2020 February

Courteney Cox, Rose McGowan, John Carpenter: les stars rendent hommage à Wes Craven

Après avoir fait trembler d’angoisse des générations de spectateurs avec ses films d’horreur, Wes Craven s’en est allé à l’âge de 76 ans. L’annonce de sa mort a provoqué une vive émotion et poussé de nombreuses personnalités à rendre hommage au cinéaste sur la Toile. Le cinéma d’horreur se sent orphelin en ce début de […]

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Fabletics and Maddie Ziegler to collaborate again

Fabletics, the global active-lifestyle brand co-founded by Kate Hudson, has launched a second Maddie Ziegler “I’m so grateful to have Maddie as a part of the Fabletics family! Our first collab was so amazing – we knew we had to bring her back again for a totally new collection,” Hudson said in a statement. “This […]

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Deepwater Horizon spill larger than previously believed: study

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was approximately 30 percent larger than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday. The study, published in Science Advances, found that large portions of the Gulf of Mexico were exposed to “invisible and toxic oil that extended beyond the boundaries of the satellite footprint.” “The cumulative satellite oil slick […]

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Completion of Trump fuel efficiency standard changes could be far off: report

The Trump administration’s proposed rollback to Obama-era fuel efficiency standards could take months to complete, The New York Times reported Thursday.  Six people familiar with a draft proposal sent to the White House in January told the Times that it had several spelling and numerical errors and that 111 of its sections were labeled “text forthcoming.” The Trump proposal would freeze the […]

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Ocasio-Cortez introduces national fracking ban

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezFormer HUD secretary criticizes Bloomberg on housing policy Overnight Energy: Panel gives chairman power to subpoena Interior | House passes bill to protect wilderness | House Republicans propose carbon capture bill | Ocasio-Cortez introduces bill to ban fracking Ocasio-Cortez blasts Bloomberg on stop and frisk: ‘People’s lives were ruined’ MORE (D-N.Y.), along […]

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Watchdog sues for records of Boeing's communications with Trump's Transportation Department

The government watchdog Accountable.US has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation (DOT) after requests for records of communications between Boeing and DOT have not been acknowledged. Following the second deadly Boeing 737 MAX crash last year, Accountable.US submitted four Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests in December related to communications between Boeing and the Federal […]

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Sherrod Brown: Senate GOP let Trump run 'personal vengeance operation'

Sen. Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell BrownOn The Money: Deficit spikes 25 percent through January | Mnuchin declines to say why Trump pulled Treasury nominee who oversaw Roger Stone case | Lawmakers trade insults over Trump budget cuts Mnuchin defends Treasury regulations on GOP tax law Mnuchin declines to say why Trump pulled Treasury nominee who oversaw […]

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On The Money: Deficit spikes 25 percent through January | Mnuchin declines to say why Trump pulled Treasury nominee who oversaw Roger Stone case | Lawmakers trade insults over Trump budget cuts

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to On The Money, even faster and more exciting than the Daytona 500. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, […]

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Pompeo to testify on Iran in February

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoMenendez calls for ‘Marie Yovanovitch bill’ to protect foreign service employees Syria is not a lost cause for the US — but it is getting close Pompeo to testify on Iran in February MORE is expected to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on U.S. policy in […]

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Overnight Energy: Panel gives chairman power to subpoena Interior | House passes bill to protect wilderness | House Republicans propose carbon capture bill | Ocasio-Cortez introduces bill to ban fracking

I’VE GOT THE POWER:The House Natural Resources Committee voted Wednesday to give Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) the power to subpoena the Department of the Interior after Republicans scored a significant win that limited the chairman’s power.  The 21-15 party-line vote represents a new chapter in the committee’s ongoing battle to gain a number of documents […]

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