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Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of Avista Co. (NYSE:AVA – Get Rating) by 15.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,578 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,641 shares during the quarter. Van ECK […]
The big news yesterday was, “We’re getting a new bus terminal!” The bad news yesterday was, “Why does a new bus terminal cost $10 billion?!” And, “Why does it take 10 years to complete after so many years of prior study?” And, “Why does replacing one bus terminal with another bus terminal require years of environmental studies?” The main news was in the Times, which reported that the Port Authority has settled on a final design for a new bus station to replace one that “has become synonymous with the overburdened, crumbling infrastructure that has made commuting in New Yor...
Were These the Fingerprints of a Terrorist? Biometric data led President Trump to pardon an American soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians. What if the data was wrong? Credit...Lauren Peters-Collaer By Annie Jacobsen Ms. Jacobsen, a reporter who has written books about the C.I.A. and the Pentagon, is the author of the forthcoming “First Platoon,” from which this essay is adapted. Jan. 9, 2021 Four years ago this month, Donald Trump invited Sean Hannity to the White House for one of his first sit-down interviews as president. “Let me ask you about the power of the pardon, which i...