October 27, 2017
EU bank may not fully repay UK until 2054
Billions of euros of British taxpayers' money could remain locked into an EU bank for more than thirty years after Brexit, the UK has been warned. Alexander Stubb, vice president of the European Investment Bank - in which the UK is a 16% shareholder…
October 27, 2017
Puerto Rico five weeks post-storm
Conditions in Puerto Rico are still heartbreaking more than five weeks after Hurricane Maria wrought devastation, with the lack of power and clean water compounding chronic conditions, medics say. Doctor Kevin Munjal, assistant professor of…
October 27, 2017
House Republicans approve budget resolution, clearing way for tax reform
House Republicans narrowly approved the Senate-passed budget resolution, clearing a procedural hurdle and allowing the House of Representatives to take up tax reform. The bill passed 216 –212, with all Democrats and some Republicans opposing the…
October 27, 2017
Some JFK assassination records released, others under further review
The National Archives released more than 2,800 previously classified or redacted records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy Thursday evening, but will withhold some of the records due to national security concerns,…
October 27, 2017
Tiger Woods expected to plead guilty to reckless driving
Tiger Woods is expected to appear in court Friday afternoon to plead guilty to reckless driving and agree to enter a diversion program following his arrest in May on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police said the golfer was found asleep…
October 27, 2017
Cardi B shuts down rumor about Beyoncé collaboration
Cardi B fans have been in heaven this week with speculation about their favorite artist recording with Beyoncé. Sorry to break it to you, though -- the “Bodak Yellow” rapper denies the collaboration. Engineer Michael Asby ignited the rumors when he…
October 27, 2017
Eminem donating proceeds from “Lose Yourself” lawsuit win to hurricane relief
Eminem is donating the settlement from a copyright lawsuit involving one of his classic songs to assist victims of recent hurricanes. Slim Shady was awarded $415,000 in court this week for unauthorized use of his Oscar- and Grammy-winning number-one…
October 26, 2017
Weather in the TCI for Thursday & Friday
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS MORNING THEN QUICKLY MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY TONIGHT. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR MODERATE RIP CURRENT…
October 26, 2017
Twitter bans RT and Sputnik ads amid election interference fears
Twitter is banning two of Russia's biggest media outlets from buying advertising amid fears they attempted to interfere with the 2016 US election. The ban on advertising from Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, and all linked accounts, was "effective…
October 26, 2017
Commissioner gives crime statistics for this quarter
In keeping with a commitment made last year the Commissioner of Police James Smith today released some limited crime data for the second quarter of the current year to RTC News, covering the period 1st July up to and including 30th September 2017.…