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Its move is likely to prompt pension systems in other states to do the same while forcing California’s local governments, many with already troubled budgets, to pay more.
U.S., Brazilian and Swiss prosecutors say Brazil’s Odebrecht paid hundreds of millions of dollars to officials in 12 countries in a scheme lasting two decades.
“All along, I’ve proven to be right,” the president-elect told reporters, speaking of the truck rampage that killed 12 and injured dozens.
The identity of the Tunisian, Anis Amri, who had been labeled a security threat and was supposed to have been deported months ago, alarmed intelligence officials.
Eric Trump said he recognized that his status as the president-elect’s son meant that donors to his foundation could try to use him to gain access to his father.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 21, 2016, covering December 22, 2016.
Various Artists
The Weeknd
Pentatonix
The Rolling Stones
Childish Gambino
2016Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (born 1980)[†]
Chad Damian Robinson was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Robinson spent several years in Australia's National Rugby League with the Parramatta Eels and the Sydney Roosters and a season with Super League side Harlequins RL.
2016A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.[†]
Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus–Zaire Ebola virus (rVSV-ZEBOV), also known as Ebola Zaire vaccine live and sold under the brand name Ervebo, is an Ebola vaccine for adults that prevents Ebola caused by the Zaire ebolavirus. When used in ring vaccination, rVSV-ZEBOV has shown a high level of protection. Around half the people given the vaccine have mild to moderate adverse effects that include headache, fatigue, and muscle pain.
In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]