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Models prepare backstage for the Carven show — part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016  —on Oct. 1, 2015, in Paris. Before the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Paris last December, a series of feel-good videos featuring social media’s biggest models was circulated, offering an inside look at the making of the televised program. One model, Leomie Anderson, appears in the video to offer soothing advice to anyone who goes on a casting.

The grand opening of a new Trump skyscraper in Vancouver, Canada is expected to draw thousands of protesters. President Trump's adult sons, Eric and Donald Jr., are expected to attend the official opening. But the Secret Service won't say how much taxpayers are paying to keep the brothers safe on these business trips. Anna Werner reports.

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Hershey is cutting about 15% of its global workforce, mostly outside of the US. 

The chocolate maker said in a statement Tuesday that the move is part of a multiyear program to improve profitability. 

Hershey said it expects the program to incur pre-tax charges of $375 million to $425 million, and provide between $80 million and $100 million in benefits from the layoffs.

"Our objective is to ensure that we always have the right level of innovation, marketing... Читать дальше...

As President Trump addresses Congress over tax reform and defense spending in a joint session Tuesday night, one agenda that might not be covered could very well spark the next financial crisis: student loan debt default.

Hershey Co, maker of Hershey's Kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, said will make certain changes to its operations, resulting in a 15% reduction of its global workforce.

The U.S. cable operator seeks to expand its Asian theme parks business

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is praising the country's historically black colleges and universities as pioneers on school choice. She said in a speech Monday that African-Americans "took it upon themselves to provide the solution" when they were…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is praising the country's historically black colleges and universities as pioneers on school choice. She said in a speech Monday that African-Americans "took it upon themselves to provide the solution" when they were…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is praising the country's historically black colleges and universities as pioneers on school choice. She said in a speech Monday that African-Americans "took it upon themselves to provide the solution" when they were…

DEVOS: "They saw that the system wasn't working, that there was an absence of opportunity, so they took it upon themselves to provide the solution," she said in a statement after meeting with HBCU presidents and chancellors who were in Washington to lobby administration officials. Historically black colleges and universities were created in direct response to racism in education — some soon after the Civil War ended in 1865 — as African-Americans were shut out from predominantly white schools. ... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is praising the country's historically black colleges and universities as pioneers on school choice. She said in a speech Monday that African-Americans "took it upon themselves to provide the solution" when they were…

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- By now, even the most optimistic of baseball observers will have to worry about the supposedly big hitters of South Korea, who have done next to nothing with the World Baseball Classic (WBC) fast approaching.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans with control in the House have approved a bill that would replace a Des Moines water utility with a regional system.

A study from the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology showed that hospital room floors pose a significant infection risk.

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US President Donald Trump will head to Newport News Shipbuilding on Thursday to talk about the most expensive ship ever built, the US's new USS Gerald R. Ford, a spokesperson for the shipyard told The Virginian-Pilot.

The news comes after Trump announced he planned to boost defense spending by a "historic" $54 billion, or about 9% in an effort to rebuild the military. Trump's proposal was met with widespread criticism, as it entailed slashing funding to the State Department. Читать дальше...

CBS News political director and "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss President Trump's budget proposal and how the president is communicating his agenda to the American people.

"Sliming" has taken over social media — and it's causing stores to run out of Elmer's glue. 

Tampa Bay waltzes off with a 19-0 Grapefruit League victory as Twins look futile.

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra said Tuesday that tax proposals affecting imports could be “problematic” for the auto maker.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Tuesday called President Donald Trump's attacks on the press "unprecedented" and dangerous to American Democracy at a broadcasters meeting in Washington. “The integrity of the news industry is under an unprecedented attack,” Durbin said at the National Association of Broadcasters’ State Leadership Conference. “These attacks aren’t just coming from outside our border or the Russian government. The attacks are coming from our own government.”

SpaceX plans to send two tourists on a historic mission around the moon next year. The private company will use the same launch pad NASA used the last time humans blasted off for the moon more than four decades ago. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

A surprising number of people feel great about their retirement prospects, according to one study, but it’s important to back up that good feeling with lots of money.

Top engineer's departure is just the latest sign of turmoil at Uber, which last week found itself in another sexual harassment firestorm