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Another of Morgan's friends wrote: "Heartbreaking, such beautiful kids just enjoying life as they should do. Taken too soon." |
Three Chinese men used hundreds of phones and nearly 350,000 SIM cards to operate a vast network of bot accounts on WeChat, according to reports. |
Social media is big business, so likes and shares can be very valuable. That, of course, means there's a market for fake likes and shares. |
Three Chinese men were found to be running a complex social media operation in Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports, that involved 474 iPhones and just under 350,000 unused Thai SIM cards. |
Wang Dong, Niu Bang and Ni Wenjin were generating fake page views, likes and shares on WeChat, a platform which has more than 900 million monthly active users. The men said a company in China supplied the phones and paid them 150,000 baht a month (about $4,400, AU$5,800, £3,500) for the operation, according to Immigrat... |
The trio reportedly used Thailand as a base because of the cheaper phone coverage fees. They were arrested at two rented houses near the Cambodian border. Thai police are investigating how the men brought so many mobile phones into Thailand and acquired the SIM cards from local service providers. |
President Barack Obama announced today he wants fast-track authority to consolidate agencies, with a reorganization of the Commerce Department the first on tap. |
If Congress goes along, the proposed fast-track authority would give the president up-or-down votes in both chambers within 90 days on consolidation proposals. |
“The government we have is not the government we need,” Obama said as he outlined his proposal. Obama said it is a lot easier in Washington to add then subtract, and the new authority would help overcome special interests. |
He unveiled a plan to reorganize and rename the Commerce Department. Right now, there are six different agencies and departments dealing with businesses and trade, Obama said. |
Obama’s chief performance officer, Jeffrey Zients, told reporters that the authority is similar to authority held by presidents for 50 years until it lapsed under President Ronald Reagan. |
Zients called the proposal “a critical next step” in the administration’s efforts to streamline government. The administration’s first proposed overhaul to use the authority would save about $3 billion over 10 years. |
The new plan would eliminate the Commerce Department in its current form and create an agency consolidating business and trade functions, including the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Trade Representative. The new agency would have a single point of contact, making it easier for small businesses to access se... |
The biggest piece of the Commerce Department — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — would go to the Department of the Interior. |
In the meantime, while the White House waits for the Hill to act on its proposal, Obama said he would elevate the Small Business Administration to his Cabinet. And even after the reorganization, the trade representative would remain in the Cabinet. |
Republicans said they would scrutinize the new proposals but criticized Obama for growing the government. |
“We hope the President isn't simply proposing new packaging for the same burdensome approach. However, eliminating duplicative programs and making the federal government more simple, streamlined, and business-friendly is always an idea worth exploring. We look forward to hearing more about his proposal,” said Bren... |
A host of Trump’s anti-trade policies has been playing foul in the stock market, leading to increased market uncertainty and trade tensions between the United States and countries around the world. This is especially true given that Trump’s tariffs have sparked concerns related to global trade, economic growth and poli... |
After both the United States and China reached an agreement and vowed not to launch a trade war against each other, Trump’s announcement to impose a hefty 25% tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods escalated tensions between the two. Trump also plans to restrict Chinese investment in U.S. companies and limit the ... |
The move has led to negative response from China as Beijing refused to buy more American goods until the Trump administration agrees not to impose further tariffs on exports by the former. “If the United States introduces trade measures, including an increase of tariffs, all the economic and trade outcomes negotiated b... |
On the other hand, the trade war dispute between the United States and its biggest allies — the European Union, Canada and Mexico — intensified after Trump levied a 25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminum imports from on national security grounds, ending their temporary exemptions that expired on Jun 1. |
This move also led to retaliation from these countries targeting American products worth billions of dollars. The European Union is seeking to hit back with $7.5 billion of levies on U.S. exports, including motorcycles, denim, cigarettes, cranberry juice and peanut butter, as early as Jun 20 and launched a case against... |
Canada announced punitive measures with 25% tariff on steel imports from the United States and a 10% tariff on aluminum. It will also impose duties on other goods including playing cards, inflatable boats, yogurt and toilet papers. The total value of American goods subject to tariff is $12.8 billion, effective Jul 1. M... |
