| Brooksville airport: Person 'decapitated by helicopter blades' in Florida Posted: 10 Jan 2019 03:14 PM PST  Authorities are investigating a decapitation involving a helicopter at a Florida airport, according to multiple local media reports. A Fire Rescue official, confirmed to local CBS station 10News that the victim was decapitated by the rotor of the helicopter. Deputies of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office are on the scene at Flight Path Drive in the grounds surrounding the airport.
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| California Republicans object after Trump threatens wildfire aid Posted: 09 Jan 2019 03:35 PM PST  SACRAMENTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out once more at California on Wednesday for a series of devastating wildfires he blames on poor forest management, threatening to withhold federal disaster aid in a Twitter blast that drew rebukes from lawmakers in his own party. Trump's tweet, the latest of several in recent months accusing California of bringing wildfires on itself, came two days after newly elected Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, used the occasion of his swearing-in to critique "corruption and incompetence" of the Republican president. Beyond Newsom, who has vowed to position California as a counterweight to Trump, the deeply blue state is home to some of the president's most outspoken political foes, including U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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| Thai police: Saudi woman flies to Canada to take up asylum Posted: 11 Jan 2019 09:49 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — A Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse by her family left Bangkok on Friday night to fly to Canada to take up an offer of asylum, Thailand's immigration police chief said.
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| Fiat Chrysler to pay $515 mn in US 'dieselgate' settlements Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:43 AM PST  Fiat Chrysler agreed to a $515 million US settlement on charges it installed "defeat devices" on cars to evade emissions tests, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. The remaining funds will go to civil fines and mitigation payments to the US and the state of California. US officials said FCA's EcoDiesel Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee for model years 2014-2016 were built with software designed to operate differently during emissions tests compared with real-world conditions.
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| No other Congress has ever looked this much like me. Now how will female lawmakers use that power? Posted: 10 Jan 2019 04:00 AM PST  To continue to smash the old boys' club, female lawmakers in the historically diverse 116th Congress must embrace each other, and their differences.
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| Visitors Chainsaw Iconic Joshua Trees in National Park During Gov't Shutdown Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:52 AM PST  Joshua trees are beautiful, but humans can be pretty awful. That's what park rangers learned during the first week or so of the partial government shutdown. Joshua Tree National Park is about the size of Delaware, but only eight law-enforcement rangers were tasked with protecting the 1,238 square mile (3,207 square kilometers) wonderland during the shutdown. The result? Visitors did not play by the rules, cutting illegal roads, chopping down the park's most famous occupants -- the Joshua trees -- and damaging federal property, according to the nonprofit National Parks Traveler. "There are about a dozen instances of extensive vehicle traffic off roads and in some cases into wilderness," said the park's superintendent David Smith, as reported by National Parks Traveler. "We have two new roads that were created inside the park. We had destruction of government property with the cutting of chains and locks for people to access campgrounds. We've never seen this level of out-of-bounds camping. Every day use area was occupied every evening." [All Yours: 10 Least Visited National Parks] Smith added, "Joshua trees were actually cut down in order to make new roads." Due to the vandalism and sanitation issues, Smith had scheduled a park closure beginning today (Jan. 10). However, instead the park has allocated funds from recreation fees, averting a temporary closure, he said. "National Park Service officials have determined that by using Federal Land and Recreation Enhancement funds to immediately bring back park maintenance crews to address sanitation issues, the park will be able to maintain some visitor services, including reopening the campgrounds," read a park statement. "The park will also bring on additional staff to ensure the protection of park resources and mitigate some of the damage that has occurred during the lapse of appropriations." The cut-down trees, however, are irreplaceable, as they take some 60 years to mature and live for more than 500 years. The tree, called Yucca brevifolia, often grows alongside its relative the Mojave yucca, Yucca schidigera -- both are part of the Agave family. As if posing for an album cover or a backdrop in a Dr. Seuss book, Joshua trees look both stoic and whimsical, their spindly, sometimes bushy, limbs twisting out from the trunk. Legend has it that Mormon immigrants who made their way across the Colorado River in the mid-19th century named the trees after the biblical Joshua, "seeing the limbs of the tree as outstretched in supplication, guiding the travelers westward," vegetation specialist Jane Rodgers writes on the National Park Service website. Read more about the ecological wonders of the Joshua Tree National Park, including its range of sights, from sand dunes and dry lakes to granite monoliths and oases, and two distinct desert regions -- the Mojave and Colorado. * Yellowstone and Yosemite: Two of the World's Oldest National Parks ... * Lassen Volcanic National Park: The West's Most Beautiful, Least ... * Top 10 Most Visited National Parks Originally published on Live Science.
