Reuters All 75 people on board have now safely been rescued The Royal New Zealand Navy has lost its first ship to the sea since World War Two, after one of its vessels ran aground off the coast of Samoa. The HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist diving and ocean imaging ship, came into trouble about one … Read more
Jason York | Getty Images It may be a better time than ever to save in a Roth retirement account. A Roth 401(k) plan or Roth individual retirement account allows savers to stash away money after it’s been taxed, meaning Uncle Sam won’t take a bite when retirees withdraw their funds later. Contributions to a … Read more
MOSCOW — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country’s painful legacy as a testing ground for Soviet nuclear weapons. The proposal is backed by the government and the country’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who hopes to boost the country’s energy security. The … Read more
LONDON – The New York Jets have activated third-string quarterback Adrian Martinez for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Martinez would serve as an emergency quarterback behind starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Tyrod Taylor. The 40-year-old Rodgers had a sore left knee after last week’s loss to the Denver Broncos but … Read more
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and the capital Beirut continued overnight, while Israel has also issued fresh evacuation orders. The BBC’s Hugo Bachega visited the scene of one strike in southern Beirut and found a building completely flattened. He said residents told him there was a sweet shop in the building hit – and saw … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Eamon Javers and political reporter Brian Schwartz join the “Power Lunch” team to break down the latest presidential campaign fundraising numbers. 05:46 Thu, Jan 2 20202:54 PM EST Source link
Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and particularly for women of color. But Black and Latina women are starting to gain ground, landing top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U.S. That has translated … Read more
If you need someone to get rid of ghosts, you call Ghostbusters. If you need someone to clean up a mess in Catholic education, you call the Jesuits. Father Travis Russell, a 39-year-old Jesuit priest, is in his third year serving as president of Verbum Dei, the iconic all-boys Catholic high school that opened in … Read more
AFP Mozambique is set for a watershed election that will see a change of the presidential guard, with the era of leaders who forged their careers in the trenches of the independence war against Portuguese rule coming to an end. For the first time, the once all-powerful Frelimo party is fielding a presidential candidate who … Read more
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Michael Bennet wants to increase the top income-tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans to 44%. That rate exceeds those articulated by other potential candidates to date, according to experts. Bennet, who has represented Colorado in the Senate since 2009, recently proposed a slew of tax reforms to pay for his … Read more