US consumer prices increase more than expected in November – CNBC

US consumer prices increase more than expected in November  CNBC Consumer inflation rises again as 12-month rate hits one-year high, CPI shows  MarketWatch U.S. consumer prices increase more than expected in November  Yahoo Finance Gold prices unchanged following in-line U.S. inflation data  Kitco NEWS US consumer prices exceed forecasts ahead of Fed meeting  Financial Times View full coverage on Google … Read more

Beshear faces suit from ousted state school board members

For nearly four years as Kentucky attorney general, Andy Beshear filed a series of lawsuits accusing then-Gov. Matt Bevin of abusing his executive powers. Now Beshear is being sued by the people he ousted from the state school board on his first day as governor. The new Democratic governor wielded his executive authority Tuesday to … Read more

Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork

Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Tuesday. The driver of the tractor trailer was accused of failing to maintain his lane and … Read more

Ousted Envoy Says Guaido Must Clean up Venezuelan Opposition

(Bloomberg) — One of Venezuela’s most experienced opposition figures says National Assembly chief Juan Guaido needs to root out corruption in his inner circle.Humberto Calderon Berti, who was recently replaced by Guaido as his envoy to Colombia, said the opposition must enforce higher standards than the government of Nicolas Maduro does.“We have been saying we … Read more

Germany contradicts Russia over Georgian murdered in Berlin

Germany contradicted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying it was not aware Russia had requested the extradition of a Georgian man who was murdered in Berlin in August. In an escalation in already tense relations, Germany last week expelled two employees at the Russian embassy in Berlin, saying Moscow was not cooperating sufficiently in … Read more

Days after New Zealand volcano erupts, island remains a death trap – CBS This Morning

Days after New Zealand volcano erupts, island remains a death trap  CBS This Morning New Zealand police open investigation into deaths at volcano | TheHill  The Hill Videos and details from eyewitnesses after deadly volcano eruption l ABC News  ABC News Australian man and stepdaughter died in New Zealand volcano eruption, family says  Reuters Survivors of New Zealand volcano … Read more

Chinese ambassador 'threatens to withdraw trade deal with Faroe Islands' in Huawei 5G row

China’s ambassador to Denmark threatened to scupper a trade deal with the Faroe Islands if Huawei was not given a 5G contract in the region, according to Danish newspaper Berlingske. The alleged threat by ambassador Feng Tie, made to Faroe Islands politicians including leader Bárður Nielsen, heightened concerns about the Chinese communications firm’s links with the ruling Chinese … Read more