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| As shutdown grinds on, furloughed workers rally Posted: 09 Jan 2019 10:52 AM PST  At a rally in downtown Philadelphia, furloughed government workers joined by four members of Congress expressed frustration at the prolonged partial government shutdown.
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| EU adviser sides with Google on 'right to be forgotten' dispute Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:12 AM PST  An advisor to the European Court of Justice has sided with Google in a dispute over the "right to be forgotten" rule, which allows European residents to remove some references to themselves from search engine results. France's data regulator has argued that the right to be forgotten should apply to the entirety of Google's search engine, not just the separate versions created for countries in Europe. Google, however, has argued that the rule only applies to its search engine in Europe. On Thursday, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar told the European Court of Justice that EU law "should limit the scope of the de-referencing that search engine operators are required to carry out, to the EU." The non-binding opinion is a victory for Google, although the Luxembourg-headquartered European Court of Justice is yet to follow the recommendation. Judges typically follow the legal opinions of the advocate general, however. "If worldwide de-referencing were permitted, the EU authorities would not be able to define and determine a right to receive information," Mr Szpunar wrote, "let alone balance it against the other fundamental rights to data protection and to privacy." Technology intelligence - newsletter promo - EOA The opinion did not entirely back Google's argument, however. Mr Szpunar recommended that Google must uniformly apply the right to be forgotten across all Google search engines in the EU, rather than removing search results from international versions of the site when accessed from the country which the complaint originated from. In a statement, a spokesman for Computer & Communications Industry Association, a lobbying body for technology giants including Google, welcomed the opinion. The opinion "balances EU residents' right to be delisted while respecting the constitutional rights of citizens outside of the EU," said CCIA Senior Manager Alexandre Roure. "We hope the final court ruling will take the same pragmatic and balanced approach," he added. A final judgement is not expected from the European Court of Justice until three to six months time.
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| JPMorgan Pushes Back Forecast for ECB Rate Hike on Slower Growth Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:37 AM PST  The economists pushed back their forecast for the first increase to December from September and lowered their "underlying" growth prediction for this year to 1.5 percent from 2 percent, according to a note on Thursday. JPMorgan is the latest bank to predict a delayed start of rate hikes with some economists expecting that the lift-off won't begin until early 2020. The ECB has stopped expanding its 2.6 trillion euro ($3 trillion) asset-purchase program this year and expects to keep rates at current record lows through the summer.
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| Mini-mart worker who sexually assaulted, tried to rape 12-year-old girl jailed 13 years Posted: 09 Jan 2019 11:03 PM PST  A mini-mart employee who took a liking to a 12-year-old girl sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her in 2016, a court heard. The 31-year-old man's crimes came to light when his then-pregnant girlfriend found a video of the minor in her secondary school uniform on his phone and reported the matter to the police.
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| What next for Syria's Idlib? Posted: 11 Jan 2019 06:39 AM PST  The Idlib area in northern Syria is now fully ruled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a jihadist organisation dominated by members of Al-Qaeda's former affiliate. How was this de-facto "emirate" allowed to consolidate and what consequences could it have for the nearly eight-year-old Syrian conflict and its main protagonists? A deal was struck between rebel-backer Turkey and Damascus ally Russia in September to stave off a threatened government offensive on Idlib.
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| Detained Nissan's ex-chair Ghosn recovers from fever Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:06 PM PST  TOKYO (AP) — Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has recovered from a fever, his lawyer Motonari Ohtsuru said Friday as the 64-year-old executive's latest detention period was set to expire.
