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McDonald's brings Donuts Sticks to breakfast starting next week
McDonald’s is launching McCafé Donuts Sticks nationally for a limited time on Feb. 20. They'll be sold daily until 10:30 a.m.
This Week: Job openings, consumer prices, Coca-Cola results
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators coming up this week:
'A horrific week for Virginia': Gov. Ralph Northam takes on blackface scandal in first interview
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam sidestepped calls for his resignation, instead saying in his first interview since he admitted to wearing blackface that he would spend his term in office focused on mending racial tensions.
Amazon Considers Opting Out of Queens, BROOKLYN DESIGNS Finds New Location, and More News This Week
House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week
The panel will mark up the bill, known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, on Feb. 13 and send it to the House floor for a vote, committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told a news conference. “It’s finally time for action in Congress,” Nadler said. “This bill will close the loopholes that have allowed felons, domestic violence abusers and other prohibited persons to purchase guns through private sales.” The bill would require background checks for all firearm sales and most firearm transfers.
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to testify at closed House hearing next week
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen will testify next week at a closed hearing of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee after postponing an appearance before another congressional panel, citing threats from Trump. Cohen, who is set to go to prison in March after pleading guilty to crimes including campaign finance violations during Trump’s 2016 election campaign, had expressed concern about testifying because of threats against his family from Trump. “Mr. Cohen has relayed to the Committee his legitimate concerns for his own safety as well as that of his family, which have been fueled by improper comments made by the President and his lawyer,” Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, the panel’s chairman, said in a statement.
Chicago will be colder than Antarctica this week; 250 million in U.S. will see freezing temperatures
Shutdown 5th week: air transport workers warn 'system will break'
Air transport workers warned Thursday that the five-week-old US government shutdown could cause US commercial aviation to collapse. Speaking at the US capital’s Reagan Washington National Airport, leaders of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Air Line Pilots Association and Association of Flight Attendants warned that if the deadlock between President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress over funds for a border wall does not end soon, flights could be cut back around the country. “We have a growing concern for the safety and security of our members, our airlines, and the traveling public due to the government shutdown,” leaders of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Air Line Pilots Association and Association of Flight Attendants said.
These Are the Americans Who Were Killed in Syria This Week
Donald Trump's week of living dangerously
