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Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, economists Oliver Hart (left) and Bengt Holmström, are displayed on a screen at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday. They won the prize for their work on contract theory.

It's Agreed: Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded For Contract Theory

Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström — professors at Harvard and MIT, respectively — were awarded the prize for their work on understanding and improving contract agreements.

An Etihad Airways jet is parked at JFK International Airport in New York on Tuesday. Passengers traveling to the United States from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will have to check most electronics. The ban will affect flights on Royal Jordanian, EgyptAir, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways.

New Device Restrictions On Some Flights: Few Facts, Many Questions

Homeland Security says most personal electronics won't be allowed in carry-ons on flights from some majority-Muslim countries. The U.K. has acted similarly. Why the abrupt change? It's far from clear.

A view from the starting line of the sixth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, N.C., in 2010. The local children's health clinic takes its name from this annual charity race, which draws about 8,000 participants each year.

Sweet Name Of Kids' Clinic Gives Some People Heartburn

The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.

Police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Thursday ahead of Friday's presidential inauguration.

As Trump Takes Office, He Still Faces Questions About Conflicts Of Interest

The president-elect has settled some of the legal and regulatory disputes he's embroiled in, but critics say his actions don't go far enough.

President Trump attends a meeting on health care at the White House last week. The bill is facing opposition from all sides. Without its passage, everything else on Trump's agenda could be slowed.

Trump Faces Critical Phase, As He Tries To Make His Rhetoric Reality

The GOP deadline to pass health care is the first week of April. If it doesn't happen, everything else gets pushed back. Trump's agenda faces two big tests this week, from the Supreme Court to Russia.

Philip Banks III, chief of department, NYPD. Banks abruptly resigned just as he was set to become deputy to Commissioner William Bratton.

On Eve Of Promotion, NYPD's Top Uniformed Official Resigns

Philip Banks III was set to become Commissioner William Bratton's deputy. The reasons for his abrupt resignation are not clear.

Republicans are looking at tax credits to help make health insurance more portable when you change jobs or move.

What If You Could Take It With You? Health Insurance, That Is

A key part of GOP plans to reform health care may include making health care more portable. But it's not so easy to do.

San Diego Arts Events Attendance Jumped 24% Last Year

More than 5 million people attended parades, festivals, exhibits and other events organized by nonprofits that received contracts from the city of San Diego's Commission for Arts and Culture.

What If You Could Take It With You? Health Insurance, That Is

A key part of GOP plans to reform health care may include making health care more portable. But it's not so easy to do.

Craig Watson, Director, CA Arts Council, Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, Founding Director, CSUSM School of Arts, County Supervisor Bill Horn, and Adam Shapiro, Deanof CSUSM College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences.
The launch of the North County Arts Network at Cal State San Marcos, January 15th 2015

New Network To Promote North County Arts

The North County Arts Network is an initiative to strengthen the arts in North County. It was launched Thursday night.

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