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| Shutdown nears record: Why these Republicans have crossed party lines to reopen the government Posted: 11 Jan 2019 06:14 AM PST  Just a handful of Republicans have crossed party lines to vote with Democrats on bills to reopen the government. Here's why they did.
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| The History of American Teacher Strikes—And Where Los Angeles Fits In Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:41 AM PST  Los Angeles county school teachers are striking after failed negotiations to get smaller class sizes, higher pay, and increased funding.
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| Older people, conservatives more likely to share fake news: study Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:34 AM PST  Facebook users aged 65 plus and conservatives are more likely to share fake news on the platform than younger or more liberal counterparts, according to a new study published Wednesday. Researchers from Princeton University and New York University analyzed the Facebook posts of nearly 1,200 people who agreed to share their data in the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election. In fact, users over 65 -- regardless of political affiliations -- shared "nearly seven times as many articles from fake news domains" as 18 to 29-year-olds, the youngest age group studied.
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| Apple, Qualcomm spar over CEOs' comments on settlement talks Posted: 09 Jan 2019 11:24 AM PST  Apple on Wednesday said it stood by Cook's comments. The two companies are disputing comments their respective CEOs have made over settlement talks. Apple's chief on Tuesday said any talks ended in September 2018.
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| Kidnapped American teen found alive months after parents' murder Posted: 11 Jan 2019 09:40 AM PST  A 21-year-old man has been charged with murdering the parents of a US teen as part of a chilling plot to kidnap her, police said Friday, after 13-year-old Jayme Closs was found alive following three months in captivity. The subject of a nationwide search since her parents were found murdered in their home in rural Wisconsin in October, Closs made a seemingly miraculous escape Thursday afternoon, seeking help from a neighbor who alerted authorities. Minutes later police arrested the man she identified as her captor, Jake Thomas Patterson, and have charged him with abducting Closs and fatally shooting her parents.
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| Claims of rigging as opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi unexpectedly wins Congo election Posted: 09 Jan 2019 07:20 PM PST  A rank outsider was declared the winner of Congo's presidential election on Thursday, prompting opposition claims of a plot by the ruling party to prolong its hold on power. Raising fears of violence in one of Africa's most volatile states, the electoral commission defied the findings of local observers by naming Felix Tshisekedi the next president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But the first peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960 will be overshadowed by a result that was widely questioned both inside and outside the country. Although Mr Tshisekedi is a member of the opposition - and as such as secured a stunning victory over the ruling party of Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president - he was not the opposition candidate many expected to win. Congo's Catholic Church, which stationed 40,000 observers at polling stations across the country, had previously told Western diplomats that it believed Martin Fayulu, Mr Tshisekedi's rival within the opposition, was the election's real victor. Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi took to the streets of Kinshasa Credit: BAZ RATNER/ REUTERS Mr Fayulu was swift to denounce the result, calling it "rigged, fabricated and invented." Amid claims that Mr Kabila and Mr Tshisekedi had reached a secret deal to share power, he claimed that he had been denied power by an "electoral coup." "The results have nothing to do with the truth of the ballot box," Mr Fayulu told Radio France Internationale. Suggesting a potential showdown between the Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president, and the West, the French government was quick to cast doubt on the credibility of the count. "We must have clarity on these results, which are the opposite to what we expected," France's foreign minister, Jean-Yves le Drian, said. "The Catholic Church of Congo did its tally and announced completely different results." In a pre-dawn announcement, the electoral commission declared that Mr Tshisekedi had won 38 per cent of the vote, securing 600,000 more ballots than Mr Fayulu, who came second. Opposition candidate, and expected winner, Martin Fayulu denounced the results Credit: JOHN WESSELS/AFP On the face of it, Mr Tshisekedi's victory is a remarkable one. In a country with a history of government kleptocracy and brutal civil war, none of Congo's four previous presidents assumed power at the ballot box. For many Congolese, the idea that an opponent of the ruling party could win a presidential election would also have seemed