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Goldman as bullish as ever on greenback

Sydney Morning Herald 

Goldman Sachs, one of the world's top 10 foreign-exchange traders, is holding fast to its bullish-dollar stance, unmoved by the currency's recent slide.

Donald Trump refers to Elizabeth Warren as 'the Indian' when responding to her tweetstorm

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters

Donald Trump revived an old political controversy Monday by referring to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as "the Indian."

During a press conference at the Old Post Office in Washington, DC, Trump was asked about the Democratic senator's repeated criticism of Trump's inflammatory rhetoric toward women and minorities.

He responded with a reference to years-old revelations that Warren identified herself as Native American on paperwork while studying at Harvard University.

"Who's that, the Indian? Читать дальше...

Everything Apple Announced Today

WIRED 

From a new iPhone to all those big numbers, WIRED has the details. The post Everything Apple Announced Today appeared first on WIRED.

Nebraska AG disappointed by high court denial of pot lawsuit

JournalStar.com 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's attorney general says he is disappointed but unsurprised by the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of Nebraska and Oklahoma's effort to have Colorado's pot legalization declared unconstitutional.

The Obama Doctrine: Made for the '90s, Disastrous Today

The National Interest 

James F. Jeffrey

Security, Americas

The president is yielding to the dangerous currents that oppose the global status quo.

Among the copious commentary on President Obama’s extraordinary foreign policy interview with the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg (“The Obama Doctrine”), Paul Pillar’s approving piece in the National Interest stands out with its cogent summary of Obama’s thinking. Pillar sees in Obama’s views "Splendidly clear. . . realist principles,” to “deal with the world as it is” and “address specific problems. Читать дальше...

Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace Announces Memoir

Yahoo Music 

Laura Jane Grace , the frontwoman for Against Me! , is publishing a memoir. As Entertainment Weekly reports, Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout will be released on November 15th via Hachette. Grace worked with writer Dan Ozzi on the tome, which will include writing she penned...

René Froger doodziek van geruchten 'dronken' optreden

Tubantia 

René Froger baalt er flink van dat afgelopend weekeinde via Facebook geruchten zijn verspreid over zijn vermeende dronkenschap tijdens een optreden in de Brabanthallen. Volgens de 55-jarige zanger was hij juist zo fris als een hoentje. Hij wordt doodziek van het 'negatieve gedoe op sociale media' over zijn persoon.

Jason Licht: Teams have interest in Mike Glennon, we’ll see how it goes

NBCSports.com 

In January, Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht said that he was leaning toward keeping backup quarterback Mike Glennon on the roster unless the team got a trade offer “that blows us away.” No one’s made that offer yet, but Licht sounded a bit more open to the idea of a trade while discussing Glennon’s status…

Here's why Tencent's peer-to-peer payments business could explode this year

BusinessInsider.com 

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Chinese Internet giant Tencent is poised to have a breakout year with regard to its mobile payments business.

Reuters notes that the company's mobile payments business is thriving, but transaction fees are a problem.

Tencent's mobile messaging app, WeChat, had 697 million monthly active users in December 2015, up from 650 million in September. Читать дальше...

Keller removing train cars to make room for parking

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Keller removing train cars to make room for parking KELLER, Texas (AP) — Several train cars considered by some to be symbols of a North Texas city's history are being removed to make way for more parking spots.

Fire leads to Caesars Palace hotel evacuation on Vegas Strip

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An escalator fire sent smoke billowing into parts of Las Vegas' glitzy Caesars Palace, sending three hotel workers to the hospital with smoke inhalation and leading to an evacuation early Monday, officials said.