An Hours-Long Customs Outage Across the US Leaves Travelers Up in Arms

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An Hours-Long Customs Outage Across the US Leaves Travelers Up in Arms

TIME
Major airports across the U.S. saw long lines, packed waiting areas and grumbling passengers on Monday, as a nationwide system crash at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) caused extended delays right as the holiday season was drawing to a close.

Finland launches two-year experiment in basic income for the unemployed

The Verge
The centuries-old concept of universal basic income (in which states provide citizens with money regardless of how much they work) continues to spark interest around the world, with Finland the latest country to experiment with a limited form of the

After Obama, Some Health Reforms May Prove Lasting

New York Times
Dr. Arthur C. Coffey performing a coronary artery bypass grafting at Indiana University Health’s Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

China gets tough on smog offenders

CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) China has slapped millions of dollars worth of fines on alleged offenders for violating anti-pollution rules, according to state media.

Twitter’s China boss Kathy Chen quits after 8 months

Reuters
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016.

Flight Diverted After Passenger’s Offensive Outburst

NBC Southern California
A passenger shot a video of what he describes as a “misogynistic, homophobic bigot” verbally harassing passengers and a United Airlines flight crew trying to fly from Sydney to San Francisco on New Year’s Day.

Baggage handler found locked in hold of Charlotte-Washington flight

Reuters
A baggage handler was found inside the cargo hold of a plane that had flown into Washington D.C. from Charlotte, North Carolina, airline staff said on Monday.

After a century of promises, New Yorkers finally get their 2nd Avenue subway

Washington Post
NEW YORK – Eleven-year-old Bobby Graves may have only caught the tail end of a century’s worth of deferred promises on New York’s Second Avenue subway.

Pound Drop Boosts U.K. Manufacturing, Pushes Up Factories’ Costs

Bloomberg
U.K. manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in 2 1/2 years in December, helped by the pound’s depreciation since the vote to leave the European Union.

France Lets Workers Turn Off, Tune Out and Live Life

New York Times
PARIS – If the world does not envy the French enough already for their generous vacations, universal health care and fine food and wine, the arrival of 2017 brings this: a newly created “right to disconnect.

Jain Joins Cantor as President in Post-Deutsche Bank Restart

Bloomberg
Anshu Jain, the former Deutsche Bank AG co-chief executive officer, is joining Cantor Fitzgerald LP as president, restarting his career at a much smaller firm after leaving Germany’s largest bank amid mounting legal and regulatory problems.

Trump is already delivering the jobs he promised America

New York Post
This week marked another victory for President-elect Donald Trump and his partnership with the American worker. Two companies, Sprint, the wireless provider, and OneWeb, a satellite internet provider startup – both controlled by SoftBank founder and …

OPEC Dismisses American Shale Oil

Seeking Alpha
OPEC has factored in a decline in U.S. production when calculating the “call on OPEC oil” in 2017. Its cuts, if fully implemented, would still leave OPEC production above the call.

Americans’ Average Income by Age — How Do You Compare?

Motley Fool
Income levels change significantly over a career, but income isn’t the only path to financial security in retirement. Todd Campbell.

Bitcoin breaks $1000 level, highest in more than 3 years

CNBC
The price of bitcoin has breached the $1,000 mark, hitting a more than three-year high on Monday. The cryptocurrency was trading at $1,021 at the time of publication, according to CoinDesk data, at level not seen since November 2013, with its market …

Better Business Bureau Lowers MyPillow Rating To F

CBS Local
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minnesota business is under fire for its advertising from a nonprofit watchdog group. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota and North Dakota is lowering the rating for Chaska-based MyPillow from a BBB rating to an F.

Gas prices decrease in the Miami Valley

Springfield News Sun
Gas prices decreased over the last week in Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley, despite rising prices nationally. Average retail gas prices in Dayton fell 9.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.31 per gallon on Sunday, according to

Analysts Can’t Seem to Agree on Whether China’s New Yuan Basket Will Be More or Less Volatile

Bloomberg
Days after announcing a revamp of its trade-weighted foreign-exchange basket, China’s decision to downgrade the importance of the U.S.

Remittances to Mexico spike after November election

The Hill
Mexican citizens in the U.S. sent home nearly $2.4 billion in transfers in November, which is a nearly 25 percent increase from the previous year, according to Mexican central bank data released Monday.

Asia Pacific|China Begins to Ease Its 2000-Year-Old Monopoly on Salt

New York Times
BEIJING – China has started an overhaul of its salt industry, easing a monopoly that has existed in some form for more than 2,000 years and predates the Great Wall.

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