unimaginable. But Mr Tshisekedi now finds himself battling suspicions as to whether he was really a member of the opposition or a last-minute recruit to President Kabila's ruling People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy. Mr Kabila, who came to power after his father's assassination in 2001, has been accused of using every conceivable method to stay in power. He failed to change the constitution, which required him to stand down in 2016, but repeated delays in holding a new presidential election allowed him to cling on for two more years. Under heavy Western pressure, he finally allowed the election to go ahead. Although he was barred from standing, he anointed his former interior minister, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, as the ruling party's candidate. Joseph Kabila greets some electoral observers after casting his vote, December 30 Credit: LUIS TATO /AFP Dropping hints that Mr Shadary would merely be a cipher, the president also suggested he would run again in 2023, a strategy his critics called "Plan Putin". Yet the plan misfired. The regime was accused of doing everything it could to ensure Mr Shadary's victory. Voting was banned in three pro-opposition provinces, officially because of an Ebola outbreak. Electronic balloting machines in opposition-leaning areas where voting did take place often failed to work. Some voters said they were told by armed soldiers to vote for Mr Shadary or face the consequences. But after voting closed, it was soon whispered that Mr Shadary had fallen well short; in the end he finished an ignominious third. But diplomats and local observers, apparently convinced that Mr Fayulu had won, grew increasingly anxious after the electoral commission missed last Sunday's deadline to announce the result of the vote, which took place on Dec 30. Rumours began to circulate that the ruling party, realising it faced international condemnation and domestic uproar if Mr Shadary was declared the winner, had instead approached Mr Tshisekedi, also said to have been well beaten, with a deal. The speculation only increased after it emerged that Mr Tshisekedi and the ruling party had been having meetings, although aides on Thursday said that the talks had purely been about the logistics of transferring power. Whatever the truth, many Congo watchers will be surprised by the verdict. Mr Fayulu was widely considered the stronger opposition candidate because he had been backed by two prominent and widely popular rivals of the president who had been barred from standing. Other members of the opposition — including Mr Tshisekedi until he changed his mind — had also agreed to withdraw their candidacies and endorse Mr Fayulu, who now has ten working days to submit a legal challenge to the vote. Although no violence has been reported since the result was announced, Mr Fayulu has yet to address his supporters. It is unclear if he will call for protests. Mr Tshisekedi, meanwhile, used his first speech as president-elect to promise to serve all Congolese. He also raised eyebrows by calling President Kabila "an important political partner". It is possible that he could unite the country. Some opposition voters have told reporters they would accept a victory by any candidate who was not from the ruling party.
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| US flu season appears milder, one year after brutal one Posted: 11 Jan 2019 09:04 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — It's early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter's unusually brutal one, U.S. health officials said.
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| Fiat Chrysler Will Pay $800 Million to Settle Emissions Cheating Claims Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:43 AM PST  The settlement includes payments and software updates for consumers who own one of the 100,000 affected vehicles.
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| As Kushner reaches out to Congress on shutdown, 'DACA for the wall' deal gains steam Posted: 10 Jan 2019 07:08 AM PST  White House adviser Jared Kushner is reaching out to both sides of the aisle as multiple members of Congress are pushing a "DACA for the wall" deal to end the shutdown.
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| Got hundreds? That's how much Mardi Gras beads can set you back Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:00 AM PST  Mardi Gras krewe members and float riders spend hundreds — sometimes thousands — of dollars to buy beads, trinkets and toys.
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| Renault audit finds no fraud yet as Ghosn learns fate Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:17 PM PST  The board of French automaker Renault on Thursday said an ongoing audit into executive pay had found no sign of fraud in the last two years, as CEO Carlos Ghosn could face fresh charges in Japan. Directors gave no hint in their statement of any deliberations into Ghosn's future at Renault, as Japanese prosecutors reportedly prepare to press new formal charges likely to keep the once-towering auto boss behind bars. The Renault meeting comes two days after Ghosn made his first court appearance over alleged financial impropriety during his years as head of the carmaker's alliance partner Nissan.
