WHIO |
China says some factories have violated anti-smog measures
WHIO People wearing protection masks walk near the iconic headquarters of China's state broadcaster Central China Television (CCTV) at the Central Business District in Beijing as the capital of China is blanked by heavy smog on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. China … Video of Smog Engulfing Beijing Shows Extent of PollutionNew York Times As smog returns, Beijing says skies are getting cleanerReuters China starts 2017 engulfed by smog, issues pollution alertsThe Boston Globe Voice of America –ABC News –Quartz –The Straits Times all 96 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Asian Stocks Climb With Oil, While Dollar Weakens: Markets Wrap
Bloomberg Asian stocks advanced and crude oil climbed on the first full trading day of the New Year as a private factory gauge indicated strength in China's economy. The dollar fell against most of its peers, paring some gains that have been spurred by the … Asia stocks edge up in positive start to 2017, dollar resumes climbReuters Foreign trends play larger role in Japanese growth for 2017Nikkei Asian Review Investor optimism, global economic reality may clash in 2017RT |
Fortune |
Finland Is Giving Nearly $600 a Month to 2000 Jobless Citizens, No Questions Asked
Fortune Finland kicked off the New Year by rolling out a groundbreaking trial that will give some of its citizens a universal basic income, in a bid to reduce poverty and increase employment. Little over a year after the Finnish government first announced its … Finland just launched an experiment giving 2000 people free money until 2019Business Insider Finland's Basic Income Experiment Starts – Really, It's Testing The Laffer Curve For Poor PeopleForbes New program will give 2000 jobless Finnish citizens free money for the next two yearsYahoo News FOX 61 –The Guardian –Business Standard –Raw Story all 25 news articles » |
New York Daily News |
SEE IT: American man booted off flight after going on racist rant
New York Daily News An American man kicked off 2017 by getting kicked off an airplane for going on a racist tirade and boasting about how "cool" it would be if he caused the flight to be diverted, video shows. The unidentified U.S. national was onboard a San Francisco … Flight Diverted Over 'Middle-Seat Rage' After Angry Passenger's Alleged RantHuffington Post Unruly passenger threatens seat mates, dares flight crew to turn plane aroundKGO-TV SF bound flight grounded due to unruly passenger's alleged racist rantKCRA Sacramento New Zealand Herald –Herald Sun –TVNZ –ABC News all 31 news articles » |
Washington Post |
Baggage handler locked in cargo hold during 1.5-hour flight from Charlotte to DC
Washington Post A baggage handler was locked inside an airplane's cargo area during a 1.5-hour flight from North Carolina to Northern Virginia on Sunday. A United Airlines spokeswoman said Monday that the airline was looking into how it had happened. The baggage … United investigates after worker spends flight in cargo holdTulsa World Baggage handler locked in with luggage on flight to DCWUSA9.com Baggage handler locked in cargo hold during flight from Charlotte, N.C. to DullesWashington Times FOX 10 News Phoenix –Daily Mail –9news.com.au all 20 news articles » |
New York Times |
After Obama, Some Health Reforms May Prove Lasting
New York Times Dr. Arthur C. Coffey performing a coronary artery bypass grafting at Indiana University Health's Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Credit Jonah Kessel/The New York Times. skip ad. After Obama, Some Health Reforms May Prove Lasting. A transformation … Why Obamacare is unlikely to die a swift deathWashington Post Paul: Repeal, replace ObamaCare simultaneouslyThe Hill (blog) Repealing Obamacare affects everyoneCNNMoney World Socialist Web Site –Pittsburgh Post-Gazette –NPR –Christian Science Monitor all 68 news articles » |
Business Insider |
Finland just launched an experiment giving 2000 people free money until 2019
Business Insider Finland has an ambitious New Year's resolution in mind: learn how offering free money for two years helps the unemployed get back to work. Starting Monday and lasting until 2019, the federal social-security institution Kela will distribute roughly $590 … Money for nothing: 2000 jobless Finns to get no-strings monthly payCBS News Finland: Interview with Tapani Karvinen, from the Pirate partyBasic Income News Finland's Basic Income Experiment Starts – Really, It's Testing The Laffer Curve For Poor PeopleForbes |
Wall Street Journal |
Twitter China Chief Kathy Chen Departs
Wall Street Journal BEIJING— Twitter Inc.'s controversial China chief has departed after only eight months, the latest executive to leave amid a global reorganization. A stream of executives has left the company since it announced layoffs in October amid continued losses. Twitter's China boss Kathy Chen quits after 8 monthsReuters UPDATE 1-Twitter's China boss Kathy Chen quits after 8 monthsBusiness Insider China Twitter boss leaves after seven monthsBBC News TechCrunch –CNNMoney –Mashable –Breitbart News all 50 news articles » |
New York Times |
As Second Avenue Subway Opens, a Train Delay Ends in (Happy) Tears
New York Times After decades of failed efforts to bring a line to one of the few corners of Manhattan the subway system didn't reach, the Second Avenue subway opened to the public on Sunday, with three stations. Credit Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times. Finally. After a century of promises, New Yorkers finally get their 2nd Avenue subwayWashington Post New York's Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Finally Leaves The StationNPR Nearly a century after the planning started, a New York subway arrivesLos Angeles Times The Verge –CBS News –New York Magazine –Lexington Herald Leader all 174 news articles » |
Reuters |
China's Manufacturing Expands for 5th Consecutive Month
New York Times BEIJING — Activity at China's factories slowed in December but still represented the fifth consecutive month of expansion in the latest sign that the world's No. 2 economy is stabilizing. The monthly purchasing managers' index by the Chinese … Growth in China's factories, services slows in December: official PMIReuters China manufacturing growth slowsYahoo Sports China services growth slows in DecemberNEWS.com.au Investing.com all 81 news articles » |