The United States Chamber of Commerce is vowing to continue fighting President Trump’s shaping of the Republican Party into a pro-U.S. worker party of blue collar working and middle class Americans. In an interview with the Washington Post, numerous Chamber of Commerce officials said the organization’s corporate lobbying efforts would soon attempt to court more elected Democrats to support their economic libertarian agenda of more free trade and increased legal immigration.“The GOP’s drift toward protectionism, nativism, and isolationism since Donald Trump took over the party in 2016 is also at odds with the Chamber’s longtime support for expanding free trade, growing legal immigration and investing in infrastructure,” the Post story details. Specifically, Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donahue said the U.S. needed more legal immigration so that corporations and business secure a never-ending flow of cheaper labor, claiming the country is … [Read more...] about Chamber of Commerce Demands More Immigration: ‘U.S. Is Out of People’
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M.L.S. Commissioner Don Garber Gets Five-Year Contract Extension
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Sports Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Sports | M.L.S. Commissioner Don Garber Gets Five-Year Contract Extension Supported by ByAndrew Das Feb. 14, 2019 Don Garber, who in two decades as commissioner has overseen a wave of expansion that has more than doubled the size of Major League Soccer, has signed a five-year contract extension that will keep him in charge of the league through the 2023 season. The league announced the new contract on Thursday; Garber’s previous deal expired after last season, but he was widely expected to remain in his post. Garber, 61, also will continue in his role as the chairman of Soccer United Marketing, the league’s powerful — and profitable — marketing arm. A former N.F.L. executive, Garber was recruited to join M.L.S. by the N.F.L. owners Robert Kraft and Lamar Hunt, who also owned teams in the … [Read more...] about M.L.S. Commissioner Don Garber Gets Five-Year Contract Extension
College Bowl Games: Florida Trounces Michigan, Virginia Shuts Out South Carolina
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Sports Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Sports | College Bowl Games: Florida Trounces Michigan, Virginia Shuts Out South Carolina Supported by ByThe Associated Press Dec. 29, 2018 Lamical Perine had a 5-yard scoring catch and a 53-yard touchdown run, leading a rushing attack that helped No. 10 Florida cap its comeback season with a 41-15 rout of No. 8 Michigan on Saturday in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. After finishing 4-7 in 2017, Florida made a stunning turnaround in Dan Mullen’s debut season as coach. “To know where we were last season to where we are now is something special,” Mullen said. “To finish as a 10-win season, one of the top 10 teams in the country, that’s pretty special.” Florida (10-3) closed the season with four straight victories. “I’d call this season a success,” Mullen said. … [Read more...] about College Bowl Games: Florida Trounces Michigan, Virginia Shuts Out South Carolina
Florida firm sues Venezuela for $34 million over unpaid bonds
By Brian EllsworthCARACAS (Reuters) - A Florida firm has sued Venezuela for $34 million (26.85 million pounds) for defaulting on bonds that matured in 2018, according to a filing in a U.S. court on Tuesday, in what may be the first legal strike by a creditor since the OPEC nation broadly defaulted on its debt. gi The government of President Nicolas Maduro stopped making payments on nearly all bonds issued by Venezuela and state oil company PDVSA this year and has accumulated some $8 billion in pending interest and principal. Investors had taken few concrete actions in response until a group of creditors this month demanded payment on a $1.5 billion defaulted bond - though they have not yet taken their claim to court.A little-known Coral Gables company called Casa Express Corp said in its complaint filed with U.S. District Court in Manhattan that it, via a trust of the same name, owns Venezuelan bonds with a face value of $29 million.Venezuela failed to pay the principal when the bonds … [Read more...] about Florida firm sues Venezuela for $34 million over unpaid bonds
Corporate Gun Control Fail: Dick’s Sporting Goods Sales Slip Again
Dick’s Sporting Goods saw sales slip during the past three months as a result of the corporate gun control the company adopted in February. On February 28, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Dick’s was ending sales of commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and “high capacity” magazines. They also raised the purchase age for long guns to 21 years.On April 17, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Dick’s was destroying unsold commonly owned semiautomatic rifles rather than sending them back to their respective manufacturers. Dick’s also made clear it would destroy its unsold “high capacity” magazines. On May 2, 2018, the Federalist reported that Dick’s was paying lobbyists to pressure Congress to support more gun control. On August 29, 2018, Breitbart News highlighted that Dick’s quarterly sales dropped, and the chain admitted that its corporate gun control contributed to the slump. Two days later, … [Read more...] about Corporate Gun Control Fail: Dick’s Sporting Goods Sales Slip Again