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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has wasted little time in beginning a push to reverse the stricter banking regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis. Trump has branded the Dodd-Frank Act "a disaster" — a regulatory overreach that slowed the economy and stifled lending to consumers and businesses. The housing market has largely rebounded. [...] the banking system, which nearly collapsed at the height of the crisis, is safer and sturdier. The Dodd-Frank Act took effect in 2010... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Adobe mined its data on mobile ads, social sentiment and consumer purchasing to see what trends are bubbling up ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl pitting the Atlanta Falcons against the New England Patriots. Among the findings: exciting matchups engage fans more, and chicken wings are favored over pizza. People are actually watching the content the NFL is providing (instead of checking their phones). Furthermore, at halftime, it looks like the NFL is really selecting content and artists... Читать дальше...

(AP) — On the heels of last weekend's Producers Guild win, the candy-colored musical "La La Land" continues its dance to Oscar gold Saturday night at the Directors Guild of America Awards. Writer and director Damien Chazelle is expected to waltz away with the feature film directing award, which would be a strong indicator that he'll be given the same prize at the Oscars on Feb. 26.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana State Museum exhibition that opens Friday (Feb. 10) will commemorate the centennial of New Orleans' oldest surviving women's Carnival parade krewe and the evolution of women's krewes from the 1890s to the present. The Krewe of Iris, which was formed in 1917, and the krewes of Muses and Nyx provided display material and helped financially with the exhibit, called "Iris and the Goddesses of Carnival," said Wayne Phillips, the museum's curator of carnival collections. Читать дальше...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians badly want Tesla Motors to build its next giant factory on their soil, so to grab the attention of the California tech company they built a virtual version of a facility inside the "Minecraft" video game.

Tony Pauline has some interesting info on Garett Bolles (T, Utah) and Justin Evans (S, Texas A&M): The buzz continues to build around offensive tackle Garett Bolles. As posted earlier this week Bolles has been stamped the superior athlete from this year’s offensive tackle class and several people have told me for a month now […]

Trump is the sole beneficiary of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is tied to his Social Security number as the taxpayer identification number, according to documents published online by the investigative nonprofit ProPublica. Past precedent has been for presidents to sell off their holdings and place the cash into a truly blind trust — not one overseen by a family member — before taking office, even though there's no legal requirement to do so. [...] Secretary of State Rex Tillerson,... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum reopened to the public Saturday, less than 24 hours after a machete-wielding assailant shouting "Allahu akbar!" attacked French soldiers guarding the sprawling building and was shot by them. The worldwide draw of the iconic museum in central Paris, host to thousands of artworks including the "Mona Lisa," was on full display on a drizzly winter day as international tourists filed by armed police and soldiers patrolling outside the site, which had been closed immediately after Friday's attack. Читать дальше...

The transition away from coal-burning power plants now seems unstoppable, even if Trump scraps rules requiring utilities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wind and solar were expected to account for about two-thirds of the new electricity generation capacity added to the nation's power grid in 2016, outpacing fossil fuel expansion for a third straight year, according to the U.S. Energy Department. [...] even though big investor-owned utilities operate as legal monopolies in many states, the bill-lowering... Читать дальше...

Companies are feeling political pressure like never before, squeezed on one side by consumers who are boycotting products with any ties to the administration and on the other by the outspoken, social media-loving president. For most companies, the decision to get political used to be made after long, careful deliberations among a company's leader, public relations team, lawyers and lobbyists. Each business now has to look at where their customer fits into the political divide and how their company... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans face opposition to their plan to overhaul the way corporations pay federal taxes from a powerful group of lawmakers — other Republicans. Seeking to overhaul the tax code for the first time in 30 years, the House GOP plan would scrap the 35 percent tax on corporate profits, which is riddled with exemptions, deductions and credits. The proposal could help American workers and exporters who are struggling to compete against low-wage workers in other countries. ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that an Iranian infant banned from entering the United States for life-saving heart surgery under President Donald Trump's executive order will now be allowed to travel for the emergency procedure. The family had an appointment in Dubai to get a tourist visa, but it was abruptly canceled earlier this week after Trump announced his executive order on immigration banning travel to the U.S. by people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran. Читать дальше...

