ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson.
In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk of punishment.
Her…
Miss America: Leadership bullied, manipulated, silenced me/National-Business/2018/08/17/Miss-America-Leadership-bullied-manipulated-silenced-me.html11
PHOENIX (AP) — The sales and marketing director of Backpage.com pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to facilitate prostitution, acknowledging that he participated in a scheme to give free ads to prostitutes in a bid to draw them away from competitors and win over their future business.
Dan Hyer is…
Sales director for Backpage.com pleads guilty to conspiracy/National-Business/2018/08/17/Sales-director-for-Backpage-com-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy.html11
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose late in the day Friday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The Wall Street Journal reported that the countries hope to have a resolution by November.
Industrial, health care and basic materials companies made…
Stocks jump as hopes rise for progress on China trade talks/National-Business/2018/08/17/US-stocks-dip-following-weak-forecasts-from-chip-companies.html11
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say?
Or, as the Trump administration insists, is the economy on the cusp of an explosive boom that will reward Americans and defy those expectations?
On Thursday, President Donald…
Trump team predicts an economic boom, defying most analysts/National-Business/2018/08/17/Trump-team-predicts-an-economic-boom-defying-most-analysts.html11
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates petitioned the 4th U.S. Circuit…
Environmental groups ask court to review pipeline approval/National-News/2018/08/16/Environmental-groups-ask-court-to-review-pipeline-approval.html11
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge is keeping alive a lawsuit accusing the country’s second-largest electricity company of violating water pollution laws by allowing potentially toxic coal ash sludge into neighboring waterways.
U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs ruled this week that…
US judge keeps alive Duke Energy water pollution lawsuit/National-News/2018/08/16/US-judge-keeps-alive-Duke-Energy-water-pollution-lawsuit.html11
MILAN (AP) — Collapsed concrete, twisted metal, crushed cars.
While the disaster in Genoa was the deadliest in recent years, Italy has seen other bridge and highway collapses that have raised alarm about the state of its aging transportation infrastructure.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say?
Or, as the Trump administration insists, is the economy on the cusp of an explosive boom that will reward Americans and defy those expectations?
On Thursday, President Donald…
Where White House touts a boom, most economists see a blip/National-Business/2018/08/16/Where-White-House-touts-a-boom-most-economists-see-a-blip.html11
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