Authorities at Changi Airport in Singapore have seized a record amount of smuggled rhino horns. What is going on? According to a joint press release from the National Parks Board and air cargo handling agency SATS, authorities seized a record 35.7 kilograms of smuggled white rhino horn, worth about 1.13 million Singapore dollars, or about … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memo to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington lawyer Mark Zaid, ruling that the order – which also targeted 14 other individuals – could not be applied to him. The decision marked the administration’s second legal setback on … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A jazz concert planned for Christmas Eve at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says he called off the performance after the White House announced last week that President Donald Trump’s name would be added to … Read more
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon within the next decade to power its lunar space program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the world’s only natural satellite. Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first … Read more
As President Donald Trump struggles to address Americans’ growing concerns about affordability, he’s gotten some sympathy from one of former President Barack Obama’s top economists. Jason Furman, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former president of the Council of Economic Advisers under Obama, said CNBCWednesday’s “Squawk Box” pessimistic consumers ignored gas … Read more
Southern California is suffering a wet Christmas – with the “white” reserved only for high mountain communities. A a strong storm battered the region with torrential rain Wednesday, courtesy of a plume of moisture “Pineapple Express” from the south. “If you are planning to be on the streets for the Christmas holidays, please reconsider your … Read more
Christmas Eve over the years has seen a wide range of Bitcoin prices. Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s Christmas Eve price history highlights extreme volatility. 2017 marked Bitcoin’s first true mainstream breakout — and its risks. Analysts believe that holiday trading rarely changes the broader trend of Bitcoin. A year-by-year look at Bitcoin’s price on the day … Read more
VIERA, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his sister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no memory of what happened, according to text message exchanges between his parents filed in a Florida custody court case. The boy’s mother told her ex-husband that the young man kept repeating … Read more
A former nurse from Arizona is now the proud owner of a laundromat – and a seriously improved work-life balance. “This is my first time where I can be home for all the holidays, I have every weekend off,” she told CNBC (1). “I never have to go to a boss or a manager to … Read more
President Donald Trump attributed the recent rise in the unemployment rate to government job cuts. He also stressed that all new jobs are being created in the private sector. Trump, during the Most Favored Nation drug price press conference on Friday, acknowledged the increase in the unemployment rate but emphasized that “the only reason” that … Read more