News Headlines - 09 August 2017
▽Wall Street Journal editorial rips Bannon for White House dysfunction | TheHill
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board blamed senior White House aide Stephen Bannon for chaos in the West Wing, arguing that the top Trump ally's loyalty to the president is in question after his supporters vilified Trump's national security adviser, H.R. McMaster.
▽Fed official supports September start for bond reductions - ABC News
A member of the Federal Reserve's interest-setting committee said Wednesday it would be appropriate for the central bank to announce next month that it will begin trimming its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, but wait until December before raising a key interest rate again.
Nipton went up for sale last year with a $5 million price tag, and last week, Lang found a buyer: American Green Inc., one of the country’s leading makers of cannabis products.
The company, which announced the sale on Thursday, says it plans to convert Nipton into a weed lover’s oasis in the desert, complete with marijuana retail outlets, cultivation facilities and even cannabis mineral baths. In American Green’s words, it will be a “cannabis-friendly hospitality destination” and a “hub for the production of cannabis-based products.”
▽Walls of water: Hokusai and the Great Wave of Camberwell - BBC News
A sell-out exhibition at the British Museum has proved once again the popularity of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, whose Great Wave is said to be the world's most reproduced image. One mural in south London was nearly wiped out when a drug lab exploded next door, but as Alex Marshall explains, there are many more on walls around the world.
▽Koike aims to help form natl party - The Japan News
Regarding a new political association called “Nippon First no Kai” (Japan First group), which was set up by a House of Representatives lawmaker close to her, Koike said: “It’s important to show [voters] alternatives. [Public opinion] is going through changes because there is no alternative.”
