BEIJING — China announced Friday that it would expand visa-free entry to nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help revive a sluggish economy. Starting Nov. 30, travelers from Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Estonia, Latvia and Japan will be able to enter China for up to … Read more
The Dodgers have filled their coaching vacancy. On Friday night, the team announced it had hired Chris Woodward to be its new first base coach, bringing back the former Texas Rangers manager for his second stint on Dave Roberts’ staff. Woodward served as the Dodgers’ third base coach from 2016 to 2018, before being hired … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University who’s made controversial claims about Covid, as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Makary is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins, according to the university’s website. He also served in leadership at the World Health Organization … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Fast Money Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC Business News retail reporter joins ‘Fast Money’ to talk store card APRs spiking ahead of the holidays. 03:16 5 hours ago Source link
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November. Chavez-DeRemer will have to be confirmed by the Senate, which will be … Read more
By Charlotte Carroll, Dan Duggan and Lauren Smith The New York Giants have released quarterback Daniel Jones, the team announced Friday. “Daniel came to see me this morning and asked if we would release him,” Giants president John Mara said in a statement. “We mutually agreed that would be best for him and for the … Read more
Hundreds of brush fires and wildfires have sparked all over the New York City region. Hilary Howard, who covers climate change and the environment in the region, explains what’s happening. Source link
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. ANTON BRINK/EPA-EFE Lava flows across one of the roads near Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said a new fissure erupted in the area on 21 November, spewing hot lava into the air. Lia Toby/Getty Images Actor Jeff Goldblum … Read more
‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer looks at next week’s market moving moments. Source link
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s technology and services company Bosch said Friday it planned to reduce its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and global auto industries. The company cited stagnating global auto sales, too much factory capacity in … Read more