Steps away from this week’s NAFTA trade negotiations, business unified in hopes of sending a singular message: do no harm. Representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico convened behind …
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Online Companies Bar Far-right Groups
They are being booted off or locked out of their websites. Some can no longer blog. Their electronic payment systems are being canceled. Even their music can’t be heard. For …
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Walt Disney Co. is developing a “Star Wars” standalone movie based on the beloved character of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the wise and noble Jedi master, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported …
your ads here!Auto Groups Side with Canada, Mexico on NAFTA Origin Rules
Auto industry groups from Canada, Mexico and the United States are pushing back against the Trump administration’s demand for higher U.S. automotive content in a modernized North American Free Trade …
your ads here!Name, Shame Countries That Don’t Protect Doctors in War, Expert Tells UN
The United Nations should name and shame countries that fail to protect health workers in war zones and audit what steps they take to keep medics safe, an aid expert …
your ads here!Johnny Cash’s Children ‘Sickened’ to See His Name on White Supremacist T-Shirt
The late American entertainer Johnny Cash was a country music legend who embraced all races and religions. His children say they were “sickened” to see his name on the T-shirt …
your ads here!Algorithms Could Tie Trafficking Ads to Their Buyers
A U.S. researcher says she has developed automated ways to identify links between online sex trafficking ads and the digital currency Bitcoin, techniques that may help locate children being sold …
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The August 21 solar eclipse, the first to travel coast to coast in the United States in nearly a century, has inspired dozens of citizen science projects involving solar physics, …
your ads here!US VP Pence: US Wants Increased Trade with Latin America
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that Washington wants more trade and investment with Latin America, pushing back against perceptions in the region that the Trump administration has …
your ads here!Cosmonauts Release 3-D-printed Satellite
Spacewalking cosmonauts on Thursday set free the world’s first satellite made almost entirely with a 3-D printer. In all, Russians Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy ended up releasing five nanosatellites …
your ads here!Rural America Braces for Labor Shortages After Immigration Crackdown
At CareerLink, the state job agency in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, custodial worker and former welder Glenn Hendrickson was looking to change careers. Hendrickson was just beginning his search for a new …
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The sounds of thundering hooves and a roaring crowd have filled Siena’s Piazza del Campo almost every year since the mid-1600s. The passion that surrounds the bareback horse race between …
your ads here!Turkey Bones May Help Trace Fate of Ancient Cliff Dwellers
Researchers say they have found a new clue into the mysterious exodus of ancient cliff-dwelling people from the Mesa Verde area of Colorado more than 700 years ago: DNA from …
your ads here!Investors Exhibit ‘More Signs of Fatigue Than Euphoria’
Here’s how much hope and expectation has been built into the stock market: Big companies are healthy and making fatter profits than Wall Street expected, yet it’s barely enough to …
your ads here!Business Owners Without Legal Status in US Face Tense Days
Maribel Resendiz and her husband came to the U.S. from Mexico, sold cool drinks to workers in the tomato fields of South Florida and eventually opened a bustling shop in …
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A rural county in Pennsylvania is facing the consequences of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants, as businesses in the agricultural-based economy experience labor shortages. Some orchard owners and …
your ads here!Simple Concoction Found to Halt Fall Armyworm
A farmers’ group in South Sudan’s Imotong state says it has found a way to combat the dreaded fall armyworm, which has devastated crops across the state. Robert Lokang, leader …
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They’re muscular, fit, and in much better physical shape than most people. They’re competitive body builders, and many of them in the U.S. are women, something that was evident at …
your ads here!From Elephants Stable to Air Museum: Strategic Bombers Restored
From the sky over occupied Europe to an elephants stable in India and to its final resting place in an air museum in England, this was the 100-year journey for …
your ads here!Physicist Writes Science Books for Toddlers and Babies
Reading to children is one of the best ways to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It introduces babies to language and teaches youngsters about colors, shapes and letters. …
your ads here!Internet Firms Flex Muscle to Exile White Supremacists
Silicon Valley joined a swelling backlash against neo-Nazi groups in the United States on Wednesday as more technology companies removed white supremacists from their services in response to weekend violence …
your ads here!Pakistan Railway Revival Clashes With Shanty Towns
After many false starts, plans to resurrect a railway in Pakistan’s teeming metropolis of Karachi are moving ahead with the help of Chinese cash. Not everyone is happy. The Chinese-funded …
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