After election stress, movie-going and NFL ratings are up

Nov 14, 2016
Now that the bruising campaign cycle is over, people are ready for an escape.
Viewership was up for the New England Patriots game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
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Merriam-Webster says searches for "fascism" have surged

Nov 14, 2016
Also "bigot," "xenophobe," "racism," "socialism"...
Protestors hold signs against President-elect Donald Trump in front of the White House the day after the election.
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If Trump stimulates the economy, one result could be growth. Another? Stagflation

Nov 14, 2016
It was a 1970s nightmare: high inflation and no growth.
Traders at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange watch Donald Trump after he wins the U.S. presidential elections.
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Facebook accidentally declared a bunch of people dead

Nov 11, 2016
One report said an outpouring of sympathy directed at Clinton supporters could have caused the glitch.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was "memorialized" on his site today, along with lots of others.
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Trump infrastructure plan is private money and tax credits

Nov 11, 2016
The plan would produce a lot of new toll roads and bridges.
The interchange at U.S. Route 95 and Rainbow Boulevard known as the Rainbow Curve is seen in an aerial view in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
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Trump’s free market health care reform plans create a tricky dilemma

Nov 11, 2016
President-elect Trump has pledged to “bring much needed free market reforms to the health care industry.” That could mean giving hospitals, insurers and drug companies a freer hand to merge, as many have been attempting to do. Yet, that could lead to less competition — and higher prices — for consumers. Click the above audio […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump leaves a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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Financial reform in the crosshairs

Nov 10, 2016
Trump vows to dismantle Dodd-Frank.
Former Representative Barney Frank and former Senator Chris Dodd talk about their hallmark and namesake legislation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law, on the fifth anniversary of the law at the Newseum on July 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. 
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UK government welcomes Trump as it touts for post-Brexit trade

Nov 10, 2016
Most other European governments seem alarmed.
The Houses of Parliament are seen in central London.

 
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What Rust Belt voters expect from Donald Trump

Nov 9, 2016
The jobs their candidate promised ... but how?
Supporters pledge allegiance to the flag before Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in October at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
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Immigrant businesses brace for a Trump presidency

Nov 9, 2016
Some business owners are worried about a backlash.
A bootblack polishes the shoes of a client who reads a newspaper with headlines referring to the eventual triumph of US presidential candidate Donald Trump on November 9, 2016 in Mexico City. The Mexican peso plunged by 7.64 percent to a record low against the dollar on Wednesday after Donald Trump's shock US election win, market data showed.
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