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  ■ Aaron Rodgers can freeze time. The Packers trailed the Cowboys by 3 points , were on their own 25-yard line, and had just 1 minute 13 seconds left in the game. Most teams would be ecstatic to come away with a field goal, but Green Bay was not playing for a tie. Rodgers, as he has so many times in recent seasons, aggressively moved the team down the field, needing just 62 of the 73

Four Louisiana State Police troopers were demoted or disciplined following an investigation into a lavish "side trip" the men took to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon in 2016 while on their way to a conference in San Diego. The travel scandal cost longtime State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson his job. He retired after

Two soldiers were killed and six others hurt in an accident Friday at the Fort Jackson Army base outside Columbia, S.C., the base confirmed via Twitter. Two of the injured are in critical condition, the base said in the statement. "A tragic accident involving a military vehicle and a troop formation . . . resulted in the deaths of two

This week's Saturday Night Live may not have featured Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump, but they still dove in to tough political topics. In light of last Sunday's tragic Las Vegas massacre that killed 58 and injured over 500 more, Weekend

LONDON, Oct 3  - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s attempt to save the coal and nuclear industries by proposing a new grid resiliency rule is making for some odd bedfellows across the energy sector. The proposed grid resiliency rule threatens to turn two of the Trump administration’s most loyal groups of supporters against one another, as the gas and coal industries square off for a fight over market share. The disagreement over grid resiliency highlights some of the central tensions within the Trump administration’s energy policy: * The White House has celebrated the growth in domestic gas production and associated reduction in greenhouse emissions but also wants to rescue coal and nuclear producers. * The White House wants cheap electricity for households and manufacturing companies but needs higher prices in the power market to support coal-fired and nuclear power plants. * The White House draws support from pro-business groups that support a free-market app

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley ratcheted up the rhetoric against North Korea on Sunday [Stephanie Keith/Reuters] The US ambassador to the UN warned North Korea would be destroyed if it continues its "reckless behaviour" and forces the United States and its allies to defend themselves against any attack. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN , said on Sunday the UN Security Council has run out of

CHINA's foreign minister has reiterated calls for South Korea to remove the anti-missile system the US has deployed in the country. Wang Yi made the comments during a meeting with Kang Kyung-wha on the sidelines of a United Nations gathering in New York on Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua. South Korea and the US say the high-tech missile-defence system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is needed to defend against the threat of North Korea. But China claims it will do nothing to reduce tension and its powerful radar system threatens the country's security. China's call for the removal of the system comes after South Korea pressed the US for additional deployment of four THAAD launching pads.

USA Quality Factor Ishares ETF (QUAL) shares are on close watch heading into the week as the price has moved above the Balance Step indicator, revealing a potential near-term bullish uptrend.  The Balance Step formula is based on near-term moving averages to predict which direction a trend is heading. When it comes to equity investing, being too confident may be just as detrimental as not being confident enough. Many investors may think they are making all the right moves when the markets are riding high. This may be the case, but sometimes it might be good fortune. Finding confidence to make trades in down market environments may make the difference between a good portfolio and a great portfolio. It can also be quite easy to confuse skill with a long-term bull market. Many bad decisions may still get rewarded when the market keeps heading higher. On the other end of the spectrum, having too much self-doubt may leave an investor with way too many what ifs. Managing confi

USA Real Estate Hldg (USTC) shares are on close watch heading into the week as the price has moved above the Balance Step indicator, revealing a potential near-term bullish uptrend.  The Balance Step formula is based on near-term moving averages to predict which direction a trend is heading. When it comes to equity investing, being too confident may be just as detrimental as not being confident enough. Many investors may think they are making all the right moves when the markets are riding high. This may be the case, but sometimes it might be good fortune. Finding confidence to make trades in down market environments may make the difference between a good portfolio and a great portfolio. It can also be quite easy to confuse skill with a long-term bull market. Many bad decisions may still get rewarded when the market keeps heading higher. On the other end of the spectrum, having too much self-doubt may leave an investor with way too many what ifs. Managing

(Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc ( HON.N ) plans to spin off non-core assets and create at least two new publicly listed companies, as the U.S. industrial conglomerate seeks to streamline its business, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would represent the first major shakeup at the Morris Plains, New Jersey-based company since Darius Adamczyk succeeded David Cote as chief executive in April. It comes after Honeywell said in September it would raise its annual dividend by 12 percent. The sources said on Sunday that while Honeywell would defy calls by one of its shareholders, activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, to spin off its aerospace division, it would still seek to carve out assets worth several billions of dollars. Honeywell is considering placing its turbochargers business, which produces components that

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s plan to cut corporate taxes may add more fuel to the already hot rally in the shares of automation companies. Fund managers from Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Hodges Capital and Hood Capital say that they expect that companies will use part of their tax savings to invest in high-cost machines that will allow them to reduce labor costs over time. That would be a boon for companies such as Cognex Corp , which makes so-called machine vision systems that are used to quickly sort and fill orders in e-commerce warehouses, and Faro Technologies Inc, which makes three-dimensional measuring tools that can help lower labor costs on aerospace assembly lines. Cognex shares touched a 52-week high on Friday, while Faro shares at $38.20 were closing in on their year-high of $40.60 reached in August. “Scarcity of capital is the thing that keeps companies from spending money when it makes sense to do so. Investing in automa

What started as a Twitter fight ended with one of the highest ranking Republicans in the U.S. Senate warning President Donald Trump may be on a course to incite a worldwide war. Trump used his Sunday morning to blast U.S. Sen. Bob Corker on Twitter, lashing out at the

What to do on Columbus Day? America will celebrate Columbus Day on Monday. But in recent years, Columbus Day, which became a national holiday in 1937, has been riddled with controversy, with this year bringing new fervor. Columbus statues from New York to California have faced vandalism or removal amid newly heightened debate on Confederate monuments. While historians caution against lumping in Christopher Columbus with Confederates, the question remains: What should we do with Columbus Day and the statues? While that debate will continue to rage on, for some people, Columbus Day is a

NORTH Korea has ramped up its nuclear weapons development program in recent weeks - but the hermit kingdom isn’t the only country to possess a lethal arsenal of nukes. Express.co.uk explains which countries have nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons MAPS: North Korea, USA and Russia all have nukes More than two dozen nations have nuclear power but there are nine accepted nuclear-capable states in

HURRICANE Nate slammed into the US Gulf Coast as a category 1 hurricane yesterday. Here are live updates on Nate’s track and the latest NOAA weather maps. Nate has been downgraded to a tropical depression after making landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a category 1 hurricane last night. Bringing you the latest Hurricane Nate path updates, storm track, weather models, the latest forecasts, tracking maps and videos as the storm moves over the USA. At least 25 people have died after the storm hit Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica earlier this week, with many more missing and thousands forced to evacuate. Storm surge and tropical storm warnings have been discontinued across US, with Nate forecast to continue weakening through Monday. We will have the very latest Hurricane Nate news in one place, updated throughout the day and night until the storm has passed. Here are live updates from the the NOAA, National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the National Weathe