President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Twitter, saying the United States has pinpointed 52 Iranian sites — including cultural sites — if the nation retaliates.The threats come after Trump approved strikes that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Thursday, immediately triggering fears of Iranian retaliation.On Friday, an Iranian commander had threatened counter-strikes against the…
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President Donald Trump will meet his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a full report on his crisis-response visits to Saudi Arabia and Turkey to craft the US response to the suspected murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi. So far, Trump has come off sympathetic to the Saudi version of events, floating the idea that…
A U.S. District Court on Friday rejected election regulations that allowed even very large donors to politically active nonprofit groups to remain anonymous. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the group which brought the suit, described the ruling as “a major game changer” in an era when political spending by non-campaign groups has…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHurricane Florence gathers strength as it moves closer to US Hurricane Florence - the most powerful storm to threaten the Carolinas in nearly three decades - is expected to strengthen, say forecasters.Officials warn there is a chance of "life-threatening inundation from rising water" over the next 48…
Amid rising global trade tensions and slowing GDP growth, shaken investors have pushed stock markets across China down over 20% in 2018. One victim of the broad stock slide: Chinese tech unicorn Meituan Dianping. Now valued at roughly $35.8 billion, the-yet-to-be profitable food delivery giant went public in September on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…
Chad Carson thought he'd do real-estate investing as a "temporary thing," but soon found himself immersed in the space.After graduating college from Clemson University — where he served as a captain on the football team — he sourced deals for investors and received a piece of the proceeds. Today, Carson leans on "cap rates" and a…
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway may be forced to testify before the House Oversight Committee if she doesn't attend a hearing this week concerning her Hatch Act violations.The Hatch Act prohibits employees in the executive branch from engaging in political activity while working in their official roles. The Office of Special Counsel previously announced it…
Glossier, the hit e-commerce beauty brand that recently opened a flagship store in New York, announced Tuesday that it will make more than $100 million in revenue this year. Behind that success? Celebrities—but not in the way you’d think, Emily Weiss, Glossier’s founder and CEO, explained at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen conference Tuesday…
BlackBerry is planning to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance. In a statement on Friday, BlackBerry said that it will pay $1.4 billion in cash for Cylance, plus an undisclosed amount for employee incentives that haven’t yet vested. The companies will need to satisfy customary closing conditions, but hope to have the deal closed by the end…