There was always this spell or that cure or such and such loophole or the other side that could save our heroes from saying a true forever-style good-bye. [...] Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Caroline (Candice King) clearly thought they'd have more time to caress his humanity back into existence by way of pancakes and long heart-to-heart chats and whatnot. Damon's trying to be a better person now that his own humanity is back in play, so he puts on his best steely-eyed thinker face and gets to work coming up with a Plan B. Читать дальше...

Starring The Last Ship's Inbar Lavi, Imposters is a delightful dramedy about a con artist, Maddie, who charms people into marrying her before making off with their money (and just enough dirt to blackmail them into staying quiet). [...] in an unexpected twist, Ezra and Richard soon realize that they must follow in Maddie's footsteps and start conning people themselves if they ever hope to fund their little vengeance mission. [...] though one would think the ins and outs of a con woman's life would... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Washington Huskies had lost their last two previous trips to Salt Lake City, so there was no overlooking struggling Utah on Friday night. Kelsey Plum scored 24 points and handed out eight assists as No. 10 Washington rolled over the Utes 82-53. The Huskies (21-3, 9-2 Pac-12) put the game away in the second quarter with a 21-10 period as they rode the elite duo of Plum and Chantel Osahor. Utah (14-8, 3-8) had no answer for the nation's leading rebounder in Osahor, who... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Kennedy Leonard scored 16 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to help Colorado pull away and beat Washington State 70-58 on Friday night. Leonard added two rebounds, two assists, and three steals in the final period.

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Boeing, Lockheed Martin y Toyota, mientras tanto, vivieron momentos de desazón al ser víctimas de las diatribas de Trump en Twitter. El predicamento de las compañías fue puesto en evidencia antes de la primera reunión de Trump en la Casa Blanca el viernes con su foro empresarial, un grupo que incluye a la directora general de General Motors, Mary Barra; el director general de JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon; y una decena de otros directivos. "Pasé mucho tiempo pensando sobre esto y vinculándolo a nuestros valores"... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a Hawaiian Airlines jet carrying 130 people was forced this week to avoid a small plane that was taking off without clearance. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said in an email the incident happened Wednesday morning when the Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 was taking off from Kahului Airport on Maui.

The College of Charleston women's team unknowingly has been playing home games and practicing with men's basketballs all season long. In a bizarre incident, the Colonial Athletic Association reversed the outcomes of a pair of conference games involving the Cougars for the school's use of the improper balls. Visiting schools noticed the difference in the balls throughout the season, but were told by Charleston officials that those were the correct basketballs. When he got to Charleston he took... Читать дальше...

The private company that previously had a management contract with Pittsburgh's water authority is defending its work in the wake of this week's boil-water advisory that affected 100,000 customers. Pittsburgh's City Council is calling on the state to investigate the city water authority's contract with a private corporation after this week's boil-water advisory that affected 100,000 customers. The move comes after the PWSA issued a boil-water advisory Tuesday evening affecting 100,000 customers including hospitals, schools and restaurants.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has inherited a healthy-looking job market from his predecessor, with the U.S. economy registering a burst of hiring in January and an influx of Americans looking for work. NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers are treading carefully this year to avoid alienating customers as a divisive political climate takes some of the buzz away from what is usually the biggest spectacle on TV. The regulator of broadcast TV and internet service on Friday said that cellphone... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Southern California school closed Friday to try to halt further spread of suspected norovirus contagion that appeared among a large group of students who attended a science camp at Yosemite National Park last week. The district said it is working with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to contain the illness, which appeared to have spread to some John Adams students who didn't go on the trip and through siblings to other Santa Monica schools. The highly contagious norovirus can be transmitted from an infected person... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 17 this week to 729. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 583 rigs sought oil and 145 explored for natural gas this week.

About 9.2 million people signed up through HealthCare.gov, the insurance marketplace serving most states, said the Health and Human Services department. Insurance markets created by former President Barack Obama's law provide subsidized private coverage for people who don't have access to health care through their jobs. Along with a Medicaid expansion aimed at low-income adults, the Affordable Care Act has helped millions get coverage, reducing the nation's uninsured rate to a historic low of about 9 percent. Читать дальше...