In October, U.S. Congressman and Senate candidate Joe Heck pulled his support for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the now-president-elect had harsh words for Heck, who lost in his bid to ...
The midfielder did not suffer a recurrence of his thigh injury in Wednesday night's game but Gladbach's boss remains concerned
A leading Mexican cement manufacturer has offered to help President-elect Donald Trump build his more than 1,000 mile long “big, beautiful, powerful’ wall along the US-Mexican southern border.
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Today in Entertainment: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Turkey Day marathon, 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' review Nov. 23, 2016, 4:39 p.m. Here's what's new and interesting in the world of entertainment and the arts today: Reviews of this weekend's new moviesStephen Colbert gives 'expert'...
The Mission quarterback hopes to lead the Bears to their third straight San Francisco Section title by beating Lincoln on Thursday at Kezar Stadium. Harris was the Academic Athletic Association’s Defensive Back of the Year as a sophomore and was The Chronicle’s 2015 San Francisco Player of the Year as a junior when he accounted for more than 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns. “He’s a big-time athlete who just continues to make big plays,” Hill said of Harris, the AAA’s Player of the Year in football and basketball last school year. Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Online advertising exchange AppNexus said Wednesday it has barred Breitbart News, the ultraconservative outlet that has served as a platform for the "alt-right," a white nationalist movement.
[...] barred are sites that attract a lot of nonhuman traffic or appear to be "content farms" that produce articles for the sole purpose of generating clicks. AppNexus determined that Breitbart "deployed crude racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual slurs in a way that could incite violence or discrimination against minority groups," he said.
[...] barred are sites that attract a lot of nonhuman traffic or appear to be "content farms" that produce articles for the sole purpose of generating clicks. AppNexus determined that Breitbart "deployed crude racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual slurs in a way that could incite violence or discrimination against minority groups," he said.
NEW YORK — After Ivanka Trump appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes” wearing a $10,800 bracelet from her jewelry line, someone at her company sent photos from the interview to fashion writers to drum up free publicity. Experts on government ethics are warning President-elect Donald Trump that he’ll never shake suspicions of a clash between his private interests and the public good if he doesn’t sell off his vast holdings, which include roughly 500 companies in more than a dozen countries. In an interview with the New York Times on Tuesday... Читать дальше...
The 29-year-old police Wayne State University police officer who was shot in the head has died, university officials said.
Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor considered the "king of bankruptcy" for buying beaten-down companies with the potential to deliver profits, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Commerce secretary, a senior … Click to Continue »
Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. Outdoor spaces abound at this freshly finished four-bedroom home that sits in the San Carlos hills between Highway 101 and Interstate 280. The trilevel contemporary includes Italian-engineered hardwood floors and plenty of designer details. Several dropped ceilings lend visual texture to an expansive great room anchored on one end with an open kitchen finished with quartz counters and Viking appliances. Читать дальше...
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is "lucky" he cannot face old club Bayern Munich in the Champions League next round, as both clubs qualify second in their groups.
The suit said Lee controlled Black Butterfly, a signatory to collective bargaining agreements, and treated its assets, which include the 2008 film, "Miracle at St. Anna," as his own while failing to pay its debts. The plaintiffs manage plans for the American Federal of Musicians, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Studio Transportation Drivers.
His successors will have to answer to investors in a way that Mr. Buffett has never needed to, and potentially even more than a typical S&P 500 CEO
Prince Harry is keeping busy on his tour of the Caribbean! The 32-year-old royal arrived earlier in the week to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Independence in Antigua and Barbuda, and the 50th Anniversary of Independence in Barbados and Guyana. Harry stopped by St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday (November 23), where he met with [...]
The highly anticipated Disney animated movie Moana is now in theaters and you might be wondering who the actors voicing the major characters are! The title character is voiced by newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, who just turned 16 this week and hails from Hawaii. This is her first acting role ever and she gained the part [...]
A circa-1960s view of the Cabrini-Green public housing complex in Chicago, which became synonymous with unrelenting poverty and murderous street gangs.
A mountainscape painting by Group of Seven founder Lawren Harris has become the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a Canadian auction.
Coconut crabs might be the heavyweight champions of all crustaceans.
The largest land-dwelling crab on Earth, Birgus latro can lift about 66 pounds with its pincers and can pinch with about 750 pounds of force. That makes the coconut crab among the strongest terrestrial animals — only alligators...
In the offseason, Kings defenseman Derek Forbort takes full advantage of his 6-foot-4 height to live out his fantasies by playing basketball with friends. A native of Duluth, Minn., and fan of his home-state Timberwolves, he also admires LeBron James and the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Microbrands use technology to circumvent the ways of the traditional watch world, but are their wares worth considering? Michael Clerizo sheds some light.
The press office for the Kurdish-held parts of Syria said eight civilians were killed in shelling by Turkish-backed forces in the countryside between Manbij, a town controlled by Kurdish-affiliated forces, and the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab. Quoting unnamed military officials, it said the raids destroyed two buildings, an ammunition depot and four defensive positions around al-Bab. In Cairo, meanwhile, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi expressed support for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military... Читать дальше...
Chances are anybody who has ever worked in an organization of any size will have experienced a restructuring or reorganization. And, with the world being buffeted by change, it is even more likely than before that you will be involved in such a program - either as a leader or [...]