In addition, it would impose levies on a wide range of U.S. goods, some steel and pipe products, lamps, berries, grapes, apples, cold cuts, pork chops and various cheese products “up to an amount comparable to the level of damage” linked to U.S. tariffs. |
While this is not enough, the Trump administration is also considering slapping tariffs on U.S. auto imports, which could hit top suppliers from Mexico, Canada, Japan and Germany. Added to the woes was a report that the United States is mulling over an end to the import of German luxury vehicles to the United States. T... |
The ongoing disputes would boomerang and hit economic growth across the world, leading to job losses. According to the International Monetary Fund, the trade spat has clouded a favorable outlook for the global economy, which is on track to grow at its fastest pace since 2011 this year and the next. |
The threat of global war has raised the appeal for the bullion as a store of value and hedge against market turmoil. The ultra-popular product tracking this bullion, SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:GLD), could be an interesting pick in the current market turbulence. |
The fund tracks the price of gold bullion measured in U.S. dollars, and kept in London under the custody of HSBC Bank USA. It charges 40 bps in fees per year from investors and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold) with a Medium risk outlook. |
While volatility products have been terrible performers over the medium and long terms due to a contangoed market and a steep roll cost, they seem intriguing picks in the current tariff talk environment, which would bolster instability in global stock markets in the weeks ahead. As a result, investors should stock up v... |
The ETN focuses on the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, which reflects implied volatility in the S&P 500 index at various points along the volatility forward curve. It provides investors with exposure to a daily rolling long position in the first and second months VIX futures contracts. The note charges 89 bps in ... |
Though iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) has been out of investors’ favor due to rising yields and has an unfavorable Zacks ETF Rank #4 (Sell) with a High risk outlook, the deepening trade dispute could help it draw some attention. This is because the products tracking the long end of the yield curve ofte... |
TLT provides exposure to long-term Treasury bonds by tracking the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. It is one of the most popular and liquid ETFs in the bond space with AUM of $6.6 billion and comes with 0.15% in expense ratio. Holding 30 securities in its basket, the fund focuses on the top credit rating bonds wi... |
Yen is considered a safe-haven currency in times of uncertainty. Investors could tap this via PowerShares CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEARCA:FXY), which appears a great way to play a future rise in the yen relative to the U.S. dollar. |
It tracks the movement of the yen relative to the U.S. dollar. The fund charges 40 bps a year in fees and has accumulated $167.5 million in its asset base. It has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 with a Medium risk outlook. |
Investors could seek shelter in a basket of small-cap stocks that have less international exposure and generate most of their revenues from the domestic market. These pint-sized stocks are less vulnerable to trade war or any other political issues and could better insulate investors against Trump’s trade-protectionism ... |
While the small-cap space is crowded with ETFs, the ultra-popular iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) having a Zacks ETF Rank # 3 and a Medium risk outlook could be the best pick. It has AUM of $47.6 billion and charges 20 bps in expense ratio. |
AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (NYSEARCA:HDGE) is actively managed and seeks capital appreciation by taking short positions in a number of U.S. listed companies with low earnings quality or aggressive accounting practices. Additionally, the managers will look to identify earnings-driven events that could lead to ... |
These securities with potentially weak fundamentals will underperform in a crumbling market, thereby resulting in strong profits for the fund. HDGE has amassed $144.6 million in its asset base and is a bit pricey, charging 2.86% in annual fees. |
The dividend-paying securities are the major sources of consistent income for investors when returns from the equity market are at risk. This is especially true as these stocks offer the best of both these world’s — safety in the form of payouts and stability in the form of mature companies that are less volatile to th... |
The companies that offer dividends generally act as a hedge against economic uncertainty and provide downside protection by offering outsized payouts or sizable yields on a regular basis. While the dividend space has been crowded, ETFs with stocks having a strong history of dividend growth like the Vanguard Dividend Ap... |
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Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2018/06/7-exciting-etf-profit-ongoing-trade-spat-ggsyn/. |
