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Consumer Bureau’s Chief Gives Big Raises, Even as He Criticizes Spending

Mick Mulvaney, who is trying to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, awarded large pay increases to two recent recruits.

NASA Hopes Supersonic X Plane Will Deliver Less Bang For The Buck

The new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier.

Odds set for final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool; Bolt d'Oro favored at 5-1

At 5-1 odds, Bolt d’Oro is the morning-line favorite in the pool that will run Friday through Sunday.

      

 

 

Phillies fans boo Gabe Kapler before home opener

Just a week into the new season, Gabe Kapler has faced a great deal of scrutiny from the media – and Phillies fans showed their displeasure.

        

Robert Haas, Wine Importer and California Vintner, Dies at 90

Over nearly 70 years, a Brooklyn-born entrepreneur introduced French brands to Americans and cultivated Rhone Valley vines in a West Coast winery.

If Mueller finds evidence of wrongdoing, can he indict Trump?

One of the most fundamental questions facing Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of President Trump is what to do if he uncovers evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Trump. Since 1973, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has main…

How The NRA Worked To Stifle Gun Violence Research

For decades, the NRA pushed legislation designed to stifle the study and spread of information about the causes of gun violence. Now some researchers are calling for a resumption of that research.

Indiana All-Stars, with Romeo Langford and Sean East, prepare for showdown with Kentucky

The upcoming Indiana-Kentucky high school basketball series is one of many events happening in a busy prep sports season in the Hoosier State.

        

Celtics star Kyrie Irving will have another knee surgery and miss the rest of the season

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving, who hasn’t played since March 11 and underwent a knee procedure on March 24, is done for the year.

      

 

 

You Might Be Eating Halal Meat And Not Even Know It

As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don’t use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.

Australian Authorities Open Investigation Into Facebook’s Improper Sharing Of Data

More than 300,000 Australians may have had their data improperly shared by Facebook with Cambridge Analytica. Australia is investigating whether Facebook broke the law.

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