Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Last Top Stories: Rosie O'Donnell Says Daughter Has Been Found Safe

Rosie O'Donnell Says Daughter Has Been Found Safe

Rosie O'Donnell Says Daughter Has Been Found Safe
Rosie O'Donnell's missing 17-year-old daughter has been found safe, the entertainment personality said on Twitter, one week after the teen was last seen at the family's New York home. O'Donnell tweeted shortly before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday that "chelsea has ...
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Promontory Financial Settles With New York Regulator

Promontory Financial Settles With New York Regulator
When New York State's financial regulator challenged the independence of a top Wall Street consultant, the Promontory Financial Group, the firm threatened to sue, vowing to “litigate the matter and defend our firm against this regulatory overreach.”.
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Upstarts Raid Giants for Talent in Silicon Valley

Upstarts Raid Giants for Talent in Silicon Valley
Amazon's chief executive, Jeff Bezos, in a memo written over the weekend in response to a New York Times article about the company's workplace, referred to a “highly competitive tech hiring market” and how his employees “are recruited every day by ...
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FDA Approves Addyi, a Libido Pill for Women

FDA Approves Addyi, a Libido Pill for Women
The first prescription drug to enhance women's sexual drive won regulatory approval on Tuesday, clinching a victory for a lobbying campaign that had accused the Food and Drug Administration of gender bias for ignoring the sexual needs of women. The ...
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Donald Trump Paints Republicans Into Corner With Hispanics

Donald Trump Paints Republicans Into Corner With Hispanics
Republicans thought they had learned a lesson after 2012: Turning off Latino voters ensures defeat in the general election. But as the disruptive presidential candidacy of Donald J. Trump continues to gain support, his hard line on immigration has ...
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Was Portrayal of Amazon's Brutal Workplace on Target?

Was Portrayal of Amazon's Brutal Workplace on Target?
Mr. Bezos said that he does not recognize The Times's depiction of the company he founded, and in an email to employees (which immediately became the subject of a New Yorker sendup) said he would not tolerate the callousness that was described.
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In Quiet Woods, a Clamorous Gun Debate

In Quiet Woods, a Clamorous Gun Debate
In the years since, as Utah's population has surged, new subdivisions have popped up on the private lands adjoining these federal parcels, putting more pressure on the land. The Bureau of Land Management has proposed creating a shooting range, but gun ...
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Familiar Talk on Women, From an Unfamiliar Trump

Familiar Talk on Women, From an Unfamiliar Trump
The outspoken scion of the New York real estate developer Fred C. Trump stood on stage in Washington one day in 1992 and told a mostly female crowd of law enforcement agents to lighten up when it came to sexual harassment. “Professional ...
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New York Times editor on Amazon story: Not 'quite enough' evidence

New York Times editor on Amazon story: Not 'quite enough' evidence
The New York Times' searing expose on workplace conditions at Amazon has been hailed by some as a piece of exemplary journalism. The Times' public editor Margaret Sullivan, however, had a more lukewarm reaction to the piece on Tuesday.
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City Room New York Today: All Ears in Brooklyn

City Room New York Today: All Ears in Brooklyn
[New York Times]. • More than a dozen inmates say they saw corrections officers beat a prisoner to death in Dutchess County. The autopsy concluded that the death was a homicide. [New York Times]. • New Jersey Transit had another bad day yesterday, ...
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