Silver investors and traders have been buying the white metal in a frenzy, with price growth outstripping that of gold, and as a result, the gold-silver ratio has declined. A major driving force behind the recent push is the resurgence of mainstream investor interest in the sector, said Gary Wagner, …
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‘We look like fools’: the ties between the United Kingdom and the United States threatened by corruption | Law
British anti-corruption investigators accused their US counterparts of cheating on them during a dispute over a criminal investigation that threatened cooperation between countries and led the UK to complain that “we look like fools.” The extraordinary dispute is uncovered in a series of confidential exchanges, watched by The Guardian, between …
Read More »Cuomo says Trump told him that the feds would not be deployed to New York; announces crackdown on remote social offenders
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had spoken to President Trump about the idea of sending federal law enforcement officers to New York City during a time of protests across the country and made sure that such a measure is not currently planned. “Surveillance is left to …
Read More »SLO City Council votes in favor of increasing sales tax
July 22, 2020 Following the example of other cities in the county, the San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to place a 1 percent sales tax increase initiative on the November ballot. If approved by the majority of voters, the sales tax rate in San Luis Obispo would …
Read More »MLB Players Union approves playoff expansion for 2020, sources say
The Major League Baseball Players Association has agreed on a plan to expand the playoffs to 16 teams by the 2020 season, sources told ESPN’s Marly Rivera. A playoff expansion still needs final approval from MLB owners, the sources said. All second-place teams in all six divisions would now qualify …
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