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• Unilever selling margarines for 6.8 bn euros to US giant KKR
• The New Tax Bill's Winners and Losers
• Army of firefighters takes on still-growing California fire
• J. K. Rowling Wrote the Hogwarts Houses in a Very Unconventional Way and 3 Other Things We Learned
• Barack Obama Dressed Up As Too-Cool-For-School Santa For His Latest Appearance
• What School Safety Looks Like 5 Years After Sandy Hook
• Attorney General Sessions has lukewarm praise for FBI after Trump attack
• California will set more fires to try to stop wildfires
• Trump administration issues new rules on U.S. visa waivers
• Most Of The California Wildfires Are Under Control, But The Thomas Fire Is Still Raging

Unilever selling margarines for 6.8 bn euros to US giant KKR Posted: 16 Dec 2017 09:48 AM PST Anglo-Dutch food and consumer giant Unilever said Friday it had reached a 6.8-billion-euro ($8-billion) deal with US private equity giant KKR to sell its margarines business. Unilever "has received a binding offer from KKR to purchase its global spreads business for 6.825 billion euros on a cash-free, debt-free basis," the company said in a statement. After spurning a takeover by US rival Kraft Heinz earlier this year, Unilever announced in April it would spin-off its margarines, which include such brands as Flora, Blue Band and Rama, as part of a restructuring plan. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The New Tax Bill's Winners and Losers Posted: 16 Dec 2017 09:11 AM PST Senate and House Republicans announced agreement Friday on the first major tax overhaul in more than 30 years—a $1.5 trillion bill that would touch most Americans in some way, affecting not only ... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Army of firefighters takes on still-growing California fire Posted: 16 Dec 2017 06:44 AM PST SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The fourth-largest wildfire in California history continues to grow and threaten thousands of homes despite armies of fire crews and fleets of bulldozers and aircraft. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

J. K. Rowling Wrote the Hogwarts Houses in a Very Unconventional Way and 3 Other Things We Learned Posted: 16 Dec 2017 05:05 AM PST Proof that inspiration can come from anywhere This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Barack Obama Dressed Up As Too-Cool-For-School Santa For His Latest Appearance Posted: 16 Dec 2017 03:20 AM PST The former president dropped by a Boys & Girls Club branch in D.C. in a statement outfit — with a festive touch. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

What School Safety Looks Like 5 Years After Sandy Hook Posted: 16 Dec 2017 01:17 AM PST On the morning of Nov. 14, staff members at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Corning, California, heard the sound of a single gunshot in the vicinity of the campus. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Attorney General Sessions has lukewarm praise for FBI after Trump attack Posted: 15 Dec 2017 10:59 PM PST By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who oversees the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Friday offered a tepid endorsement of the nation's leading law enforcement agency, which has been under attack by President Donald Trump and other Republicans. Trump said earlier this month that the FBI's reputation was in "tatters" after news came to light that an FBI agent on a team investigating links between Russia and Trump's election campaign had exchanged anti-Trump text messages with an FBI lawyer. Sessions on Friday defended the bureau, which is part of the Department of Justice that he leads, but it was not an enthusiastic endorsement. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

California will set more fires to try to stop wildfires Posted: 15 Dec 2017 09:01 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's seemingly endless cycle of wildfires is prompting authorities to make plans to set more "controlled burns" to thin forests choked with dead trees and withered underbrush that serves as kindling to feed monster blazes that force entire communities to flee, destroy homes and take lives. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump administration issues new rules on U.S. visa waivers Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:43 PM PST The Trump administration put new requirements in place on Friday for the 38 countries participating in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, including that they use U.S. counterterrorism data to screen travelers, officials said. The program allows citizens of mainly European countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa. Citizens from the 38 countries are required to obtain a so-called travel authorization to enter the United States. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Most Of The California Wildfires Are Under Control, But The Thomas Fire Is Still Raging Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:06 PM PST More than 10 days after the Thomas Fire sparked in Ventura County, the blaze grew to some 252,200 acres on Friday as more than 8,300 firefighters worked night and day to contain it. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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