FINANCIAL TIMES: …The US economy created 321,000 new jobs in November — well ahead of analyst expectations of 230,000. Treasury yields jumped as investors priced in the now palpable prospect of US Federal Reserve interest rate rises during the first half of 2015. The report — coming on the same day the Bundesbank halved its […]
Commissioner Martin To Not Seek Re-Election In 2015
Throughout my life, I have thrived in looking for new challenges to take on. After much discussion with my family, I will not be seeking a third term as commissioner. Though I’m eager to tackle many things during my last year in office, I’m ready to take on new challenges.
Rolling Stone Apologizes, Backs Down From UVA Rape Story
NEWSMAX: …”We were trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault, and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account,” Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana said in a statement on the publication’s website Friday. “We are taking this seriously […]
Why NewsLanc reps are back on the streets this weekend
Despite the near freezing temperatures, we are distributing news letter because the public needs to know more about the proposed merger of Lancaster General Hospital with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Kane won’t defend controversial gun law
Instead, she is deferring to lawyers working under Gov. Corbett – who in six weeks will relinquish their offices to a new Democratic administration…
Eric Garner Was Just a Number to Them
DAILY BEAST COLUMN: …Eric Garner died because he was tired of being a number. And he was a number because he was a street hustler in an era when police bosses had taken to using the number of arrests and summonses to measure the performance of cops they did not trust to rely on their […]
Democrats Clear Christie In Bridgegate Investigation
DAILY BEAST: Chris Christie may be feeling a little bit lighter today, though it’s unlikely he would ever admit it. The New Jersey Governor, Republican Governors Association Chairman, and all-but-certain presidential candidate is officially one step closer to being free of the political baggage that is the so-called “Bridgegate” scandal –– but he’s not completely […]
Provocations between Russia and NATO threaten armed conflict
However, Kremlin officials assert that Washington is already supplying Kiev with lethal aid and that Washington is not waiting for the new Republican majority in Congress to pass a bill that will give full assistance to Ukraine not only to conquer the rebels in Donbass but also to recover Crimea from Russia’s annexation.
China overtakes the US as world’s largest economy
By year’s end, China’s economic output will reach $17.6 trillion – the U.S. will slide down to second with a mere $17.4 trillion.
If only Lancaster responded to our web sites as do Budapest
If people think NewsLanc stirs up trouble in Lancaster, take a look at coverage by our Budapest web site to see what is happening in Hungary.
Statement by Senator John McCain expressing concern about democracy and rule of law in Hungary
Dec 03 2014 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement expressing concern about democracy and the rule of law in Hungary: “Since Prime Minister Viktor Orban came to power in 2010, antidemocratic constitutional changes have been enacted, the independence of Hungary’s courts have been restricted, nongovernmental organizations raided and […]
Average Obamacare Health Premiums to Rise in 2015
DAILY FINANCE: Premiums for the most popular type of plan will go up an average of 5 percent in the 35 states where the federal government is running the health insurance exchanges, said a report from the Health and Human Services Department. However, the administration says about two-thirds of current customers can still find coverage […]
British Regulator Urges Home Births Over Hospitals for Uncomplicated Pregnancies
Hospital births were more likely to end in cesarean sections or involve episiotomies, a government financed 2011 study carried out by researchers at Oxford University showed. Women were more likely to be given epidurals…
U.S. and Iran Both Attack ISIS, but Try Not to Look Like Allies
NEW YORK TIMES: Iranian fighter jets struck extremist targets in Iraq recently, Iranian and American officials have confirmed, in the latest display of Tehran’s new willingness to conduct military operations openly on foreign battlefields rather than covertly and through proxies. The shift stems in part from Iran’s deepening military role in Iraq in the war […]