Despite a 10-year economic expansion and an 18% rise in the cost of living, the U.S. base pay hasn’t budged since 2009 Source
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Top wildlife park reports full year with no elephant poaching
The elephant population has rebounded from fewer than 2,000 last year to approximately 4,000 Source
Target stores experience outages nationwide
The outage lasted approximately two hours, according to the company Source
Buttigieg responds to Trump’s comments on foreign help
Buttigieg condemned President Trump for saying this week that he would accept election help from foreign actors Source
DOJ backs Treasury Department over Trump’s tax returns
The agency released a memo Friday supporting the Treasury Department’s position that Congress is not entitled to see President Trump’s tax returns, alleging Congress exceeded its authority in its request Source
Greenland experiences severe ice melting
Nearly half of Greenland’s ice sheet began melting this week after an unprecedented warm spell hit the Arctic region. Temperatures climbed more than 40 degrees above average, causing an estimated 2 billion tons of ice loss. Ted Scambos, senior research scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Earth Science Observation Center, joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Plane skids off runway at Newark International Airport
The airport temporarily stopped accepting arrivals and departures on Saturday Source
Target stores experiencing outages nationwide
“We’re aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores,” the company said Source
Trump’s proposed border czar won’t take job “as of right now”
Tom Homan said that President Trump’s announcement that he would be border czar was “premature” Source
United Airlines flight skids off runway at Newark Airport
A United Airlines flight skidded off the runway Saturday afternoon at Newark Airport in New Jersey. The plane was arriving from Denver and got stuck in a grassy area near the tarmac after landing. Source