Corporate America has been giving more and more cash back to investors through dividends and stock buybacks. Companies are also using some of their excess cash on mergers. But many big companies are still sitting on a LOT of cash — even though it earns next to nothing on their balance sheets, because interest rates
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The withdrawal of US troops from Syria is devastating for Bashirul Shikder — it feels like America has abandoned his children to what’s left of ISIS. He says he’s been searching for them for 4½ years, trying to coordinate with US government agencies and Kurdish forces, even traveling to the Middle East himself to look
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Click here for updates on this story WAXAHACHIE, TX (KTVT) — A Waxahachie, TX woman is grateful to have her engagement ring back after accidentally throwing it in the garbage Friday. Nelly Cabeen had to call the crew at Turkey Creek Landfill in Alvarado, but they were happy to jump into action and help. “It’s
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The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony. The PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture — was approved on Tuesday. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the House last month, expands a previous law passed in 2010. “There’s no place in a civilized society for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY , OK (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Thunder started off Tuesday night’s game by honoring the 168 lives lost in the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. In a powerful moment before the game against the Orlando Magic, family members
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Christmas time has arrived at Starbucks once again. The coffee chain said on Wednesday that its holiday drinks, foods and its signature red and green cups will be back in stores on Thursday. For Starbucks, the seasonal offerings are a way to create buzz, give their fans what they want and boost sales. “Customers have
Continue Reading On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats retook control of the state House and state Senate — giving the party total control of the legislature and the governor’s mansion for the first time in nearly three decades. Which is a big deal! But it’s actually how — and even more accurately where — Democrats won their Virginia majority
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — Tyre is outgoing, fun and full of personality. He has a lot of passions including creating art, watching YouTube stars and cats. “If I’m drawing something, I usually, I draw love. Because I don’t know, love is a big theme in my life.
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has a suburban problem, and it’s not clear that they know what to do about it. As urban areas become more Democratic leaning and rural areas move to the right, the suburbs are likely going to be where the 2020 election is decided. Tuesday’s elections suggest Trump and the Republicans
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Melania Trump’s visit Wednesday to a Boston hospital, was met with something the first lady doesn’t normally encounter on her solo trips: dozens of protesters. As Trump’s motorcade pulled into Boston Medical Center, located in the city’s South End, protesters on a grassy area in front of the building held signs and chanted, most decrying
Continue Reading The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the transcript of their closed-door deposition with the top US diplomat in Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor. Read the transcript here: cnn.com/2019/11/06/politics/taylor-impeachment-deposition-transcript/index.html
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An amber alert has been issued for a 5-year-old girl who police say disappeared from her home in Jacksonville, Florida, early Wednesday. Taylor Rose Williams was last seen in her home around midnight, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. An unidentified person told police that when they woke up the child was not in her room
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. has already copped to being a troll. In his new book, published Tuesday, he offers proof that he is also a huckster who goes all-in with the entertaining gobbledygook associated with the family name. Sometimes he’s a whining victim. Sometimes he’s a hero. Always he’s a chip off the old block. The
Continue Reading A data breach at the California Department of Motor Vehicles may have exposed some drivers’ Social Security number information to seven government entities, according to the DMV. The breach affects about 3,200 individuals over at least the last four years, the agency said in a statement. The DMV insists it was not hacked and information
Continue Reading In the wake of Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s almost-certain loss on Tuesday, the conventional wisdom soon began to congeal: This is bad news for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s chances of winning a seventh(!) term next year in the Bluegrass State. I mean, maybe? State races are a different animal from federal contests. And
