Friday, March 30, 2018

Trump, Lacking Leverage Over North Korea, Takes Aim at South Instead

President Trump delivering a speech in Richfield, Ohio, on Thursday. Analysts say Mr. Trump’s decision to link a trade deal with South Korea to progress in denuclearizing North Korea shows a growing unease in Washington.

BRIEF-Cimarex Energy Co Says CEO Thomas Jorden's FY 2017 Total Compensation Was $11.1 Mln

* CIMAREX ENERGY CO SAYS CEO THOMAS JORDEN'S FY 2017 TOTAL COMPENSATION WAS $11.1 MILLION VERSUS $13.2 MILLION IN FY 2016 - SEC FILING Source text : http://bit.ly/2GlYlmB Further company coverage:

Trump isn't as pro-business as he claims

Amazon, Apple, Ford and Goldman Sachs are among America's largest employers and most iconic brands. They have something else in common: They've all been attacked by the CEO president.

SpaceX aced its launch, but the $6 million nose cone crashed

SpaceX launched another rocket on Friday, and fans waited with bated breath to find out if the company successfully landed the $6 million nose cone into a giant seaborne net.

TV reboots give new life to forgotten old episodes, too

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Why Apple uses privacy as a sales pitch

Facebook keeps apologizing for privacy. Apple uses privacy as a selling point.

Anita Shreve, Best-Selling Novelist, Dies at 71

Anita Shreve’s novels included “The Pilot’s Wife,” “Resistance” and “The Weight of Water.”

Going Cashless: My Journey Into the Future

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A Bittersweet Journey Back to Puerto Rico After Maria

Five months after Hurricane Maria led them to flee Puerto Rico for New York, Enrique and Emma López returned recently to their home in Aguadilla, a small beach side town on the northwest corner of the island.

Op-Ed Columnist: Affirmative Action for Reactionaries

Kevin D. Williamson speaking at the 2017 National Review Ideas Summit in Washington in 2017.

Israeli Military Kills at Least 12 in Confrontations on Gaza Border

Israeli soldiers shot tear gas across the border with Gaza on Friday as Palestinians gathered for demonstrations expected to last six weeks.

Editorial: Mitch McConnell, Your Female Colleagues Are Fed Up

Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, on Capitol Hill last month.

Op-Ed Contributor: Why I Am Still Grateful

Pope Francis praying during the Good Friday Passion of Christ Mass, inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican.

Noor Salman Acquitted in Pulse Nightclub Shooting

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Why Catholic Colleges Excel at Basketball

With a nod to faith, Loyola-Chicago fans cheered on their team against the Kansas State Wildcats last weekend in Atlanta.

Op-Ed Contributors: Linda Brown and the Unfinished Work of School Integration

Thousands of students, parents and educators rallied in Brooklyn in 2015 demanding an end to what they described as separate and unequal education in New York City schools.

Hope Hicks Is Gone, and It’s Not Clear Who Can Replace Her

Hope Hicks, the departing White House communications director and longtime aide to President Trump, on Thursday, her last day in the West Wing. Her small office is within earshot of the president’s office.

Opinion: The Americans Our Government Won’t Count

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Russian Accused of Hacking U.S. Tech Firms Is Extradited

Archive YouTube footage featuring Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin. His arrest in 2016 quickly turned into a battle between Washington and Moscow over whether he should be tried in the United States.

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny. I’m Not Going to Keep Watching.

Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in the revival of “Roseanne,” which had its premiere on Tuesday.

E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient

The Obama-era rules to be reconsidered were designed to address global warming and put the United States at the forefront of global car-efficiency regulation.

Advertisers Drop Laura Ingraham After She Taunts David Hogg

After Laura Ingraham mocked David Hogg over his college rejections, several companies said they would pull advertising from her show.

Trump, Lacking Leverage Over North Korea, Takes Aim at South Instead

President Trump delivering a speech in Richfield, Ohio, on Thursday. Analysts say Mr. Trump’s decision to link a trade deal with South Korea to progress in denuclearizing North Korea shows a growing unease in Washington.

BRIEF-Radisys Corp Files For Resale Of Up To 6.0 Mln Shares Of Common Stock

* RADISYS CORP FILES FOR RESALE OF UP TO 6,006,667 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BY SELLING SHAREHOLDERS - SEC FILING Source text : http://bit.ly/2GmGk7F Further company coverage:

Baker Hughes GE's CEO of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea departs

March 30 (Reuters) - Mary Hackett has left her job as chief executive officer of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea for General Electric's Baker Hughes oilfield services firm, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Friday.

BRIEF-CB Financial, First West Virginia Bancorp Get Regulatory Approvals For Merger

* CB FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND FIRST WEST VIRGINIA BANCORP, INC. RECEIVE REGULATORY APPROVALS TO COMPLETE PENDING MERGER Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

BRIEF-Kumho Tire Union Accepts Takeover Deal - Nikkei

* WORKERS AT KUMHO TIRE HAVE APPROVED CO'S ACQUISITION BY QINGDAO DOUBLESTAR - NIKKEI