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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new federal corporate tax cut is good news for Virginia's two largest electric monopolies. Whether it'll mean lower electric bills depends on state lawmakers. A 2015 state law blocks regulators from passing the companies' corporate tax savings — estimated to be $240 million a year — to customers. But the legislator who sponsored that law says he plans to "fix" it so that ratepayers are the ultimate beneficiary of lower federal taxes. Republican Sen. Frank Wagner said he plans... Читать дальше...

Uber

• One of Uber's top executives, privy to the company's inner workings for years, has admitted that 'everything hasn't happened in the right way in the past.'
• The Uber vice president also said Uber's drawn out-search for a new CEO had an unexpected benefit: it forced the top managers to work more closely together.

Uber vice president Rachel Holt told CNBC on Friday that new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi differs from his predecessor, Travis Kalanick, in that he... Читать дальше...

Diane Kruger’s startling blues are a force of their own in “In the Fade,” the German grief thriller from Fatih Akin (“The Edge of Heaven”) that asks the actress’s eyes to convey a potent range of emotions while the character behind them decides just how far she needs to go to find justice after a violent tragedy. It’s not hard to see why Kruger won the Best Actress prize at Cannes this year for her performance, and though the movie around her (Germany’s submission to the Academy Awards) can at times feel like a standard-issue vengeance saga... Читать дальше...

Weeks after announcing that he plans to send an original Tesla Roadster to space atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, Elon Musk has released photos of the car being prepped for launch at SpaceX headquarters. The series of photos, posted to Instagram, show the Roadster attached to a fitting and placed between the two halves of the payload fairing that caps the rocket. The photos were posted just hours after a picture leaked on Reddit that showed a grainy view of the car being readied for its final ride.

With seats up for grabs in the US House of Representatives and Senate next year, Democrats are divided over Hillary Clinton appearing on the campaign trail.

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• Subway franchisees say that the chain only delivers fresh vegetables and other produce once a week at most locations. 
• The lack of fresh produce seems to go against the company's slogan of  "eat fresh." 
• The result, according to a franchisee who has protested the policy, is lettuce that tastes like "shredded paper."
• Subway closed more than 900 locations in 2017 and franchisees say more closures are likely to come in 2018. 

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The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to put some of the heaviest sanctions yet on North Korea, including limiting oil exports strictly to their current levels and ordering North Korean workers abroad to return home within two years, The New York Times reports. Friday's 15-0 vote marks a significant step in the process because the United States was joined by Russia and China, which historically have hesitated on escalating sanctions against the regime.

In the Meri refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 30,000 South Sudanese refugees yearn to return to their homeland, which has been ripped apart by a four-year civil war. The new cease-fire signed Thursday between the government of President Salva Kiir and different rebel groups should raise hopes of peace in the war-torn country. But the refugees in Meri camp who spoke to VOA said they are not celebrating just yet. "We hear, but we don't know whether it is going to be," said Rose Tabu... Читать дальше...

Ukraine and Russia on Friday both claimed victory after arbitration aimed at settling a ferocious dispute over a 2009 energy contract.

Kiew/Berlin (dpa) - Im Ukraine-Konflikt hat Kanzlerin Angela Merkel in einem Telefonat mit Präsident Petro Poroschenko die für die Feiertage vereinbarte Waffenruhe begrüßt. Nach einer Mitteilung des Kanzleramtes vom Freitagabend stimmten beide Seiten überein, dass diese Einigung zu einer langfristigen Beruhigung der Sicherheitslage führen sollte. Die Ukraine und die prorussischen Separatisten im Donbass hatten sich am Mittwoch auf eine Waffenruhe über die Weihnachts- und Silvesterfeiertage geeinigt. Читать дальше...

Employees from U.S. nuclear power plants filed nearly 700 complaints in recent years. The federal agency overseeing the plants found no wrongdoing.

Some big potential Arsenal transfer news has just come in The future of Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi could be affected by this The Spanish side have sacked manager Eduardo Berizzo, who’d fallen out with the player READ MORE: Arsenal legend explains how Arsene Wenger can stop Liverpool’s fearsome front four Arsenal may have been dealt a blow to their transfer plans regarding Steven N’Zonzi with news just breaking that Sevilla have sacked manager Eduardo... Читать дальше...

Eating fish can boost your brain power — for reel! Kids who chow down on the sea creatures frequently have higher IQs than ones who don’t, a new study claims. Children, ages 9 to 11, who ate fish once a week scored an average of nearly 5 points higher on the intelligence test, according a...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Henrietta Holsman Fore as the new executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund, also known as UNICEF. Fore served as the first female administrator of the United States' Agency for International Development, or USAID, from 2007 to 2009. She also served in the U.S. State Department and as Director of the United States Mint. Earlier in her career, from 1989 to 1993, she served as Assistant Administrator for Asia, and Assistant... Читать дальше...

$100 billion makes you very, um, swole apparently.

It's the one of Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos cosplaying as Jason Statham.

Jk! It's the real him! Amazon's revenue wasn't the only thing that got, uh, big this year.

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"Swole Jeff Bezos" surfaced all the way back on July 13 — but I...still...feel...uncomfortable...

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Argue all you want about which is the best team in NFL annals. The Pro Football Hall of Fame will premiere a documentary on a top candidate on Jan. 3

United Nations/Seoul - The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea following its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, a move that analysts said could have a significant impact on the isolated country's struggling economy.

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea in response to last month's launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang says is capable of reaching anywhere on the U.S. mainland.

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HUD officials announced Friday that the agency will be providing $4.1 million for housing programs supporting those with HIV/AIDS in Illinois

LONDON – Newcastle United need one win to breathe life into their Premier League campaign, manager Rafa Benitez said ahead of Saturday's trip to West Ham United.

A line of dining benches that can crack and collapse are among this week's recalled consumer products. Other items include mattresses and children's pajamas that fail to meet flammability standards. Here's a more detailed look: DINING BENCHES DETAILS: Vilo Home Marseille dining benches with four legs. The benches were sold in black and brown with beige linen seat cushions. The benches were made of rubber wood. The bench measures about 52 inches by 18 inches wide. The model number is VH1103 and can... Читать дальше...