Continue Reading Bud Light Seltzer is joining the battle for spiked seltzer supremacy. Anheuser-Busch InBev’s newest addition to its spiked seltzer lineup is coming early next year. Although it’s named after its bestselling beer, Bud Light Seltzer will taste like hard seltzer. The beer conglomerate hopes the recognizable Bud Light brand will give it an edge in
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Popular Fortnite YouTuber FaZe Jarvis has been issued a lifetime ban by the game’s creators, Epic Games, following his public use of cheating hacks. In an apology video posted Sunday, Jarvis explained that he got the ban after using aimbots, a type of in-game cheat that allows players to automatically aim at opponents, greatly increasing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOMERS (KPAX TV) — New information is coming to light on the man who allegedly drove into the fake patrol car in Somers , severely damaging it. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper David Mills says Ronald Brown, 51, of Lakeside was traveling south on US Highway 93 in his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — Habitat for Humanity recently announced the two families who will be receiving next set of homes. One of those families came to the Missoula as refugees from the Congo and now will get to live out the American dream in the community they love.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BIGFORK (KPAX TV) — A young Bigfork boy, who was unable to speak in full sentences for years, has found his voice through unique speech class in the Flathead Valley. Jessica and Ben Fulford at first thought their son Owen was a normal, healthy baby boy. But at
Continue Reading MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — Western Montana’s has experienced three different winter storms and a level of air quality we don’t usually see until later in the winter. Could this be an indication of a harsh winter? National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Robert Nester has issued his annual long-range winter forecast for western Montana. This season’s
Continue Reading Voter turnout was considerably higher in Kentucky on Tuesday than in past elections, signaling increased interest in politics during President Donald Trump’s administration and the possibility of historic turnout in 2020. Voter turnout in Kentucky was over 42%, according to unofficial figures from the state’s secretary of state office, a number that far outpaces the
Continue Reading Alexandra Grant and Helen Mirren have some things in common, but spending time with Keanu Reeves is not one of them. Grant, 46, sparked speculation that she is dating Reeves after the pair was spotted holding hands at the LACMA Art + Film Gala this past weekend. With her gray hair, the artist and philanthropist
Continue Reading A man has been arrested after allegedly killing 10 people in India by giving them cyanide-laced religious offerings or medicine and then stealing their cash, gold or silver, according to police. Vellanki Simhadri, 38, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly confessing to the crimes in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh between February 2018 and
Continue Reading Krispy Kreme-starved Minnesotans hungry for doughnuts were able to get their sugary fix thanks to an enterprising young entrepreneur. Jayson Gonzalez, 21, was able to deliver those sweet glazed doughnuts from Krispy Kreme while spreading joy to deprived Minnesotans one box of doughnuts at a time. Krispy Kreme closed its last store in Minnesota in
Continue Reading Facebook has become a fertile breeding ground for disinformation about Congress’s impeachment inquiry, according to a new report by the civil society group Avaaz. Material seeking to discredit the probe now accounts for some of the most viral fake content on the social media platform, researchers at the group said. Of the top 100 viral
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(CNN Español) — El Gobierno brasileño reportó que su programa de protección fronteriza estableció un nuevo récord de incautaciones. La Secretaría de Ingresos Federales y la Oficina de Seguridad Institucional reportaron que hasta mediados del tercer trimestre del año han incautado 34 toneladas de cocaína y 589 armas de fuego. La Policía Federal de Brasil informó
Continue Reading Democrats were celebrating Tuesday night, while President Donald Trump and Republicans were left to explain why they were behind in one of the reddest states in the nation. In Kentucky, Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear was poised to defeat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, holding onto a 0.4-percentage-point lead with all precincts reporting even as Bevin
Continue Reading James Stern, the California pastor and activist who took over one of the country’s largest neo-Nazi groups with plans to destroy it, died before accomplishing his goal, his attorney said. Stern died October 11, attorney Bob Ross told CNN. He was buried Tuesday in Inglewood, California, after a battle with cancer, according to his close
Continue Reading In 2017, more than 1 million electric vehicles were sold for the first time. That number doubled to 2 million in 2018 and by 2040 electric cars could make up more than half of all new sales. Electric vehicles will play a pivotal role in meeting global targets to reduce carbon emissions, but new research
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