Global Nation: S&P dividend payments to investors hit record in 2020; Fil-Am aerospace engineer ‘finds’ self’ as Second City comic; Fil-Canadian feared for her life in violent road rage

[Inquirer.Net]( Global Nation  USA & CANADA  [S&P dividend payments to investors hit record in 2020]( NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dividend payments to investors in the S&P 500 rose to a new record in 2020, up 0.7% to $58.28 per share from the previous record set in 2019, according to research from S&P Global. A record dividend payment in the first quarter of 2020, and a stronger than expected payment in... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fil-Am aerospace engineer ‘finds’ self’ as Second City comic]( LOS ANGELES — Jose Acain never thought he could make a living by making people laugh. “Based on my family values and what my mom wanted for our family, it was always looked down upon,” said Acain, 36, a comedian based in Los Angeles. “It was never at the top of my mind as something... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fil-Canadian feared for her life in violent road rage]( A young Filipino Canadian woman in Winnipeg, Manitoba, said she feared for her life when a man in a half-ton truck rammed her car repeatedly last Thursday (December 17). “At that moment in time I believe my life was in danger, ” Kiana Jobo told CBC News as she described how a man in a... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates int’l law – UN]( U.S. President Donald Trump’s pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law, U.N. human rights experts said on Wednesday. Nicholas Slatten was convicted of first-degree murder, while Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard were convicted of voluntary and attempted manslaughter,... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [A man for all seasons]( NEW YORK—December 30, 2020, marks the 124th anniversary of José Rizal’s execution by the Spanish colonial government in 1896. The ilustrado had written two novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, that portrayed the colonial regime, particularly the friar orders that constituted a state within a state, as deeply corrupt, racist, and long devoid of... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wall Street rises on hopes of vaccine-fueled recovery]( (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, led by energy and material stocks, as investors bet on a strong economic recovery in 2021 on the back of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and hopes of bigger fiscal support. Boosting risk appetite globally, Britain approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine, which will start... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [American Airlines restarts U.S. Boeing 737 MAX flights]( WASHINGTON/CHICAGO – Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines Flight 718 landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport around 1:08 p.m. after departing Miami about two-and-a-half hours earlier. A CNBC reporter said the wife of the... [Share this article](  Want to see more latest news? [Visit our website]( FOLLOW US © Copyright 2020 [INQUIRER.net]( [INQUIRER.net]( is the official news website of the INQUIRER Group of Companies (IGC) Your privacy is important to us. We will not share, sell or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial or other purposes without your permission. You can opt-out of any emails from us by [updating your preferences](. [Forward to a Friend]( | [Feedback](