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| The Lexus LC Convertible Concept in Photos Posted: 11 Jan 2019 01:55 AM PST |
| Venezuela's Maduro starts new term as U.S. decries him as 'usurper' Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:09 PM PST  The country's pro-government Supreme Court, which has largely supplanted the opposition-run Congress, swore him in following a welcome with a symphony orchestra and cheering supporters waving miniature yellow, blue and red Venezuelan flags. The ceremony contrasted with the harsh realities that face the former bus driver turned socialist leader, including hyperinflation, severe food and medicine shortages and an exodus of millions of citizens. Before he had even completed his inaugural speech, the United States decried a "usurpation of power," and Paraguay announced it was cutting diplomatic ties - highlighting the growing isolation that Maduro will face.
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| Lawyer: Man denies involvement in killing of Houston girl Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:46 PM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused in a drive-by shooting that killed a 7-year-old Houston girl says he wasn't involved in the attack, his lawyer said Thursday.
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| Who is Kamala Harris? What to know about the potential Democratic 2020 candidate Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:42 PM PST  As the 2020 election creeps closer, California Sen. Kamala Harris is still mulling whether or not to throw her hat into the ring.
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| U.S. Military Trusted More Than Google, Facebook to Develop AI Posted: 10 Jan 2019 07:02 AM PST  More than two-thirds of those surveyed said they had either "no confidence" or "not too much confidence" in Facebook developing A.I., a report from the Center for the Governance of AI, part of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, said. The public was significantly more skeptical about Facebook than other tech companies working on cutting-edge A.I. research, according to the survey. Among technology companies, Microsoft Corp. was the most trusted, with 44 percent of people saying they had either "a great deal of confidence" or "a fair amount of confidence" in its ability to create A.I. that wouldn't pose risks, the survey found.
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| New Southwest Cardholders Can Earn a Companion Pass Sign-up Bonus Posted: 10 Jan 2019 06:51 AM PST ![New Southwest Cardholders Can Earn a Companion Pass Sign-up Bonus]( "New Southwest Cardholders Can Earn a Companion Pass Sign-up Bonus") For Southwest Airlines flyers, earning the coveted Companion Pass is about to get easier. For a limited time, Chase is offering the Companion Pass as a sign-up bonus on Southwest's three consumer credit cards. New cardholders who sign up through Feb. 11 will earn the Companion Pass plus 30,000 bonus points, after spending $4,000 in their first three months with the card.
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| FBI agents petition Congress for immediate funding amid shutdown Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:56 AM PST  The FBI Agents Association are petitioning Congress and the White House to fund the bureau as the government shutdown drags on.
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| Sears bankruptcy: Sears reportedly gets last-minute offer to potentially avert liquidation Posted: 09 Jan 2019 04:35 PM PST  Sears Holdings reportedly received a last-minute offer that could save a shrunken version of the company from liquidation.
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| Japan, EU working to stop no-deal Brexit: Dutch PM Posted: 09 Jan 2019 05:32 PM PST  Japan and EU powers are working "very hard" to prevent Britain leaving the bloc without a deal, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday with his visiting Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Rutte said he was also working closely with European powers Germany and France to help British Prime Minister Theresa May get the withdrawal agreement through parliament next week.
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| Hear the Lexus RC F Track Edition's V-8 Roar Before Its Debut Posted: 09 Jan 2019 01:47 PM PST  The 2020 RC F Track Edition is coming soon with a big wing and plenty of performance tweaks.
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| Sources say President Trump killed an effort by Sen. Lindsey Graham to end partial shutdown over border funding Posted: 10 Jan 2019 03:13 PM PST  Some Republican senators were trying to craft a way out of the shutdown by pairing border security money with immigration measures supported by Democrats; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill.
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| Palestinian who murdered British woman jailed for 18 years Posted: 09 Jan 2019 04:32 PM PST  A mentally ill Palestinian man who stabbed a British woman to death near Jerusalem's Old City was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday by an Israeli court. Hannah Bladon, 20, was stabbed to death on April 14, 2017, by Jamil Tamimi, a Palestinian resident of east Jerusalem aged 57 at the time. Bladon, a student at Britain's University of Birmingham, was in Jerusalem on a semester-long exchange programme at the Hebrew University.