The bear dragged the teen 10 feet as other counselors and campers tried to fight the animal off. |
Asleep in the mountains northwest of Boulder, Colo., a teenage camp counselor was awakened Sunday morning by a loud crunching sound. |
The noise was the sound of large teeth scraping against his skull, he told Denver ABC-affiliate KMGH. A black bear, the teen realized, was trying to pull him out of his sleeping bag by his head. |
"It grabbed me like this and pulled me, and then it bit the back of my head and dragged me," the teen, identified only by his first name, Dylan, told KMGH. "When it was dragging me, that was the slowest part. It felt like it went forever." |
Fellow staffers and campers were roused by the commotion and tried to scare the bear away as Dylan fought back. The bear dragged Dylan about 10 feet, then dropped him and walked away. |
Dylan was taken to the hospital. His injuries weren't life threatening. Authorities are searching for the bear, which will likely be euthanized, according to the Associated Press. |
The teen is a counselor at Glacier View Ranch, a camp owned by the Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, the AP reported. According to the camp's website, the conference hosts seven weeks of summer camps for youth ages 7 to 18. The camps feature zip lines, go-carts and canoeing, "all in a safe, Christ-ce... |
The ranch confirmed the attack on its website, and said it would not cancel the rest of the summer's camps. About 100 children and teens are expected to attend. |
Campers that Dylan was supervising over the weekend had asked if they could spend the night under the stars, sleeping by the camp's lake. Dylan relented. |
He told reporters he teaches wilderness survival at the camp. |
How fortuitous. One of the tips experts recommend for surviving a bear attack is to fight back. |
Dylan's experience follows other troubling reports of bear attacks, including two fatal maulings in Alaska a day apart last month. |
On June 18, Patrick "Jack" Cooper, a 16-year-old from Anchorage, was killed by a bear after he veered off a trail during a mountain foot race south of the city, according to the AP. A day later, Erin Johns, a 27-year-old contract worker for Pogo Mine died in a mauling 275 miles northeast of Anchorage. Her 38-year-old c... |
Authorities told the AP they were baffled by the uptick in bear attacks, although the numbers can fluctuate from year to year. Dylan said his experience hasn't changed his attitude toward bears. In fact, he was back at camp - sporting fresh scars - when he talked to reporters. |
"I'm not afraid of the bears. I'm not afraid of sleeping outside anymore. You just have to be aware and respect the animals," Dylan said. |
Coastguards and firefighters then began digging together to free the horse’s legs. |
The horse was stuck in the mud up to its belly. |
Volunteer hovercraft crew member Ian Farrall said: “Considering the ordeal the horse had been through, its behaviour was exceptional in what was clearly a distressing situation. |
“The emergency service teams worked really well together, pooling their resources and experience to ensure a good outcome in very difficult circumstances. |
“Walking and horse riding is a safe activity most of the time but it is important to be aware of the risks. |
“The sand and mud around the Wirral coast can be dangerous and coastal conditions can change over time. |
“We would advise horse riders and walkers to check local safety notices and to always carry a means of calling for help. |
The Associated Press-GfK poll on allegations about Donald Trump's treatment of women was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Oct. 20-24. It is based on online interviews of 1,546 adults, including 1,349 registered voters and 1,212 likely voters, who are members of GfK's nationally representativ... |
No more than 1 time in 20 should chance variations in the sample cause the results to vary by more than plus or minus 2.75 percentage points from the answers that would be obtained if all adults in the U.S. were polled. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.9 percentage points for registered voters and plus o... |
The poll had a cooperation rate of 49 percent. |
In the mid-to-late 1800s, as many Irish fled their famine-stricken home country, thousands came to America to labor on the railroad systems that would connect the states as nothing had before. |
Sadly, many of these men – and some women – would lose their lives along the tracks where they set down the rails, due to the grueling labor, the often rough work conditions and the rapid spread of diseases such as cholera and dysentery. Worse still, a great number of these workers were denied any sort of formal burial... |
Perhaps the best-known instance of an Irish railroad workers mass grave can be found in Duffy's Cut, PA, which first made headlines 12 years ago when brothers Doctors Frank and William Watson began their investigation into the deaths of the Irish immigrants, spurred on by a file of evidence left by their grandfather. A... |
Less well known are two mass graves of fifty Irish people who worked on the Illinois Central Railroad in Funks Grove, IL, a small village 12 miles south of Bloomington. |
The grave site's unusual because the workers were buried in the local cemetery instead of by the tracks, all thanks to the kindness of one family, the Funks. |
