Flint official used racial slur, blamed water crisis on blacks who 'don't pay their bills'
Hundreds of cases of bottled water are stored at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Flint, Mich., on 2016. (AP/Carlos Osorio) In recorded conversations with an advocacy journalist last month, a public official in Flint, Mich., blamed the city’s ongoing water crisis on black people who “don’t pay their bills.” Phil Stair, the sales manager for a county agency that manages tax-foreclosed homes, used the racial slur “n——,” according to the recordings published to an online blog on Sunday. “Believe..>> view originalTrump Organization to launch 'American Idea' hotel chain
Eric Danziger, CEO of Trump Hotels, left, joins Eric Trump, center, and Donald Trump Jr., both of whom are executive Vice Presidents of The Trump Organization, as the trio poses for a photograph during an event for Scion Hotels, Monday, June 5, 2017, in New York. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press) By Bernard Condon and Beth J. Harpaz | AP By Bernard Condon and Beth J. Harpaz | AP June 5 at 9:00 PM NEW YORK — The sons of President Donald Trump said Monday their company is launching a new..>> view originalPruitt's claim that 'almost 50000 jobs' have been gained in coal
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt claimed that the U.S. has gained 50,000 new coal jobs since October. Fact Checker Glenn Kessler explains why this is misleading. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post) “Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we’ve added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs.” — Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” June 4, 2017 “We’ve had over 50,000 ..>> view originalMorning Agenda: Mickey Drexler to Resign as J. Crew CEO
Mr. Kasowitz is well known, though, in Wall Street and Manhattan business circles.In his DealBook column, Andrew Ross Sorkin describes Mr. Kasowitz as “the Donald Trump of lawyering,” minus the tweets. For example, the first paragraph of Mr. Kasowitz’s biography on his firm’s website highlights the dozens of media outlets that have written about him, and how they have described him as the “toughest lawyer on Wall Street,” an “uberlitigator” and “the toughest of the tough guys.”“In case you did..>> view originalAmazon knocks nearly 50% off monthly Prime subscription for those on government assistance programs
Amazon has announced its latest initiative to shoehorn more consumers onto its Prime subscription program: discounts for people on government assistance programs. The internet giant normally charges $99 per year or $11 per month for access to its Prime benefits, which include video streaming, music streaming, photo storage, and free deliveries on goods. Moving forward, however, those with a valid electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card — a payment card that allows state departments to issue welf..>> view originalUS and Mexico sugar talks go into overtime after day of drama
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday extended the deadline for U.S.-Mexico sugar trade negotiations by 24 hours, and sources on either side of the spat said U.S. industry added new demands after the governments struck a provisional deal.Ross said extra time was needed to complete "final technical consultations" for a deal. At stake is the possibility of stiff U.S. duties and Mexican retaliation on imports of American high-fructose corn syrup ahead of wider trade..>> view originalSan Francisco investigating whether Uber, Lyft are public nuisances
By Heather Somerville | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco has issued subpoenas to Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Lyft Inc for a broad scope of records on driving and business practices as part of an investigation to determine whether the ride-services companies have become a public nuisance.City Attorney Dennis Herrera said on Monday he was seeking records to investigate whether Uber and Lyft fail to adequately serve poor neighborhoods and the disabled and whether their drivers ..>> view originalWill Privatized Air Traffic Control Put You in Danger?
In pressing to privatize air traffic control, the White House has revived one of the U.S. airline industry’s top policy priorities: stripping the Federal Aviation Administration of air traffic oversight and giving the function to a not-for-profit organization.That model is used in other countries, including Canada. U.S. carriers frequently cite Nav Canada, the Ottawa-based nonprofit that’s overseen air traffic there since 1996, as something America should emulate. Under such a model, the FAA wo..>> view originalMcDonald's Fight Caught on Video
An enraged customer at a Mcdonald's restaurant in Iowa fought with employees because she said it was taking too long to get her order and it was all caught on video. A person at the drive-thru window in Des Moines shot the incident on their phone. Police say the woman was with two other men who had ordered chicken sandwiches and when the food didn't come fast enough, they wanted their food or money back. When the manager gave her a sandwich, she threw it in her face. Witnesses say they were into..>> view original'Pink slime': Meat processer seeks $5.7bn in defamation case
Image caption 'Pink slime' had been common in fast food restaurants and grocery stores before the TV reports A trial has begun in South Dakota over a meat processer's claim that it was defamed by ABC News reporting that dubbed its product "pink slime".Beef Products Inc (BPI) argues ABC and its journalist ruined its reputation in 2012 reports on "lean finely textured beef", as the industry calls it.BPI says ABC's "disinformation campaign" caused the me..>> view original
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