Nest Labs is adding Google’s facial recognition technology to a high-resolution home-security camera, offering a glimpse of a future in which increasingly intelligent, internet-connected computers can see and understand what’s …
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Exxon Shareholders Approve Call for Climate Impact Report
Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders on Wednesday approved a proposal calling for the oil company to disclose the impact on its business of compliance with global climate change guidelines, an issue …
your ads here!From Home Help to Driver, New Class of Indian Homeowner
When Rajnish Dhall’s driver wanted to borrow money to buy a home, Dhall suggested he go to a bank. But without proof of income or tax returns to show his …
your ads here!Tennis: Venus Stellar in Paris with Straight Sets Win Over Japan’s Nara
With superstar sister Serena away pregnant, it was left to 36-year-old Venus to carry the standard for the Williams family at Roland Garros on Wednesday, with a second-round thumping of …
your ads here!NASA Spacecraft Will Aim Straight for Sun Next Year
The United States space agency NASA says it will launch a mission next year to send a spacecraft directly into the sun’s atmosphere. NASA announced the plan at the University …
your ads here!Czech Republic Enforces Smoking Ban After Years of Debate
The Czech Republic on Wednesday enforced a smoking ban in bars, restaurants and cafes, putting to an end to the country’s status as one of the last havens for tobacco …
your ads here!Study: China Struggles to Kick World-Leading Cigarette Habit
Most smokers in China, the world’s largest tobacco consumer, have no intention of kicking the habit and remain unaware of some of its most damaging health effects, Chinese health officials …
your ads here!Trump Admonishes Comedian Kathy Griffin for Posting Gruesome Mock Image of Him
U.S. President Donald Trump admonished comedian Kathy Griffin Wednesday for appearing in a brief video holding a reproduction of a severed, bloody head that resembled the president. In an early …
your ads here!Explainer: Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
What is Climate Change? This video explains the basic concept of this hot political topic. …
your ads here!Senate Democrats Ask Trump for Answers on China Trademarks
A group of Senate Democrats has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump requesting information about a raft of trademark approvals from China this year that they say may …
your ads here!Tech Show Displays Ways VR, AI Edging into People’s Lives
Inside the sprawling Acer stall at Computex Taipei, Asia’s largest tech show, staff displayed a laptop computer that’s ready for virtual reality play yet thinner than most PCs for gaming. …
your ads here!New Graphene Water Filter Makes Salt Water Drinkable
The United Nations predicts that by 2025 nearly two billion people will be living in places where there’s not enough water to go around. And since on average water makes …
your ads here!Solar Power Lights Up Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan
Solar power is lighting up the night sky in Jordan and making life easier for the 20,000 Syrian refugees at a camp that once had no reliable source of electricity. …
your ads here!Vietnam to Sign Deals for Up to $17B in US Goods, Services
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Tuesday that he would sign deals for U.S. goods and services worth $15 billion to $17 billion during his visit to Washington, mainly …
your ads here!How ‘Wonder Woman’ Built a World of Women, Onscreen and Off
In a world of only women, there are no phallic structures. At least that’s how Patty Jenkins imagined the island home of the Amazons and their heroic princess Diana, who …
your ads here!Mexico to Review Rules of Origin to Help NAFTA Renegotiation
Mexico’s foreign minister says the country is “inevitably” set to review rules of origin when renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, giving a boost to President Donald Trump’s manufacturing …
your ads here!Brazil’s Labor Reform Vote in Senate Put Off Until Next Week
The Brazilian government decided on Tuesday to wait until next week to put a bill modernizing labor laws to a vote in the Senate Economic Affairs Committee, its leader in …
your ads here!Snowden Says Democracy Under Threat by Attacks on ‘Fake News’
Democracy and political legitimacy are increasingly under threat from attacks by politicians like U.S. President Donald Trump on “fake news” and free speech, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward …
your ads here!Iowa’s Republican Senators: Health Care Law Repeal Unlikely
Lowering expectations, Iowa’s two Republican senators say the long-promised repeal of “Obamacare” is unlikely, and any final agreement with the Republican-controlled House is uncertain. The comments Tuesday by Sens. Chuck …
your ads here!Defeat Was a Motivator for Past Spelling Bee Champs
Three past winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee say losing was the secret to their success. Early defeats spurred an inner competitive streak that they used to eventually seize …
your ads here!Burundi Paralyzed by Fuel Shortages as Leaders Blame Lack of Dollars
Fuel shortages have paralyzed the small central African nation of Burundi, threatening further damage to an economy already moribund after years of political violence and raising questions about the role …
your ads here!Genetic Secrets of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including …
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