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President-elect Donald Trump has now nominated a third person with Goldman Sachs ties to serve in his White House. On Monday, the president-elect officially announced that he has tapped Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn to serve as director of his National Economic Council. "As my top economic adviser, Gary Cohn is going to put his talents as a highly successful businessman to work for the American people," Trump said in a statement. "He will help craft economic policies that will grow wages for our workers... Читать дальше...

Before getting upset about something President-elect Donald Trump has said, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he waits to see if he actually means it. "I do not respond to every comment by the president-elect because it may be reversed the next day," McCain said Monday in an interview with Reuters.

If at first the announcer's voice in this clip seems too soft to hear, do not, I repeat, do not turn up the volume. While announcing the Boston University women's hockey game Saturday night against Minnesota, the announcer let his excitement get the best of him after BU won 6-5 in overtime.

Nominations for the 2017 Golden Globes were announced Monday, and the musical comedy La La Land led the pack with seven nods. The rom-com, which swept Sunday's Critics' Choice Awards, was nominated for best director, best original score, best screenplay, best original song, best motion picture (musical/comedy), and best actor and actress, for stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Former Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Penn.) was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison, almost six months after being convicted on federal corruption charges. Fattah had faced up to 22 years behind bars for his crimes, after he was found guilty in June of racketeering, money laundering, and fraud, in relation to a scheme to pay back an illegal $1 million campaign loan.

Top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway practically rolled her eyes Monday on Good Morning America in response to reports that ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, one of President-elect Donald Trump's finalists for secretary of state, is buddy-buddy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tillerson has made a career out of "drilling more fossil fuels out of Russian soil," and in 2012 he even won Russia's Order of Friendship award, The New York Times reported. In fact, top Republicans have already suggested they... Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump doesn't seem to think it's a big deal if he skips intelligence briefings, but he certainly found it an objectionable habit when President Obama was rumored to be missing them. Between September 2012 and October 2014, Trump, who said Sunday he doesn't "have to be told the same thing in the same words every day" in daily intelligence briefings, tweeted about Obama's attendance on at least three separate occasions:

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has a theory that it was actually President Obama's administration — not Russia — that hacked the presidential election. In an interview Sunday on Fox News, Bolton, who is reportedly being considered for deputy secretary of state, suggested breaches of the Democratic National Committee as well as other Democratic officials and organizations were part of a "false flag" operation. The term, The Washington Post explains, is "popular among... Читать дальше...

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Oil prices surged to an 18-month high on Monday after leading oil producers agreed to follow the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' lead and cut production to ease a global glut that has dragged down prices. Not only did key non-OPEC countries, including Russia, agree to the cuts, but leading producer Saudi Arabia suggested it might slash output more than it promised last week. OPEC's deal calls for reducing output by about 3 percent. Europe's benchmark Brent crude futures jumped by more than 5 percent... Читать дальше...

On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump officially nominated retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security. It was reported last week that Trump would tap Kelly, but Trump had not yet formally offered him the position as Kelly was out of the country.

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China on Monday said it had "serious concern" about President-elect Donald Trump's most recent comments about Taiwan, which China considers a breakaway province. Since 1979, the U.S. has recognized mainland China and maintained only unofficial relations with the island of Taiwan. Trump recently broke with tradition by accepting a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan's leader, and on Sunday he said he didn't feel "bound by a one China policy." Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry... Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump hinted in an interview on Sunday that the U.S. might dismiss the "one China" policy, which recognizes Taiwan as part of China, not an independent nation.

Star Wars has always been mythical in stark and relatively simple terms. The original trilogy took the now-controversial position that the guys based on the Nazis — the ones who destroyed Princess Leia's home planet Alderaan just as a demonstration of the Death Star laser's power — were pretty uncomplicatedly bad. It trafficked in the archetypal psychodrama of fathers and sons. It subscribed to a now-obsolete American notion that a victory won in hatred is no victory at all. And if the prequels offered some complicating material... Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump hinted in an interview on Sunday that the U.S. might dismiss the "one China" policy, which recognizes Taiwan as part of China, not an independent nation.

It's looking more and more clear that corruption is going to be a serious issue with a Donald Trump administration. From his probably-illegal ownership of a hotel in D.C. to his involvement with companies in Saudi Arabia, his potential conflicts of interests are wildly unprecedented, and he has shrugged off any suggestion that he needs to divest himself of financial conflicts to govern responsibly.

Christina Stetson is fascinated with America's interior. She frequently leaves her home in Oakland, California, and travels inward, across desolate landscapes, to dusty towns, and into the lives of the people there.

When Donald Trump entered the presidential race in June of 2015 and immediately grabbed everyone's attention, Republicans everywhere were terrified and upset. Here was this ridiculous buffoon without a day of political experience, this bigoted demagogue, this ignorant bully, and he was leading the polls!

A union staff member told veteran labor reporter Harold Meyerson late last month that Donald Trump's victory was "an extinction-level event for American labor." The president-elect's latest decision to tap franchise fast-food CEO Andy Puzder for secretary of labor makes that assessment look prescient. It's a fine example of the crude-but-ingenious political hybrid Trump represents — one that makes him a singularly unique threat to American workers.

One of the most fascinating phenomena in culture is moral panics. Whether it's witches in post-Reformation Europe or razor blades in apples (remember that one?), a sudden panic spreads like a meme and convulses society. Those who keep level-headed are left dismissed and befuddled.

He was one of Donald Trump's most vocal supporters leading up to the election, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) most likely won't be part of his incoming administration.

After seeing a teenager come into their store every day to play with the WiiU on display, employees at a Valley Stream, New York, Best Buy pooled their money to buy him his very own console.

The musical La La Land won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Score during Sunday night's 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association.

Rick Perry, the Republican former governor of Texas who, while running for president in 2011, famously forgot that the Energy Department was one of the government agencies he wanted to get rid of, is said to be Donald Trump's top candidate to lead the department.

While warmer summers are helping increase the number of reindeer on a chain of islands north of Norway, scientists say warmer winters are causing the animals to starve.

The cause of a fire that sent 12 guests at the Boyne Highlands ski resort in northern Michigan to the hospital is under investigation and viewed as suspicious, the Harbor Springs Fire Chief said Sunday.