The family came to the area in 1824, when brothers Isaac and Abaslom Funk arrived there after leaving their family’s Ohio farm. Half a year later they were joined by their sister, Dorothy (Funk) Stubblefield and her husband, Robert, who set down roots in the area. The family chose the location of the church and cemeter... |
So how did the fifty Irish men come to be buried in the Funk family plot, in two mass graves? |
In the 1850s, central Illinois was flooded with thousands of rail workers, who labored to build over 2,700 miles of track in the state in just 10 years. |
In an article on the Irish rail laborers of Central Illinois, Mike Matejka explains, “Famine-ravaged Irish families became the key foundation for pre-Civil War railroad and canal building in America. 75 cents to $1.50 a day was the standard wage rate, minus room, board and other expenses.” The Irish were the largest et... |
A cholera outbreak, sadly an all too common occurrence in the railroad labor camps, led to dozens of deaths among the workers, and the Funk family, the founders of Funk’s Grove, offered to let them be buried in their cemetery plot. |
"This Celtic cross honors the memory of more than fifty souls buried here in the early 1850s. These immigrants from Ireland were driven from the land of their birth by famine and disease. They arrived sick and penniless, and took hard and dangerous jobs building the Chicago & Alton Railroad. Known but to God, they rest... |
Do you know any stories or historical information of the Irish immigrants who built railroads in the US? Share them in the comment section, below. |
* Originally published in May 2016. |
"Dear Heloise: My Sound Off is about people who think they can have a couple of beers and then drive safely. Don't people realize that 'buzzed driving' can kill people, earn them time in jail or, at a minimum, a heavy fine? It also can ruin future job opportunities. It's simply not worth it." -- Suzanna Y., Astoria, Or... |
Tie up trailing vines to a fence or lattice. |
Dear Heloise: Since I lacked enough counter space to serve food when my family came over, I took my old ironing board and covered it in foil. Then I draped it with a very large tablecloth, so that it looked more like a narrow table. It worked perfectly. -- Hannah K., Bonita Springs, Fla. |
Dear Heloise: A couple of years ago, I started a family tradition by taking my three granddaughters with me to the woods and gathering natural things to use in a Thanksgiving centerpiece. We'd find chunks of wood, dried leaves, acorns and things like that to create our Thanksgiving arrangements. Sometimes we'd go to a ... |
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is in line to feature more regularly in away matches starting with Sunday's trip to Everton as the north London side look to clinch a top-four Premier League finish, manager Unai Emery said on Friday. |
Arsenal were haunted by their dismal away form yet again as Phil Jagielka gave Everton a 1-0 victory that dented the Gunners' Premier League top-four bid on Sunday. |
The prickly relationship between Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and the club’s star midfielder Paul Pogba has dominated headlines in world football, with many experts citing the discord between the two as one of the main reasons behind the Red Devils’ current woes. |
Bernd Leno has been challenged to make the Arsenal goalkeeper's jersey his own after Unai Emery confirmed the German will make his debut against Vorskla Poltava on Thursday. |
Fuelled by video nasties and sleepless nights, Unai Emery is ready for the challenge of succeeding Arsene Wenger after being appointed as Arsenal's first new boss for 22 years. |
Former Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann reckons Paris Saint-Germain are better off sticking with Unai Emery as coach next season. |
Unai Emery's decision to start with Giovani Lo Celso in front of the defence in Paris St Germain's 3-1 Champions League defeat at Real Madrid backfired badly, but the coach remained confident his side would qualify for the last eight. |
It may have felt in many respects as though Paris Saint-Germain's season ended a month ago, but this Sunday they find themselves celebrating reclaiming the French title, their second trophy in a fortnight. |
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar, who is convalescing in Brazil after surgery on his injured right foot, will be back "in two to three weeks," the club's coach Unai Emery said on Friday. |
Paris St Germain's early exit from the Champions League again showed the club's inability to deliver on the biggest stage despite their expensively assembled team. |
Gasoline prices declining, may have peaked for first half of year, AAA says. |
April 27, 2017 AAA, gas prices, U.U. Energy Information Administration, Uncategorized. |
Florida gasoline prices may have hit their peak, at least for the first half of the year, AAA said Thursday. |
New supply data from the Energy Information Administration stoked concerns of a gasoline glut, pushing the wholesale market to seven-week lows. |
Florida gas prices declined for the fifth consecutive day Thursday, for a total of 3 cents. The current average of $2.44 for a gallon of regular is a half cent less than yesterday and 2 cents less than last week. |
Gas prices in the state peaked last year at $2.41 on December 31. This year’s highest average was $2.47 on April 21, AAA said. |
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