Morning Agenda: A Push to Divest Stakes in Gun Makers
Date: 08 December 2015
By AMIE TSANG
Amie TSANG
Keurig to be Sold for $13.9 Billion | F.T.C. Sues to Block Staples-Office Depot Deal | Criticism of Federal Reserve Gains Ground
Replaying Monday, December 7, 2015
The December 7, 2015 was a Monday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 340 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 10 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, December 7, 2025, 211 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, December 7, 2026, in 153 days. You have lived for 3,864 days, or about 92,754 hours, or about 5,565,246 minutes, or about 333,914,760 seconds.
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7th of December 2015 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 7, 2015
What We’re Reading
Date: 08 December 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, great reads from Rod Nordland, Jason Stallman and others.
Morning Agenda: A Revolving Door Helps Banks Displace Fannie and Freddie
Date: 07 December 2015
By AMIE TSANG
Amie TSANG
Manhattan Prosecutors Will Not Retry Former Dewey Chairman | The Bad Boy of Pharmaceuticals Hits Back
Ray Gandolf, Sportscaster and ‘Our World’ Co-Anchor, Dies at 85
Date: 08 December 2015
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
Daniel SLOTNIK
Ray Gandolf, folksy CBS sportscaster who later won Emmy Award as co-anchor of ABC historical series Our World, dies at age 85.
U.S. Seeks to Avoid Ground War Welcomed by Islamic State
Date: 08 December 2015
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Rukmini CALLIMACHI
News Analysis; United States, in its efforts to battle Islamic State, is seeking to avoid ground war, which would fulfill ISIS's prophecy and spark new recruiting drive; ISIS bases its ideology on prophetic text saying Islam will be victor after apocalyptic battle set off by invasion from Western armies.
Obama’s Speech on Terrorist Threat Is a Plea for Patience and National Unity
Date: 08 December 2015
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
News Analysis; purpose of Pres Obama's speech on terrorism wasn't to outline explicit strategy to fight Islamic State, but to allay any concerns about his administration's estimation of and attentiveness to problem; his plea for patience and unity also served as implicit response to critics of government's anti-terrorism strategy.
MSNBC to Add Bloomberg TV Political Show
Date: 07 December 2015
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Bloomberg Media and MSNBC reach agreement to show Bloomberg's flagship political television show With All Due Respect weeknights at 6 pm.
In Testy Exchange, Donald Trump Interrupts and ‘Morning Joe’ Cuts to Commercial
Date: 08 December 2015
By MICHAEL BARBARO and ALAN RAPPEPORT
Michael BARBARO
Patience with Donald J. Trump’s unusual style of interviewing earned him an on-air rebuke from Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. Mr. Trump went on to defend his much-debated proposals about Muslims as a necessary cure.
Trust and Money at Core of Crucial Paris Talks on Climate Change
Date: 07 December 2015
By CORAL DAVENPORT
Coral DAVENPORT
New Analysis; World leaders enter final week of United Nations sponsored climate change negotiations in France; face impasse over monitoring transparency and annual funding of $100 billion to help poor countries convert to environmentally favorable energy solutions.
Memes, Dreams and Themes
Date: 07 December 2015
By COLIN MCGINN
Colin MCGINN
Ideas — from annoying jingles to dangerous ideologies — spread. But how do we know when our minds are being manipulated?