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| Fiat Chrysler agrees to $800 million U.S. diesel-emissions settlement Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:52 PM PST  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to a settlement worth about $800 million to resolve claims from the U.S. Justice Department and state of California that it used illegal software that produced false results on diesel-emissions tests, but still faces an ongoing criminal probe. The hefty penalty is the latest fallout from the U.S. government's stepped-up enforcement of vehicle emissions rules after Volkswagen AG admitted in September 2015 to intentionally evading emissions rules. The Fiat Chrysler settlement includes $311 million in total civil penalties to U.S. and California regulators, up to $280 million to resolve claims from diesel owners, and extended warranties worth $105 million.
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| Gaza officials say woman killed by Israeli fire at protest Posted: 11 Jan 2019 09:30 AM PST  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian woman during mass protests on the Gaza frontier Friday, according to Palestinian medics, and the Israeli military said aircraft struck two Hamas posts in response to the violent demonstrations.
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| The Best Places to Buy Glasses Online in 2019 Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:15 AM PST  Looking for a new pair of prescription glasses? At least one of these five sites is sure to have you covered.
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| 5 New Technologies You’ll See in Your Car Over the Next 5 Years Posted: 09 Jan 2019 01:23 PM PST |
| Exclusive: Pentagon preparing options to build border wall as Trump weighs emergency declaration Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:52 PM PST  President Trump's declaration of a national emergency would allow the Army Corps of Engineers to design barriers and let contracts to build them.
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| Legal aid fund launched for WikiLeaks founder Assange Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:40 AM PST  A British charity helping whistleblowers around the world on Thursday launched a legal aid fund for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, warning his expulsion from Ecuador's embassy in London "may be imminent". The Courage Foundation said Assange's position in the embassy, where he has been living since seeking refuge there in 2012, was "under increasingly serious threat". Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno last month said that "the way has been cleared for Mr Assange to take the decision to leave in near-liberty".
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| American Airlines’ Robert Crandall Remembers Herb Kelleher, the Soul of Southwest Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:45 AM PST  Soul of Southwest
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| South Korea, China urge concessions on both sides to end U.S.-North Korea standoff Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:38 AM PST  South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that he would cooperate with the international community to at least partially ease sanctions to allow for some inter-Korean business and tourism ventures, while later noting that Pyongyang needed to take "bold steps" towards denuclearization to win concessions from Washington. "I think North Korea knows that they clearly have to denuclearize for the easing of international sanctions, and the U.S. also understands that there needs to be corresponding action to expedite the North's denuclearization," Moon told reporters at the presidential Blue House.
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| The North Face unveils breathable waterproof fabric at CES 2019 Posted: 10 Jan 2019 03:02 AM PST  The North Face is focusing on revolutionizing waterproof fabrics with its latest innovation. The outdoor lifestyle brand has unveiled a new breathable waterproof material dubbed 'Futurelight' at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. "Right now, the expectation from a waterproof product is something loud, crunchy, muggy and unpackable," said Scott Mellin, Global General Manager of Mountain Sports at The North Face, in a statement.
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| Pros and Cons to Buying Visa Inc (V) Stock Posted: 10 Jan 2019 07:02 AM PST ![Pros and Cons to Buying Visa Inc (V) Stock]( "Pros and Cons to Buying Visa Inc (V) Stock") Credit card giant Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has a massive customer base of 3.3 billion card users, and operates in 200 countries and territories with a total spending volume of $11 trillion. The Visa stock price took a heavy hit in December 2018, and there's no shortage of critics who are wondering if the plastic-wielding powerhouse is capable of standing tall as a new wave of fintech-based digital payment providers sharpens their teeth on Visa's ankles and look to aim higher in 2019. "I'm quite confident in the business over a long period," Alfred Kelly, the company's CEO said in an October conference call.
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| Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor's power Posted: 10 Jan 2019 11:58 AM PST ![Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor's power]( "Lawsuit targets GOP laws reducing Wisconsin governor's power") MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of liberal-leaning groups filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans that reduced the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.
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