Updated 8:41 am CDT, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Newly released documents show the FBI was investigating President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer for nearly a year before agents raided his home and office. A search warrant released Tuesday, March 19, 2019 shows the federal inquiry into Cohen had been going on since July 2017, far longer than had previously been known. less FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Newly released documents show the FBI was investigating President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer for ... more Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP Image 1 of / 37 Caption Close Image 1 … [Read more...] about Records show FBI was probing Michael Cohen long before raid
Dallas top property investment and finance firm HFF selling in $2 billion deal
Commercial property company Jones Lang LaSalle is buying one of Dallas' largest real estate and finance firms in a $2 billion deal. Dallas' HFF is one of the country's biggest investment property brokers and real estate finance firms.It will become part of JLL in a cash and stock transaction expected to close in the third quarter of this year.HFF has handled some of North Texas' biggest real estate buys and since 1998 has closed more than $800 billion in property transactions.Last year the company, which is based in Dallas' Victory Park, had revenues of more than $650 million."We have long admired HFF for its expertise and leading reputation in the industry, as well as its client-first culture of teamwork, ethics and excellence, which aligns with our own," Christian Ulbrich, Global CEO of JLL, said in a statement. "I believe that combining our organizations will deliver a range of compelling benefits for our clients, employees and shareholders."HFF CEO Mark Gibson after the merger … [Read more...] about Dallas top property investment and finance firm HFF selling in $2 billion deal
‘Captain Marvel’: Clark Gregg on Coulson and his new ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ role
Half of the team is out combing the galaxy to find the cryogenically frozen Leo Fitz. The other half, a team led by “Mack” MacKenzie, played by Henry Simmons, is trying to get S.H.I.E.L.D. up and running again under great pressure because there are a series of anomalies that look like ruptures through which these beings emerge. … [Read more...] about ‘Captain Marvel’: Clark Gregg on Coulson and his new ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ role
Cadbury angers archaeologists with ‘treasure hunting’ promotion: It’s ‘intensely stupid’
The campaign, which was centered around Cadbury’s Freddo’s Treasure’s chocolates, suggested that customers go on a “real treasure hunting adventure” at historical sites. (iStock) Cadbury has pulled a promotion encouraging customers to go digging for “treasure” at historical sites across the U.K. The advertising campaign for Cadbury’s Freddo’s Treasure’s chocolates suggested that customers go on a “real treasure hunting adventure” at sites such as Mooghaun Fort in Ireland, which dates back to the Bronze Age, or to “mine for Saxon gold” in Chelmsford, England. “There’s plenty of real treasure out there still to be discovered,” the campaign’s website stated, per screenshots taken by the BBC. “So what are you waiting for? Explore the U.K.’s top treasure hotspots and see the riches already discovered on display at national sites.” MAN'S 'APPLETARIAN' PRANK … [Read more...] about Cadbury angers archaeologists with ‘treasure hunting’ promotion: It’s ‘intensely stupid’
California’s early primary poised to pull 2020 Democrats further left
close Video Which 2020 presidential hopeful is resonating most with Democrat voters? Pollster Lee Carter reveals her new voter dials on the 2020 Democrat candidates. A Democratic presidential primary field that already embraces the Green New Deal and has floated ideas like reparations and guaranteed jobs could drift even further left thanks to a quirk in this year’s primary calendar. Unlike past elections, California will hold its primary early in the season – on March 3, 2020. That means the West Coast state, and its famously liberal voters, will hold extra influence this cycle. And while the 2020 candidates still have to connect with supporters in earliest-voting Iowa and New Hampshire – with their more moderate-leaning electorates – California’s combination of an early primary and massive delegate count could motivate the field to run decisively in the progressive lane from the start. DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DEBATE IN … [Read more...] about California’s early primary poised to pull 2020 Democrats further left