //player.hearstdigitalstudios.com/58842094bbddbd0a15584841?width=100%25&autostart=0&aratio=16:9

All– I said ALL!– United Airlines domestic flights grounded by computer outage: All of United Airlines’ domestic flights were grounded Sunday night because of a computer outage, the Federal Aviation Administration said as scores of angry travelers sounded off on social media. International flights weren’t affected by the ground stop, which the FAA said was … Read moreAll– I said ALL!– United Airlines domestic flights grounded by computer outage

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ has officially made over $1 billion at the global box office – NME: The feat follows Captain America: Civil War ($1.153 billion), Finding Dory ($1.028 billion) and Zootopia ($1.024). All four films to pass the $ 1 billion mark were created by Disney. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the … Read more‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ has officially made over $1 billion at the global box office – NME

Death toll from tornadoes, storms reaches 18 in Southeast: A series of furious storms roared through the Southeast on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, splintering homes and toppling trees and power lines in the path. Officials said 14 people were killed in Georgia. Catherine Howden, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, said … Read moreDeath toll from tornadoes, storms reaches 18 in Southeast