In a series of early morning tweets, the president calls Federal Reserve officials ‘boneheads’ for not moving more quickly to lower interest rates.
Lynley Price
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World’s largest Starbucks opening in Chicago this fall
The 43,000-square-foot emporium, which is set to open Nov. 15, will employ 200 people, offer interactive tours and have a full kitchen.
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Desperation mounts in Bahamas as shelters turn evacuees away
The government has estimated that up to 10,000 people from the Abaco island alone will need food, water and housing.
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McDonald’s buys startup to add automated drive-thru ordering
The company is hoping that Apprente Inc., a developer of voice-recognition technology, will help cars move through the drive-thru more quickly and take order more accurately.
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Pope on critics: It’s ‘an honor if the Americans attack me’
Francis commented on critics of his papacy when he received a copy of a new book about his detractors in the United States, those who loathe his outreach to migrants, his denunciation of free-market capitalism and his relaxation of church rules on the death penalty.
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New Zealand gun buyback exposes emotions, possibly hustlers
There are an estimated 1.5 million guns in the country, and so far 15,000 have been turned in.
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Pentagon OKs military construction funding to build border wall
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is one of the 127 projects that could be affected, but department officials won’t release details until Wednesday.
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U.S. plans for fake social media run afoul of Facebook rules
The Department of Homeland Security authorized officers to make phony accounts, claiming it would make it easier for agents to search for fraud or security threats.
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Mexican cannabis users eagerly await legal marijuana
Users and supporters have been lobbying for more than a decade to decriminalize pot and hope legislators will do so before the end of the year.
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Hiring refugees is way to solve crisis, yogurt billionaire says
Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, says he has pledged much of his fortune to a refugee charity he founded, and the company has a policy of employing refugees at its U.S. plants.