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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were hanging onto some of their early gains Monday afternoon on expectations that lower taxes will help corporate profits pile up even higher. Congress moved closer to overhauling the U.S. tax system over the weekend, after the Senate narrowly approved its package of cuts. Lower tax rates would help boost profits for companies, which already have been reporting resurgent earnings growth this year thanks to the improving global economy. If profits do accelerate further, it would... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — 'Tis the season to keep that office holiday party from adding to the list of workplace sexual misconduct scandals. With the names of Weinstein, Spacey and Lauer likely getting more mentions this year than Dancer, Prancer and Blitzen, employers are making sure their year-end staff merrymaking doesn't generate more inappropriate conduct. There will be less booze at many. An independent business organization has renewed its annual warning not to hang mistletoe. And some will have party monitors... Читать дальше...

A woman who appeared to be stealing a package off an Everett doorstep was caught and detained by a nanny at the home, and the whole thing was captured on video.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Washington State quarterback Luke Falk has topped Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield to win the Burlsworth Award, given annually to the top college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Falk had finished behind two-time winner Mayfield in each of the last two years, but he won during his third time as a finalist — coming off a season in which the senior threw for 3,593 yards and 30 touchdowns for the Cougars (9-3). The 6-foot-4, 223-pound Falk walked on at Washington... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's Richmond regional bank announced on Monday that Thomas Barkin, a senior executive at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., will be the bank's next president. He will succeed Jeffrey Lacker, who resigned as the bank's president in April after revealing his involvement in a leak of confidential information in 2012 that had triggered congressional and FBI investigations. Barkin, 56, who will take over at the Richmond bank on Jan. 1, will be a voting... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Seeking to dispel "myths" about net neutrality, the Trump administration's telecom chief instead put out his own incomplete and misleading talking points when he suggested that internet providers had never influenced content available to their customers before neutrality rules took effect in 2015. Iffy claims have come from the other side of the debate, too, such as the notion that federal regulators had never stepped in to make those providers change their service plans. Although no such cases were brought... Читать дальше...

It's an increasingly insular world for those seeking and holding high office in America: Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton appearances tell the tale.

It's an increasingly insular world for those seeking and holding high office in America: Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton appearances tell the tale.

In the annual nearing of the moon to Earth, Seattle will see major high tides this week, a phenomenon called King Tide.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite National Park might not seem like an ideal winter destination, particularly if you're from a part of the country where you'd like to trade in road salt for rim salt on your margarita and leave the words "wind chill" behind. But Yosemite in winter is magical, as I discovered last year on a trip there with my family just after Christmas. There's snowboarding and skiing, both downhill and cross-country, as well as sledding (pick up a plastic saucer at a sporting goods store on the way). Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — Doctors in Dallas say it took over a year to determine if a woman who received a womb transplant would become the first in the U.S. to give birth. Baylor University Medical Center officials said at a news conference Monday that the mother has returned home and her newborn son is fine. He remains hospitalized for monitoring. Dr. Tiffany Anthony says it took months to ensure that the transplanted uterus would be functional and then many more to determine if the implanted embryo would prove viable. Читать дальше...

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Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole will resign from her position after 3 1/2 years atop the reforming department at the end of the year, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday morning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Monday on expectations that lower taxes will help corporate profits pile up even higher. Congress moved to the precipice of overhauling the U.S. tax system over the weekend, after the Senate narrowly approved its package of cuts. Lower corporate tax rates would help boost profits for companies, which have already been reporting resurgent gains this year thanks to a global economy that finally seems to be improving in sync. And if profits do indeed accelerate further, it... Читать дальше...

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are rising in midday trading on Wall Street after the Senate passed a tax overhaul bill. Companies that stand to benefit the most from lower corporate taxes rose the most Monday. Small-company stocks and companies that do much of their business in the U.S. rose more than the rest of the market. Lower-taxed companies like technology stocks didn't do as well. Banks and retailers rose. Bank of America jumped 3.8 percent... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has touted his tax overhaul as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Yet the plan Senate Republicans have embraced could force lawmakers to rewrite the tax code repeatedly for years to come. The main reason is that some of its key planks are set to expire, thereby forcing tough choices on a future Congress about whether to renew them. The tax cuts for individuals and families? They'd vanish after eight years. The breaks for companies to fully expense new equipment? Читать дальше...

A semi truck hit a barrier along eastbound Interstate 90 in Eastern Washington, causing a fuel spill and shutting down the roadway.

A semi truck hit a barrier along eastbound Interstate 90 in Eastern Washington, causing a fuel spill and shutting down the roadway.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say a prominent Florida eye doctor accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey should get a 30-year sentence for a separate Medicare fraud scheme that they say stole more than $100 million from the federal government. A three-day sentencing hearing for Dr. Salomon Melgen, 63, is scheduled to begin Tuesday on 67 counts, including health care fraud, submitting false claims and falsifying records in patients' files. U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Читать дальше...

Seattle could see the sun fill the skies this week, at least a little.

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The bridge between Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will open in a matter of weeks. Maine-based contractor Cianbro is being fined $1,000 a day after the Sept. 1 opening of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, was delayed. Ron Taylor from Maine DOT tells WGME-TV that it's been a "very long and challenging process." But a Maine Department of Transportation spokesman said Monday it'll be open by year's end. Like the old bridge, this one will be a double-decker to allow... Читать дальше...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A new U.S. Navy ship has arrived in New York in advance of its commissioning, scheduled for later this month. The USS Little Rock glided into the Buffalo harbor on Monday, escorted by the Buffalo Fire Department's Edward M. Cotter fire boat and cheered by a few hundred people who lined up to greet it. The littoral combat ship will be commissioned Dec. 16 at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, where three World War II vessels are docked. Among them is the original USS Little Rock... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York lawmaker is raising concerns about double-decker sightseeing buses in New York City, arguing tougher regulations are needed to protect tourists, pedestrians and other motorists. Democratic State Sen. Brad Hoylman, of Manhattan, on Monday urged the state to beef up its rules for the tourist vehicles. He says several legal loopholes allow the buses to skirt the safety and regulatory rules that apply to other kinds of buses. Double-decker tourist buses don't have to follow... Читать дальше...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — South Beach has a reputation as a boozy playground for partying rich kids, celebrities and wannabes. So is it possible for parents to enjoy a vacation here on a budget with teenagers? Absolutely. We did. My husband Dan and I took our 18-year-old daughter Maggie and her 19-year-old friend Louise Reed to South Beach on vacation. We shared a hotel room, had the occasional dinner together, issued a few warnings about safety while they went off on their own, and we all had a great time without spending a fortune. Читать дальше...