Air pollution reduces average life expectancy by 2 years
November 19, 2018 inPolitics
Data: Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago; Map: Harry Stevens/Axios Globally, air pollution reduces average life expectancy by 1.8 years, according to a new index developed by the University of Chicago. The metric, known as the Air Quality Life Index, or AQLI, attempts to clearly indicate how emissions of tiny particles, called particulates, are having an affect on people's health worldwide. Why it matters: The report comes at a...
Pelosi: The press 'loves' Trump
November 19, 2018 inPolitics
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the likely next Speaker of the House, said in an interview published Monday that she believes the press "loves" President Trump, citing his near-constant coverage on cable news as evidence.Pelosi... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
Judge: Ejecting teacher from school board meeting broke law
November 19, 2018 inPolitics
A judge says a school board violated Louisiana’s open-meetings law by ejecting a teacher who spoke out against giving the superintendent a $30,000 raise. Judge David Smith also threw out the raise given Jan. 8 to Superintendent Jerome Puyau (PEE-oh), who returned to work this month despite a 6-2 school board vote putting him on paid leave. Smith ordered the board to follow the law and board policy about public comments, and...
FTSE marks back-to-back stumbles as pound rises amid Brexit developments
November 19, 2018 inEconomics
London’s main stock index Monday finished lower to start the week as the British pound firmed with the vagaries of Brexit politics. How are markets performing? The U.K.’s FTSE 100 UKX, -0.19%[1] closed down 0.2% to 7,000.89. The index on Friday logged a...
Senate Dems sue to block Whitaker from serving as attorney general
November 19, 2018 inPolitics
Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday challenging President Trump’s decision to name Matthew Whitaker acting attorney general. The lawsuit brought by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mazie Hirono (D-... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
David's Chapter 11: America's Largest Bridal Chain Files For Bankruptcy
November 19, 2018 inEconomics
Following a missed debt payment in October on $270 million in unsecured notes, America's largest bridal-chain, David's Bridal, has begun a pre-packaged financial restructuring by initiating a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The company will remain in operation during the restructuring which will cut outstanding debt by more than $400 million out of its overall debt load of $760 million, according to Bloomberg. The court-supervised process is expected to be completed by early...
Michael Bloomberg donates $1.8 billion to help Johns Hopkins become "forever need-blind"
November 18, 2018 inPolitics
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday said he’s giving $1.8 billion to his alma mater Johns Hopkins University to provide financial aid to students from low- and middle-income families. This is said to be the largest private gift to a single academic institution. The details: Bloomberg wrote in an online op-ed for the New York Times that his gift will enable the private university in Baltimore to...
Trump labels Schiff ‘little Adam Schitt’
November 18, 2018 inPolitics
President Trump on Sunday attacked Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), labeling him as "little Adam Schitt" after the congressman suggested the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was unconstitutional."So funny to see little Adam Schitt... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
