U.S. mergers help bank fees spike to record highs
NEW YORK (LPC) – A record $1.45 trillion of US syndicated lending to companies for acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dividends and refinancing in the first half of the year has propelled…
NAFTA talks delayed in D.C.
NAFTA talks have been delayed in D.C. after the U.S. notified Canada that today’s meeting would be put off until Tuesday. CBC’s Katie Simpson explains. source
First lady makes second visit to border detention facility for undocumented immigrants
First lady Melania Trump traveled to Tucson, Arizona Thursday to make her second visit in a week to a detention facility holding undocumented immigrants arrested at the southern border. “This…
Automakers warn U.S. tariffs will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, hike prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two major auto trade groups on Wednesday warned the Trump administration that imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported vehicles would cost hundreds of thousands of…
Is The World Cup’s Most Neurotic Team Finally Self-Actualizing?
WASHINGTON — By dumb luck, the two Washington bars where huge crowds of Germany and Mexico fans decided to watch their teams face off in the 2018 World Cup sit…
Tropical Storm Daniel forms far off Mexico’s Pacific coast
Tropical Storm Daniel formed well off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday, and forecasters said it was heading out to sea and posed no threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center…
Trump’s Wall May Put Arizona’s Rare Jaguars At Risk (HBO)
Trump’s proposed border wall along the Southwest border is threatening wildlife in the region – particularly jaguars whose numbers are already dwindling. source
Displaced in Sinaloa: The Hunt For ‘El Chapo’
As the Mexican Navy continues the hunt for fugitive Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, hundreds of people have been forced to flee the Golden Triangle, the Sinaloa … source
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – May,13 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: the Taliban launches what it says is a spring offensive to ‘cleanse’ the … source
Melania Trump makes surprise visit to Texas to visit migrant children separated by president’s policy
First lady Melania Trump traveled to Texas Thursday in an unannounced visit to a social services center amid a crisis over migrant children being forcibly separated from their parents as…